Since 1998, OPEQ has been collecting, refurbishing, and redistributing computer equipment across Quebec, to reduce electronic waste, expand access to technology, and open doors to employment.
80,000+ devices collected every year.
365,000+ computers redistributed since our founding.
18,000+ tonnes of materials diverted from landfills.
2,704 t CO₂e avoided in 2025 – Circular 21 Award.
1,500+ people who gained their first hands-on IT experience.
THREE PILLARS, ONE MISSION
Circular Economy: Every refurbished device is waste avoided, a resource preserved, and a CO₂ emission spared.
Digital Inclusion: Every piece of redistributed equipment helps bridge the digital divide for a student, a family, or a community organization.
Employability: Every OPEQ internship is a concrete entry point into the job market for a young Quebecer.
“This program not only gives us access to quality IT equipment within our budget, but above all allows us to continue supporting a growing number of people in need.”
Danielle L., Executive Director – Hébergement Maison de la Paix
Every device you hand over is one less piece of waste and one more opportunity.
A device you no longer use can change someone’s daily life and open a door to employment.
OPEQ provides a turnkey service for businesses and public institutions: full pickup and handling, certified eco-responsible processing, and donation receipts available for eligible organizations.
By entrusting your equipment to OPEQ, you contribute to three concrete outcomes: electronic waste avoided, an organization or family equipped, and a young person in training who handles, tests, and refurbishes that equipment to gain their first real IT experience.
We accept: laptops and desktop computers, servers, tablets, smartphones, monitors, laser printers, and peripherals.
Reliable, affordable equipment refurbished by our technicians — available to organizations and families in need.
Eligible recipients include schools, CPEs and childcare services, libraries, community organizations, non-profit housing co-operatives, and low-income families through the CLIC-OPEQ program.
Available equipment: desktop and laptop computers, workstations, servers, tablets, smartphones, monitors, printers.
WHAT THEY SAY
“Through OPEQ, we are able to offer computer workshops to our members and participants, with the goal of reducing their isolation and fostering their social participation.” — Véronique, Coordinating Director
