Discover our Action Génie Innovation Relève (AGIR) program
The Action Génie Innovation Relève (AGIR) program is the concrete expression of our organizational vision, making social innovation a cornerstone of our business model and supporting the engineering community in creating solutions to tomorrow's major challenges.
The AGIR program can take on various forms: sponsorships, bursaries or donations. Our goal is to support engineering community initiatives and strengthen our collaboration with the innovation ecosystem.
With the AGIR program, Genium360 has committed to stimulating innovative projects that make a real difference, both technologically and socially.
It’s already well underway: several agreements have already been signed, and Genium360 intends to continue forging new partnerships in the years to come. We are gradually broadening our scope to include initiatives from the Québec innovation ecosystem and maximize their impact.
AGIR by the numbers
Our ambitious goals
- Contribute to the success of the engineering community
- Support Québec's technological and social progress
- Encourage and develop connections between all the constituent elements of the world of engineering and innovation
- Maximize the impact of projects and initiatives that have a positive effect on society.
Genium360 – the engine of collective genius
Being part of Genium360 means joining a self-sustaining virtuous circle where everyone benefits.
By joining Genium360 free of charge, engineering professionals and students benefit from exclusive offers and privileges from our partners.
Royalties from these products and services fund the AGIR program, a philanthropic initiative that contributes to the advancement of technological and social innovation in Québec in response to the challenges of tomorrow.
Through the AGIR program, more than $5 million over ten years will be returned to the community to support the development of a collective intelligence driving society toward a brighter future.
These investments strengthen the engineering community's ability to cultivate an environment that encourages achievement and excellence, and highlights the crucial role of engineering professionals and students in creating an innovative Québec.
In this virtuous circle, Genium360 acts as a facilitator, offering spaces for meeting and sharing where commitment to the profession’s positive impact takes precedence.
Genium360 is the engine of collective genius.
Where did the AGIR program come from?
The origins of the AGIR program testify to a bold vision of philanthropy. Thanks to rigorous financial management and the strong attraction of its community of over 100,000 engineering professionals, Genium360 found itself in a privileged position, unusual for a not-for-profit organization.
Faced with this unique opportunity, the decision for Genium360 was obvious: reinvest the organization’s surpluses in the community that generated them. Thus was born AGIR, an innovative philanthropic program that transforms the success of Genium360's commercial partnerships into a force for change in Québec's engineering ecosystem.
The program creates a remarkable multiplier effect: every service used by our members generates income that is reinvested in the community, while our partners, inspired by this approach, have increased their contributions to the program. In less than a year and a half, this virtuous circle has already injected close to a million dollars into promising projects, in the form of sponsorships, bursaries and donations.
What began as a reinvestment initiative has grown into a mushrooming movement, mobilizing ever more partners around a common vision: to bolster technological and social innovation in Québec. And this is just the beginning — the next few years will see this commitment multiply to further support initiatives that are shaping the future of Québec engineering.
Got a project?
Genium360 invites representatives of organizations interested in the AGIR program to get in touch.
Behind every investment, a story of collaboration
Kathy Baig
P.Eng., MBA, DHC, FIC, FACG, ASC - CEO, ÉTS
École de technologie supérieure is very pleased to be able to count on a partner like Genium360, whose commitment to education and innovation enriches the life of our community. Its support for student scholarships, student clubs and Centech enables our students to push their limits and turn their dreams into successes. Genium360's contribution to our 50th anniversary celebrations and its significant support for our strategic priorities were also highlighted by our recognition program. The inauguration of a room bearing the Genium360 name testifies to the strength and importance of this partnership to the future of ÉTS.”
Peggy Ouellet
Account Manager, The Personal
“The Personal is proud to be actively involved in Québec's engineering community through Genium360 and its AGIR program. Our investments and our commitment enable us to give back to the community, consistent with the values of mutual assistance, benevolence, cooperation and individual and community development that our two organizations share. In fact, since the last renewal in 2023, Genium360 and The Personal have set themselves the goal of increasing the benefits to the engineering community from the spin-offs of their partnership by adding a philanthropic element through the AGIR program. From now on, The Personal will pay $2 for each quote request sent by Genium360 members. The money raised will be used to support projects, initiatives and tomorrow's promising talent.”
Micah-Élie Labrecque
Robotics engineering student and co-founder of ExoFlex Inc.
“Genium360 funding enabled ExoFlex to recruit an intern who designed the control interface for the motorized stretching appliance currently under development. This interface is essential to guarantee effective and secure user control, as well as easy data sharing with physiotherapists. The intern also contributed to the design of the printed circuit board that manages the appliance's safety. We would like to express our deep gratitude for Genium360's timely support, which has enabled us to significantly advance the technology. This concrete support reinforces our conviction in the importance of our work and motivates us to continue our determined efforts!”
Maëlle Mathieu
Recipient, Fondation et Alumni de Polytechnique Montréal Genium360 2024-2025 Female Leadership Scholarship
“This scholarship represents much more than financial support to me; it also embodies the recognition of my efforts and my commitment to female leadership in engineering. [...] I am deeply honoured to be part of the Genium360 community, which recognizes the importance of empowering women in fields such as engineering [...] Thanks to your generosity, I can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make a meaningful contribution to the field of engineering and inspire other women to follow this path.”
