Awards

For outstanding contribution to the creation of partnerships between the public and private sectors, at the annual celebration of 1997 for Excellence in Information Management and Public Sector technology.

For the introduction of an innovative approach supporting the Computers for schools program across Canada.

For the management of quality

For the introduction of an innovative approach supporting the Computers for schools program across Canada.

For the partnership between OPEQ and road transport training centers from Saint-Jérome and Charlesbourg.

For the introduction of an innovative approach supporting the Computers for schools program across Canada.

For the recycling component

For the inventory management system.

For the partnership between OPEQ and MultiHexa College.

Henri-Paul Pepin, from the Montréal sorting center, received an award for the quality of internships offered to students of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

Support for innovation and development, corporate category:

OPEQ (Computers for Schools Quebec) recovers 50,000 computers each year from major donors such as governments and large companies. Those devices are upgraded thanks to a hundred of young people in six workshops, to be redistributed afterwards to schools and NPOs. The jury was touched by the fact that these young people are dropouts or have learning disabilities that interfere with their education. The OPEQ program offers them a stimulating work environment that motivates them to return to school or to integrate the workforce with their newly acquired work experience. OPEQ established several partnerships, including one with AQLM who relays the offers on behalf of OPEQ to its associated recreational organizations. This collaboration helped redistribute 1153 computers to 312 organizations between September 2010 and June 2011.

Computers for schools Quebec is the recipient of the 2011 OCTAS in the IT category for its usefulness to the community.