Commodus Capitale-Nationale
Address: 155 Boulevard Charest Est, RC-1 Québec (Québec) G1K 3G6
Telephone: (418) 781-0556
Fax: (418) 525-4965
E-mail: info@commoduscn.ca



In the fall of 2006, the Community Economic Development Corporation of Québec City (Corporation de développement économique communautaire de Québec) conducted a study in the St. Roch district, in the lower town of Québec City, to investigate the interest of employers and employees in using services near their workplace. It was during the course of this research that the CDEC of Québec City learned about the existence of the Québécois social franchise project, Commodus.
Thus, Commodus Capitale-Nationale, a solidarity cooperative, was founded in April 2008, with the collaboration of 12 private and public partners. Its commercial activities officially began in September of the same year.


Commodus Capitale-Nationale, a solidarity cooperative, is Commodus’s first social franchise in Québec. Like its franchiser, Commodus Capitale-Nationale is a broker of employee services. Its primary mission is to offer employers a range of comprehensive services to encourage work-life balance in their employees.


Enable employers to develop strategies of attraction, loyalty, staff motivation, and reduction of presenteeism and absenteeism at work.
Relieve employees of their daily chores, thereby providing them quality time.
Provide accreditation to service providers based upon precise criteria and, all things being equal, promote social economy enterprises in the Québec region.
Benefit the community economically and socially following the marketing of work-life balance services.


The Board of Directors of Commodus Capitale-Nationale assembles people from business and social economy sectors.
Mr. Jacques Beaudet: President, representing the Corporation de développement économique communautaire de Québec (CDEC)
Mrs. Lisa Kennedy: Vice-President, also Vice-President of Group Perspective, Inc., Chaudières-Appalaches
Mr. Daniel Gross: Treasurer, President of the Association des gens d’affaires Place Royale/Vieux-Port
Mrs. Marie-Julie Hamel: Secretary, representing the Québec Metro High Tech Park
Mr. Eric Courtemanche: Administrator, service providers’ representative, co-owner of Groupe Inter-Marché de Québec
Mrs. Irène Tremblay: Administrator, representing the Community Economic Development and Employability Committee
Vacant Position: Administrator, employer representative


The CDEC of Québec, in collaboration with the following partners:
Regional Conference of Elected Officials of the Capitale-Nationale (CRÉCN)
Local Development Centre of Québec City (LDC)
Local Employment Centre of Quartiers-Historiques (CLE)
Québec Regional Development Cooperative – Chaudières-Appalaches (CDRQA)