At OPEQ, social impact happens on two levels: we train people, and we connect people. Training those who want to enter the job market. Connecting those who risk being left behind in the digital transition.
TRAINING AND EMPLOYABILITY
OPEQ offers hands-on internships in its workshops and sorting centres, open to anyone looking to gain concrete experience in the field of information technology. These are not classroom training sessions: they are real experiences, in active workshops, on actual equipment. Participants learn to inspect, test, repair, and refurbish computer hardware, while developing the work habits and technical skills that will open doors for them in the job market.
When they complete their time with us, our trainees leave with more than technical knowledge. They leave with experience that counts on a résumé, a network, and confidence in their own abilities.
OPEQ also welcomes hundreds of interns each year who come to discover or apply their learning in a real professional setting. Secondary schools, vocational training centres, specialized colleges: our workshops are living learning environments, grounded in real-world conditions.
DIGITAL INCLUSION
Having access to a reliable computer should not be a privilege. Yet for thousands of families, students, and organizations across Quebec, it remains a daily reality. OPEQ redistributes quality refurbished IT equipment at affordable prices, throughout Quebec, to the people and organizations that need it most.
Schools, libraries, early childhood centres, community organizations, housing co-operatives, and low-income families through the CLIC-OPEQ program: our clients span the full breadth of Quebec’s community fabric. Because the digital divide is, above all, a question of equity.
AN OPEN DOOR FOR EVERYONE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION
Our workshops and sorting centres actively welcome people with physical or intellectual disabilities, in an adapted, supportive, and meaningful work environment. This inclusion is not limited to a program: it has been an integral part of our culture since our very beginning.
What we do changes real lives. Read the testimonials →
OUR SOCIAL IMPACT SINCE 1998
- More than 1,500 people who gained their first concrete work experience in the IT field.
- More than 50,000 hours of training provided each year.
- Dozens of people with disabilities integrated into our teams.
- More than 365,000 computers redistributed to schools, organizations, and families in need.
- Hundreds of thousands of students as indirect beneficiaries through equipment received by their schools.
Want to learn more about our internships or support our digital inclusion mission? Contact us at info@opeq.qc.ca or don@opeq.qc.ca
