From January 16 to February 25, registration for the Bourstad Challenge has been in full swing. Now that registration is closed, participants have until April 12 to manage their virtual portfolio of $200,000 by investing this amount in different investment vehicles.

To help them in this challenge, Bourstad webinars are organized on various themes in French and English. Nearly 150 people have already attended the Bourstad webinars of this 37th edition. All webinars are recorded and available on CIRANO's YouTube channel.

Previous Webinars :

• Les bases de l’investissement boursier

• The basics of investing in the stock market

• Portfolio Management in a Bourstad Simulation

• La gestion de portefeuille dans une simulation Bourstad

Upcoming Webinars :

WEBINAR ON MARCH 4, 2024 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

L’investissement responsable dans le concours Bourstad

• Paul Bourget, CIRANO Projects Director
• Thomas Estinès, Co-Executive Director, Groupe Investissment Responsable (GIR)

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WEBINAR ON MARCH 7, 2024 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Sustaining investment in the Bourstad Challenge

This event will be held in English.

• Paul Bourget, CIRANO Projects Director
• Thomas Estinès, Co-Executive Director, Groupe Investissment Responsable (GIR)

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WEBINAR ON MARCH 26, 2024 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

La transition vers un secteur alimentaire bioalimentaire durable et innovant

• Paul Bourget, CIRANO Projects Director
• Thierry Warin, CIRANO Researcher and Fellow and Full Professor at HEC Montréal

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WEBINAR ON MAY 6, 2024 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

Les choix de carrière pour les diplômés dans l’industrie des services financiers

• Paul Bourget, CIRANO Projects Director
• Benoit Desgroseillers, Vice President - Talent Development at Finance Montréal and Honorary President of the Concours Bourstad 2024
• Mélissa La Haye, Senior Institutional Client Manager at Corporation Fiera Capital

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The Bourstad program

A CIRANO activity supported by several partners in this financial education project: the "Autorité des marchés financiers", its main partner, Banque TD, the "Organisme canadien de réglementation des investissements (OCRI)", CFA Montréal, Finance Montréal, TMX, Les Affaires, Hyprasoft, GIR, the "Réseau des cégeps et des collèges francophones du Canada" and QuoteMedia.