Our values and mission
Since 1964, the Institut de Recherches Psychologiques (IRP) has been a Quebec-based publisher of psychometric tests and a developer of measurement solutions for professionals. We contribute to the visibility of Quebec and Canadian researchers by supporting the local economy and disseminating assessment tools recognized both locally and internationally.
We believe that digital technologies have transformed psychometrics: they facilitate the dissemination of instruments, optimize the updating of standards, strengthen the reliability of reports and support a more rigorous interpretation, to the benefit of the validity and reliability of tests.
Our teams are dedicated to the research and development of innovative tools to offer practitioners solid and useful measures in various contexts: school, business, clinic, hospital and university.
A word from the publisher
At the IRP, my role is to bridge the gap between research, innovation, and practice. I coordinate our development and validation activities to ensure that the tools we publish meet a constant requirement: to be scientifically sound, ethically irreproachable, and above all, truly useful to the professionals who use them on a daily basis.
Intervention settings are evolving rapidly—in career guidance, business, clinical practice, and education—and practitioners' needs demand appropriate, clear, and actionable tools. This is why I constantly monitor advancements in psychometrics, occupational and organizational psychology, and best practices in assessment. This ongoing monitoring fuels continuous improvement: updating content, revising scales, refining norms when necessary, and enhancing reports to support nuanced, structured, and respectful interpretations of the individuals being assessed.
I also consider it essential that psychometrics remain a dynamic tool, in dialogue with real-world experience. From this perspective, I am responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key stakeholders—businesses, institutions, universities, and professional networks—in order to promote the responsible use of tests, support training, and enrich our tools with concrete feedback.
My commitment is simple: to offer professionals tools that inspire confidence, facilitate decision-making and ultimately contribute to better results for individuals and organizations.
Paul Goldman, CPA, MBA
Publisher, Institute for Psychological Research
A word from the president
For over six decades, the Institute for Psychological Research (IRP) has been dedicated to supporting professionals who must make important decisions about individuals: guidance, selection, development, and clinical or educational support. In all these contexts, the quality of psychometric tools is not a luxury: it is an essential condition for fairness, rigor, and respect for individuals.
Developing Canadian—and particularly Quebec—psychometric tools addresses a fundamental need: having evidence-based instruments adapted to our cultural and linguistic realities, and supported by norms representative of our populations. It is also a concrete way to showcase the expertise of local researchers, strengthen our scientific autonomy, and contribute to a local knowledge-based economy.
At the IRP, we believe that innovation and responsibility go hand in hand. That's why we are committed to applying the highest ethical standards in research, development, and dissemination: transparency of methods, data protection, respect for those being assessed, responsible use of results, and continuous improvement of our practices. Trust in psychometrics is built through demanding choices—in test design, interpretation, and user support.
Our commitment is clear: to pursue, with our academic and professional partners, a constant work of research and improvement in order to offer valid, reliable and useful tools, serving fairer and better informed decisions.
Patricia Bergeron, president.
Associate researchers
Cynthia Bilodeau Ph.D c.o.
Author of the Money Relationship Inventory
Cynthia Bilodeau, Ph.D., c.o. is a young researcher and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa.
She is co-author of the approach of entrepreneurial personalities in career guidance, she is also the head of the development of the psychometric instrument Inventory of Styles of Entrepreneurial Personalities.
Yann Le Corff Ph.D c.o.
Author of the manual of the NEO-inventory of the personality 3 Author of the translation of the ASEBA ADULT, questionnaire of self evaluation and evaluation Author of the IPLC Inventory of the personality of Le Corff Yann Le Corff, Ph.D., is a professor in the Career Counseling Department of the Université de Sherbrooke where he teaches psychometric assessment and psychopathology.
He is a member of the OCCOQ's guidance counselor and has a mental disorder assessment qualification. He is also accredited to the practice of psychotherapy by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec. Her research focuses on psychometric assessment of personality and mental disorders, Internet testing, and professional evaluation practices. He is the author of the Le Corff Personality Inventory (IPLC) and the French version for Canada of the NEO-PI-3 manual. In collaboration with Éric Yergeau and others, he directed the French-Canadian adaptation of ASEBA tools for adults. Finally, he is co-author of the second edition of the book Tests in Support and has published several scientific articles.
Sarah Lippé Ph.D., Neuropsychologue
Author of the translation and adaptation of BRIEF 2
Assistant Head of Axis, Brain and Child Development, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal Researcher, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center FRQ-S Research Fellow Clinical neuropsychologist since 2004
His research program aims to better understand the brain and cognitive development of children and very young children. In particular, she is interested in the learning mechanisms of the healthy child and of the child who suffers from developmental disorders of various origins. The methods of investigation are varied and non-invasive (EEG, eye tracking, neuropsychology, observations, structural and functional MRI). She founded the Neuroscience of Early Development research laboratory. Study of the cerebral mechanisms of learning of the healthy child. Links with normal brain development, sleep / wake cycles, nutrition, home environment, child self-regulation
Francine Lussier Ph.D, Neuropsychologue
Author of PIFAM, Intervention program on attentional and metacognitive functions Francine Lussier holds a Master's degree in Education and a Master's degree in Psychology and a PhD in Neuropsychology. She worked 15 years in teaching at the primary and secondary levels.
After practicing neuropsychology at Ste-Justine Hospital for fifteen years, Ms. Lussier decided to dedicate all her time to the CENOP founded by her in 1993. She is, with Janine Flessas, co-author of several books, including Neuropsychologie de the child, and several assessment tests (EVAC and small EVAC). In addition, she is the author of PIFAM, the Intervention Program on Attentive and Metacognitive Functions.