Tribute to the winners of the 38th Bourstad Challenge

On June 2, CIRANO held an awards ceremony to honor the winners of the 2025 Bourstad Challenge, and to thank the partners who have been supporting the event for so many years!

This 38th edition of the contest brought together 3,085 participants from all over the country. Overall, more than 20,000 people used the Bourstad financial simulation tool in 2024 - 2025 (3,085 contest participants, 9,522 participants in private Bourstad simulations, 190 teachers and animators who acted as Bourstad leaders in their schools, and 7,000 people who created an account in the Bourstad anytime simulation).

Many thanks to Julie Paquin, Director of Financial Education, Autorité des marchés financiers, and honorary president of the 2025 Bourstad challenge, to Julie Ducharme, CFA, Vice-President and Institutional Portfolio Manager, PH&N Institutionnel, and president of the jury, to Kim Lachapelle, Superintendent, Customer Assistance and Financial Education, Autorité des marchés financiers, principal partner of the 2024-2025 Bourstad program, to Julie-Andrée Côté, CFA, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of CFA Montréal, gold partner of the 2024-2025 Bourstad program and to all the partners who have supported us over the years.

Congratulations to all the participants and winners of this 38th edition!

→ Complete list of winners

→ Pictures of the awards ceremony

Kim Lachapelle, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, Paul Bourget, Julie Paquin, Denis Lalonde, Gaëtan Bourgoin