About us
Here, we are working to revitalize and develop the region's economy in a sustainable manner.
About DÉPS
DÉPS is there for all in the Pierre-De Saurel region.
Développement économique Pierre-De-Saurel is a non-profit organization managed by business people from the various socio-economic sectors of the MRC Pierre-De Saurel.
Entrepreneurs, we're your front-line ally.
Développement économique Pierre-De Saurel (DÉPS) is a non-profit organization managed by local people from the various socio-economic sectors of the MRC de Pierre-De Saurel. Its mission is to contribute to economic development through the creation of sustainable jobs, by supporting and stimulating entrepreneurship, including social economy entrepreneurship. It promotes business projects in the MRC de Pierre-De Saurel and participates in local development in collaboration with the region's other socioeconomic partners.
Its mandate is based on a broad vision of development. On the one hand, DÉPS offers front-line services to entrepreneurs in its territory: technical and financial support for business start-ups, expansion and consolidation. On the other hand, to ensure business growth, DÉPS works closely with local partners to create conditions favorable to regional development (establishment or consolidation of infrastructures, regional promotion, etc.).
The strength of its action: consultation with local partners. Développement économique Pierre-De Saurel operates at the heart of a well-established network that brings together various government institutions, municipal authorities, the business and social economy community and the trade union movement.
Our values
Consider others and listen to the individual. Consider their ideas and share in a healthy and safe space.
To make the region shine and highlight its most beautiful assets and attractions. To be frontline ambassadors.
Be open to new ideas, listen to opportunities to stand out and improve. Do not accept the status quo.
Work and think for the region and its residents. Encourage and support the community to help it grow.
Our Team
General Manager | Industrial Commissioner
Ext. 232 450 494-3802 dg@depsregion.com
Assistant general manager
Extension 225 450 230-4270 jfleblanc@depsregion.com
Executive Director - Tourisme région Sorel-Tracy
450-746-9441 ext. 3402
Innovation and Industry 4.0 Advisor
Ext. 235 450 777-8478 lgodin@depsregion.com
Executive Assistant and Communications Manager
Ext. 229 450 742-5933 comm@depsregion.com
Business Advisor
Ext. 228 450 742-5933 mdulong@depsregion.com
Business Advisor
Ext. 234 450 742-5933 eemond@depsregion.com
Business advisor
Ext. 236 450 742-5933 ecoulombe@depsregion.com
Tourism Promotion Officer
450-746-9441 ext. 3403 klafreniere@tourismeregionsoreltracy.com
Talent and Family Integration Advisor
450 742-5933 ext. 225 croberge@depsregion.com
One region & 12 municipalities
Développement économique Pierre-De Saurel serves entrepreneurs in the Pierre-De Saurel RCM. The MRC is made up of an urban sector and a rural sector comprising the following 12 municipalities:
Other implications of DÉPS
We are proud to actively contribute to various regional initiatives.
- Comité Transition socioécologique Pierre-De SaurelThis social transformation involves changing the way we consume, produce, work, urbanize, travel and all the activities that form an integral part of our lifestyles, in order to meet environmental and social challenges.
- Connexion entrepreneursConnexion Entrepreneurs has two clearly defined objectives: to give young people a taste for entrepreneurship, and to promote entrepreneurship in the Pierre-De Saurel MRC.
- Défi OsentreprendreOSEntreprendre's mission is to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit that will help build a proud, innovative, committed and prosperous Quebec.It mobilizes a broad network of partners to promote initiatives and inspire more people to take action.
- Innovation ForumThe Innovation Forum brings together leaders from organizations and companies interested in developing their knowledge of innovation ecosystems and zones, enhancing their skills in innovative and collaborative approaches, and developing their collaborative networks on a national and international scale.
- Gala du mérite économiqueSince its inception in 1986, the Gala du mérite économique has highlighted the invaluable contribution of hundreds of business people, paying tribute each year to more than a dozen winners for their commitment to the Sorel-Tracy region.
- Montérégie ÉconomiqueMontérégie Économique is a strong, concerted network that supports and stimulates entrepreneurship and the acceleration and growth of businesses.
- Pôle l'entrepreneuriat collectif de l'Est de la MontérégieAt the Pôle de l'entrepreneuriat collectif de l'Est de la Montérégie (PECEM), we are dedicated solely to the development of the social economy in our region.
- Signature innovation de la MRC de Pierre-De SaurelThe Signature innovation project aims to attract, settle and retain talent and their families in the greater Sorel-Tracy region.
- Symbiose industrielle Pierre-De SaurelAn industrial symbiosis is a network of companies, organizations and communities linked by exchanges of residual materials, expertise, equipment and services. The aim of symbiosis is to make the most of all the resources that enter, leave or are present in a given territory. One person's waste becomes another's resource. Participating companies see their waste management costs reduced, which improves their competitiveness and resilience to economic or health shocks.
- Table de développement social Pierre-De SaurelAwareness and involvement in the promotion of Social Inclusion Week initiated by the Table de développement social Pierre-De Saurel.
Board of Directors
President | Descartes System Group
Vice-president | Assurances Claude Lemoine inc.
Secretary-Treasurer | Les Jardins Picoudi
Ferme JN Beauchemin et Fils
GardaWorld - Desmarais protection
La Grange à Houblon
Prefect of the MRC Pierre-De Saurel
Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Pierre-De Saurel, Recyclo-Centre et L'Atelier
Mayor of Sorel-Tracy
Marina Saurel
Chairman of SPIST - Observer member
Deputy of Richelieu - Observer member