Manulife became a CIRANO partner in February and so becomes our 20th corporate partner. Charles-Antoine Laplante, Head of Strategy & Business Development at Manulife, seats on CIRANO's Board of Directors.

"We are delighted to welcome Manulife as one of our corporate partners", said Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, President and Chief Executive Officer of CIRANO.

CIRANO’s partners fall into four categories : government, university, parapublic, and private partners. CIRANO now has 32 partners who support production and transfer of high added value university knowledge for Quebec and Canada.