Montreal, September 25, 2019 – The Royal Society of Canada has awarded the Yvan Allaire medal to Professor Anita Anand and Réal Labelle respectively Professor of Law and J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance at the University of Toronto and Emeritus Professor at HEC Montreal. In partnership with the Institute for Governance […]

Prof. Anita Anand of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law has been awarded the Yvan Allaire Medal by the Royal Society of Canada. The medal recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution in the governance of private and public organisations, a statement from the university said. The RSC, in partnership with the Institute for Governance of Private and […]

Montreal, September 26, 2018 — The Royal Society of Canada has awarded the first Yvan Allaire Medal in Governance to M. Donald J. Savoie, OC, ONB, FRSC, D.Phil., D. ès L., professor and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. This medal, along with a $5,000 […]

By virtue of his long-standing commitment and exceptional contribution to the evolution of the governance of our public and private organizations, on May 17, 2017, professor Yvan Allaire, executive chair of the board of the Institute on Governance (IGOPP), will be named a Knight of the Order of Montreal, the city’s highest distinction. On May […]

For its fifth anniversary, on April 26th, the IGPPO gathered together “Quebec Inc.” to acknowledge the exceptional contribution made by two men who have marked the province’s economic development: Laurent Beaudoin and Paul Desmarais. More than 400 personalities from the political and business world attended the gala including Lucien Bouchard, Henri-Paul Rousseau, Clément Gignac, Jacques […]

This book has won the prestigious Silver prize at New York’s Independent Publisher Awards in the Current Events category IGPPO chairman Yvan Allaire’s latest book Black Markets… and Business Blues: The Man-made Crisis on 2007-2009 and the Road to a New Capitalism, which he co-wrote with Mihaela Firsirotu, holder of the Bombardier UQÀM chair, has […]

The winners of the 7th annual Excellence in Corporate Governance awards presented by Korn/Ferry International and Commerce magazine have been announced. Rona walked away with top honours for a large business, with Astral Media winning in the medium-sized business category In addition, Raymond Garneau was named Corporate Director of the Year. Mr. Garneau is a […]

The Financial post Business magazine noted that there is an elusive quality to the guru business, and perhaps an illusive one too. The magazine selected Dr Yvan Allaire as one of the five gurus in Canada that the business world loves them. These are the ones who combine intellectual heft with glowing charisma and a […]

Yvan Allaire has shaped and crafted the strategies of a number of large companies in Québec. At Bombardier for the last five years, he went form advice to action. Today, he leaves his job as Exective Vice President, but leaves behind solid foundations for the future.   To read the full length article, pleaser click […]