Graduation Ceremony
May 2025
The 2024-2025 graduation will take place on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Palais Montcalm, located at 995 Rue D’Youville, in Quebec City. You will receive an official invitation by email a few weeks before the event. We hope to see many of you there.
May 10
Graduation ceremony.
March 31
End of registration period
Registration form
Graduates of
the 2024-2025 cohort
Check your details
You are eligible for the 2024-2025 graduation if you have submitted your dissertation or thesis by February 14, 2025. If this is the case, you will receive an invitation to the ceremony on May 10, 2025. You must ensure that your information is up to date in your file on the IDÉ portal, especially your postal address. Registration is required to attend the ceremony.
Practical information for graduates
Eligibility and guests
You are eligible for the 2024-2025 graduation ceremony if you have submitted your final dissertation or thesis by February 14, 2025. If this is the case, you will receive an invitation to the ceremony on May 10, 2025. You will need to make sure that your information is up to date in your file on the IDÉ portal, including your mailing address.
If you have any questions about the eligibility of your student file, please write to registrariat.sesre@inrs.ca. Eligible graduate members must register to participate in the ceremony.
Inviting a person from a country other than Canada
Would you like to invite someone from outside Canada? Please contact the registrar’s office at registrariat.sesre@inrs.ca for information on obtaining a visa.
Day of the ceremony
Information for graduates on the day of the ceremony
Graduates are expected on May 10, 2025, from 12:45 p.m. at Palais Montcalm, 995 D’Youville Street, Quebec City
You will not need to present a physical or electronic ticket upon arrival, neither for yourself nor for your guests. We recommend that you arrive, if possible, at the same time as these people, in order to facilitate their reception. While you go to the dressing room, they can wait in the hall and then enter the ceremony hall at 2 p.m. The maximum number of guests is two (2) per qualified member. Children count as one person. Given the nature and duration of the ceremony, a child must be under the constant supervision of an adult, who does not have to be the qualified person.
Dress code
We suggest you wear formal attire and not dress too warmly. Remember that you will be wearing the gown for more than three hours and that an official photo will be taken on stage. We will see the bottom of your legs as well as your shoes.
Cloakroom and personal belongings
A free cloakroom is available to faculty members, graduate members and their guests. We strongly recommend that you entrust your personal belongings (handbag, camera, etc.) to someone you trust. INRS is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Meals
The ceremony starts at 2.30 p.m. and ends around 5 pm. It is followed by a reception. We recommend that you have a substantial dinner before arriving at 12:45 p.m.
If you have any questions about the eligibility of your student file, please write to registrariat.sesre@inrs.ca. Eligible graduate members must register to participate in the ceremony.
A festive, inclusive environmentally responsible ceremony
In an effort to organize a graduation ceremony that is as festive as it is environmentally responsible and inclusive, INRS has put measures in place to minimize its environmental footprint and thus contribute to the fight against climate change, which is one of the UN’s sustainable development goals to which the institution subscribes.
Find out more
- Eco-friendly catering (compostable containers and utensils, fresh and local produce, organic vegetables);
- Meals calculated according to the number of participants to avoid food waste;
- Option of choosing a vegetarian menu;
- No printed admission tickets;
- Most communications are electronic;
- No printed souvenir program (displayed on screen during the ceremony);
- No single-use, polluting decorations (e.g. balloons, banners)
- Sponsors and partners present at the event are encouraged to avoid distributing or offering single-use or non-environmentally friendly products;
- Graduates and guests are encouraged to use a reusable water bottle;
- Site accessible for people with reduced mobility;
- Free shuttle between Montreal and Quebec City for all graduate members and guests.
Learn more about how to organize an eco-responsible event at INRS (in french)
Learn more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (in french)
Alumni network
Let’s keep in touch
Our doors are always open to graduates. We invite you to stay in touch with your alma mater through the INRS Foundation, which puts you in the spotlight and allows you to continue to be part of the university community.
We wish you every success in your future endeavors and hope that you will always have fond memories of your time at INRS!
