Covering the whole province of Québec, OPEQ (Computers for Schools – Quebec) has two sorting centers, six workshops and an administrative center. This structure enables us to process rapidly requests to pick-up as well as to provision schools and NPO with computers, laptops and other refurbished devices.
OPEQ in a few numbers
OPEQ’s contributions since its creation in 1998
We have received and given:
- Several millions of sorted equipment including computers, servers, cell phones, mice, keyboards, projectors, etc.
- More than 270,000 computers and laptops donated to schools and non-profit organizations.
We encourage youths:
- More than 1,500 youths have gained work experience through the OPE Internship Program.
- Several thousand trainees have acquired skills in the field of information technology (IT).
- Dozens of youths with physical or intellectual limitations worked in our sorting centers and workshops.
- We have given more than 50,000 hours of training per year.
- Hundreds of thousands of students benefited indirectly from the program by receiving computer hardware.
We do our part for the environment:
- More than 50,000 computers recovered per year.
- Over 18,000 tonnes of eco-friendly recycled material (April 1st, 2018).
We are established everywhere in Quebec:
- 2 sorting centers (Montreal and Quebec).
- 5 workshops (Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec, Saguenay, Sherbrooke).
Board of Administrators
Sorting centers
Workshops
“Atelier des Pionniers de Montreal” provides job opportunities to pensioners as well as trainees and information technology students. Side by side, those individuals clean and upgrade computer systems accordingly to client orders. Sharing the knowledge is beneficial to both generations.
Located within our sorting center, this workshop reconditions laptop computers. Specialized technicians upgrade and prepare laptops for our clients.
