Advisory Board

The IRIPI Advisory Board is a body with the mandate to advise and direct the Institute on priorities in applied research, technical support, customized training and dissemination of information in the field of socio-occupational integration of immigrants.

It ensures that the needs of the different communities are considered in IRIPI’s actions.

The Board is composed of representatives of the following institutions:

Members of the external community

• Alissa Lauriault, director, Workforce and Diversity, The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitain Montreal
• Annick Germain, tenured professor-researcher, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
• Elke Laur, director of research and statistics, Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI)
• Émile Bouchard,  employability and regionalization coordinator, Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes (TCRI)
• France Dussault, executive director, Qualification Montréal
• Hugues Leroux, secretary general, Conseil emploi métropole
• Jean-François Thuot,  strategic advisor, analyst and governance trainer
• Patrick Gascon, metropolitan issues advisor, Conseil Emploi Métropole
• Wadih Karam, head of the employability service, La Maisonnée

Representatives of Collège de Maisonneuve

• Malika Habel, Director General, Collège de Maisonneuve
• Véronique Raymond, Director of Carrefour des langues, de l’international, de l’interculturel et des relations avec la collectivité, Collège de Maisonneuve