On June 12, CRIAQ held its Annual General Meeting, bringing together over 100 participants at the National Archives in Montreal.
The event opened with Enguerran Michel, Chair of the Board of Directors, who presented the 2024–2025 annual results and shared his report with the audience. Guillaume Côté, President and CEO of CRIAQ, then presented the organization’s financial report along with his outlook for the upcoming year.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the outgoing board members for their valuable contributions: Manon Gaudet (Octagramme), Jean Thomassin (Pratt & Whitney Canada), Mélanie Lussier (Aéro Montréal), and Philippe Couillard (CAE). We also welcome our new board members: Pascale Lefebvre (Pratt & Whitney Canada), Pascal Désilets (Espace Aéro), Emmanuel Levitte (CAE), Marie-Claude Prévost (Cognitive Group), and Philippe Couillard (now serving as an independent observer).
The event continued with the announcement of this year’s recipients of CRIAQ’s scholarship programs.
For the “Relève féminine en aérospatiale” graduate scholarship, the recipients are:
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Master’s level: Elvire Chloe Agnes Mbog (Polytechnique Montréal), Flavia Fernandes Brega (École de technologie supérieure), Clara Grandisson-Arsenault (Polytechnique Montréal), Reem Mahmoud (McGill University), and Gargee Dash (McGill University)
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Doctoral level: Elissa El Hajj (Polytechnique Montréal), Lamyaa Elmahi (Polytechnique Montréal), Monica Li (Polytechnique Montréal), Parisa Afkari (École de technologie supérieure), and Parisa Darvishmotevally (École de technologie supérieure)
The postdoctoral scholarship in sustainable aerospace was awarded to Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (École de technologie supérieure).
The two winning companies of the Envol Start-up Grant are Next1 and Green Aerospace.
Congratulations to all the recipients!
The event also featured the launch of two new Success Story video capsules. The first highlighted the impact of CRIAQ on the career paths of its members. The second showcased highlights from the most recent edition of the RDV Forum, held on February 25–26, 2025.
In addition, attendees had the opportunity to learn more about the new Research, Innovation, and Commercialization Tax Credit (CRIC), thanks to a presentation by Frédéric Pontbriand-Risdon, Senior Director of Grants and Financing at BDO Canada.
CRIAQ warmly thanks all participants for attending its Annual General Meeting. Stay tuned for our upcoming activities!
