HEC Montréal host of the grand finale of Dictée P.G.L. de la Francophonie
March 26, 2025
HEC Montréal held the grand finale of La Dictée P.G.L. de la Francophonie at the Hélène Desmarais Building on March 21 this year. This was the fourth edition of the competition component for adults, and the School was once again a partner and host of the event.
Winners of La Dictée
This year again, the School was represented by two finalists: Marion Demers, Student, MSc en gestion de l’innovation sociale, and David Boisclair, Executive Director, Retirement and Savings Institute, who made the School proud by winning awards.
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Award |
Name |
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Gold Award |
Luce Des Marais – Groupe TMX |
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Silver Award |
Marion Demers – étudiante à HEC Montréal |
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Bronze Award |
David Boisclair – HEC Montréal |
François Gérin-Lajoie (Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie), Valérie Patenaude, David Boisclair and Marion Demers (HEC Montréal), Luce Des Marais (Groupe TMX), Jacques Robert and François Bellavance (HEC Montréal), Olivier Bertin-Mahieux (Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie).
Major mobilization for French at work
Nearly 250 people took part in the grand finale of La Dictée P.G.L de la Francophonie. After an initial qualifying round that was held on February 27 in over 70 companies, around 50 people went on to participate the grand finale.
Pierre-Olivier Zappa, TVA anchor and spokesperson for La Dictée P.G.L de la Francophonie hosted this grand finale and joined in for the dictation. The actual dictation was read out by Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s Minister of the French language and Minister responsible for Canadian relations and Canadian Francophonie. This year’s musical performance was provided by singer-songwriter Marc-Antoine Joly.
The dictation for the finale, entitled “Un cybercrime alambiqué”, was prepared by author Annie Bourret and explored the theme of cyber citizenship.
A jury chaired by Annie Galarneau, Director of the Linguistic Expertise Department, Office québécois de la langue française, corrected the dictation copies.
Funds for educating the young
Through the involvement of companies, the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie has raised donations that will help support the education of young people. Half the funds raised will be given to underprivileged schools in Quebec to finance a project of their choice. The other half will be used to develop educational tools.
About the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
The Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie [in French only] is a non-profit organization whose mission is to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of communities through quality education in Africa and Haiti. The Fondation is also well known for its projects in socio-economic empowerment, health and food security, sustainable development, and gender equality. In Canada, it undertakes activities to increase awareness of international cooperation and solidarity.