04 June 2024
External Activity: Les résidences privées pour aînés (RPA) au Québec : enjeux et opportunités
During this webinar organized by the Chaire de recherche Antoine-Turmel sur la protection juridique des aînés, Mélanie Bourassa Forcier presented the CIRANO report “Les résidences privées pour aînés (RPA) au Québec : enjeux et...
30 May 2024
Special 30th anniversary session at Annual Canadian Economics Association Meetings
The 58th Annual Canadian Economics Association Meetings is organized by the Department of Economics at Toronto Metropolitan University from May 30 to June 1, 2024. John W. Galbraith, Professor at McGill University and CIRANO Researcher and Fellow is the president of the program. This year, a...
27 May 2024
Private Residences for Seniors in Quebec: Issues and Opportunities
In Quebec, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on the precarious situation in which seniors live. In a recent study, Mélanie Bourassa Forcier, professor at Université de Sherbrooke, and her research team examined the various models of private seniors residences (known as RPAs in...
22 May 2024
Award ceremony for the 2024 edition of the Bourstad Challenge
On Wednesday May 22 from 5:30 to 8pm, the Bourstad 2024 awards ceremony took place at CIRANO. The competition ran from February 12 to April 12, 2024. During the ceremony, prizes totaling over $40,000 were awarded to the winners.