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Why you need a will

If you die without a will (die “intestate”), by default, you allow the province to decide for you how your estate is divided. You have no say in who benefits from your lifetime of effort, nor do you choose your estate trustee or executor. As well, if you have no spouse or next of kin, your province takes all of your estate into its own treasury. (In Quebec, an estate trustee or executor is known a...
If you die without a will (die “intestate”), by default, you allow the province to decide for you how your estate is divided. You have no say in who benefits from your lifetime of effort, nor do you choose your estate trustee or executor. As well, if you have no spouse or next of kin, your province ...

February 23, 2017
Sylvain Leduc
Faculty of Medicine
Alumni
Retiree

A matter of the heart

“There’s nothing exceptional about us as donors. There are many people who can do this. By planning a little, you can give back a lot and really have a major impact.”
“There’s nothing exceptional about us as donors. There are many people who can do this. By planning a little, you can give back a lot and really have a major impact.”

August 18, 2016
Sean Miller
Faculty of Arts
Alumni
Students
Professors
Student experience

Unforgettable support

“You have no idea how this helped me at this specific time. I was so thankful. All the interviews I did, all the events I went to, everything I experienced while I was there is 90% of my paper.”
“You have no idea how this helped me at this specific time. I was so thankful. All the interviews I did, all the events I went to, everything I experienced while I was there is 90% of my paper.”

August 18, 2016
Robert Décary
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law - Civil Law Section
Honorary doctorate

Giving « carte blanche »

“For me, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law is an example of the way you can manage to respectfully combine Canada’s two languages and cultures.”
“For me, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law is an example of the way you can manage to respectfully combine Canada’s two languages and cultures.”

August 18, 2016
Paul E. Gagné
Telfer School of Management
Faculty of Health Sciences
Alumni
Nursing

Choosing not to choose

Beyond his donation itself, alumnus Paul E. Gagné has generously offered the gift of flexibility to the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Health Sciences’ School of Nursing.
Beyond his donation itself, alumnus Paul E. Gagné has generously offered the gift of flexibility to the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Health Sciences’ School of Nursing.

October 16, 2015
Annabelle Gagnon-Barnes and Lucienne Nicolay
Faculty of Social Sciences
Alumni
Student experience

Making the world a legacy

Thanks to a scholarship generously funded by alumna Lucienne Nicolay, Annabelle Gagnon-Barnes was able to have a rewarding experience abroad.
Thanks to a scholarship generously funded by alumna Lucienne Nicolay, Annabelle Gagnon-Barnes was able to have a rewarding experience abroad.

October 16, 2015
Laura McDonell
Faculty of Medicine
Student experience

A ripple effect

For MD/PhD student Laura McDonell, the Audrey J. Boyce Scholarship provides not only some valuable financial aid but also a source of inspiration.
For MD/PhD student Laura McDonell, the Audrey J. Boyce Scholarship provides not only some valuable financial aid but also a source of inspiration.

October 16, 2015
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Graduate studies
Professors
Equity, diversity and inclusion

Paving the way

Thank you! "There aren't many bachelor's or PhD programs in women's studies in Canadian universities. Encouraging studies in this field like Ida did is encouraging a kind of passion in students who make this needed and courageous choice." – Cécile Coderre, School of Social Work professor
Thank you! "There aren't many bachelor's or PhD programs in women's studies in Canadian universities. Encouraging studies in this field like Ida did is encouraging a kind of passion in students who make this needed and courageous choice." – Cécile Coderre, School of So...

September 15, 2014
Professor Lortie-Lussier
Faculty of Social Sciences
Professors
Retiree
Feminist and Gender Studies
Psychology

Making it possible

Thank you! "A scholarship is not just about the money — it is the act, the gesture itself that means so much. It is easy to forget that encouraging the next generation of feminist scholars requires that we all play our part. In continuing to support students through this scholarship program, Professor Lortie-Lussier has blazed a trail for all of us to follow." – Michael Orsini, dir...
Thank you! "A scholarship is not just about the money — it is the act, the gesture itself that means so much. It is easy to forget that encouraging the next generation of feminist scholars requires that we all play our part. In continuing to support students through this scholarship program,...

September 15, 2014
Nathalie Rigg
Faculty of Health Sciences
Student experience
Nursing

Good things come in small packages

"I felt honoured when I received the Nurse Betty Riddell Foundation Scholarship. It motivated me. I could focus more on my studies instead of worrying how I would get to the end of the month financially." – Nathalie Rigg, third year nursing student
"I felt honoured when I received the Nurse Betty Riddell Foundation Scholarship. It motivated me. I could focus more on my studies instead of worrying how I would get to the end of the month financially." – Nathalie Rigg, third year nursing student

September 15, 2014