2016 — 2017 Annual Report -...

2016 — 2017Annual Report

Balsac - 2016-2017 Annual Report

Dépôt légal : 1er trimestre 2018Bibliothèque nationale du Canada Bibliothèque nationale du Québec ISBN : 2-290803-47-6

Table of contents

A Word from the Director

Overview of BALSAC

Development Activities

Valorization and Operating Activities

Access to Data and Protection of Privacy

Appendix A. Ongoing Research Projects

Appendix B. List of Dissemination Activities

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The turn of the year is an opportu-nity to reflect on our activities these past months. Since June, I have had the pri-vilege to experience the BALSAC Project as its Interim Director, replacing Hélène Vézina during her sabbatical. I already knew of its many qualities and accom-plishments, but through my involvement, I have come to realize the full potential of the population database.

Here you will find a summary of our accomplishments in the past year. Recent activities have focused mainly on the deve-lopment of the integrated infrastructure for historical microdata of the Quebec popu-lation (IMPQ), currently in its last year of funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Along with the partnerships outlined in this report, our colla boration

with the Musée du Fjord continued with the May release of Origo, a science game designed to introduce the population data-base and the scientific work it makes possi-ble to the greater public.

My background and interests in ge-nomics and population genetics were put to good use this year to develop BDFAQ, a database of allele frequency in the French-Canadian population. Funded by the Network of Applied Medical Genetics (RMGA), the database can be accessed through an online portal. The next step will be to link it to BALSAC. More research projects are in development to exploit this population data; grants will be sought to support them this fall, and we are hoping for positive responses in 2018.

A Word from the Director

5A Word from the Director

BALSAC has been a part of the sci-entific community for over 45 years, pro-viding researchers here and abroad ac-cess to data and tools of great quality. Such achievements would not be possible without precious partnerships. Of course, the principal partner of the project has always been Université du Québec à Chi-coutimi, through the work of its Founda-tion and Research Support Programme. We must also note the important contri-butions from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, which currently supports the IMPQ project, and the RMGA, Université Laval, Université de Montréal and McGill University.

Finally, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to BALSAC staff, Ève-Marie, Jean-Sébastien, Sophie, Jacinthe and

Jocelyn, for their dedicated work. Thanks also to Dominic and Michaël, who help us navigate the sometimes rough seas of technology. Special thanks to Carole, who left the project this year to tackle new chal lenges, with our warmest wishes for success.

Final thanks to Hélène and the Univer-sité for giving me this opportunity to get involved in BALSAC. What a thrill it is to contribute to the ongoing transformation of such an exciting project.


Overview of BALSAC

The BALSAC database was created 45 years ago at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, in partnership with Université Laval, McGill University and Université de Montréal. The database is comprised of digitized Québec vital event records, interconnected using a linkage method based on nominative information that al-lows for the automatic recreation of gene-alogical relations and kinship structures in the Quebec population over four centu-ries. BALSAC covers the entire territory of Quebec, from the beginning of European settlement in the 17th century to the con-temporary period.

To this day, 2.9 million records have been digitized, including all Catholic mar-riage records (and partial records for other denominations) from 1621 to 1965. For the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, the data-

base also includes birth and death records from 1838 to 1971. It is now possible to include virtual records, or data from sour-ces other than vital events records. Since late 2014, over 45,000 virtual records have been entered, a third of them for events that occurred after 1965.

BALSAC is a remarkable piece of Quebec’s scientific legacy. The data is used by researchers in Quebec, Canada and abroad who are interested in population genetics, genetic epidemiology, demogra-phy, geography, sociology and history.

Council of Members Universities UQAC U. Laval McGill

Interinstitutional Steering Committee

Director ofBALSACProject

BALSAC Steering Committee


Service for Researchers

Committee for the Protection of Privacy and Access to Data


UdeM

7Overview of BALSAC

Damian Labuda is Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Université de Montréal and researcher at the Research Center of the CHU Ste-Justine.

Bernard Brais is Professor of Human Genetics at McGill University and neurogeneticist at the Montreal Neurological Institute.

Marc St-Hilaire is Professor in the Department of Geography at Université Laval and Director of CIEQ Université Laval.

Hélène Vézina is Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and Director of BALSAC Project.

Team

To fulfill its mission, the BALSAC team is composed of research professionals, linkage technicians, IT technicians, sup-port staff and students.

1st row : Jacinthe Sabourin, Sophie Desportes2nd row : Jean-Sébastien Bournival, Michaël Tremblay, Jocelyn Côté, Eve-Marie LavoieMissing from the photo: Dominic Desbiens

The BALSAC Project can now count on the advice of an Interinstitutional Steering Committee to discuss the high-level direc-tion of the project, guide management on development priorities and support acti-vities to exploit and valorize the database. These are the members of the ISC:



Building the IMPQ

Launched in 2013, the project to build an integrated infrastructure of histori-cal microdata of the Quebec population (IMPQ) has come to completion. In colla-boration with our partners at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and Université de Montréal, work continued throughout last year, among other things to complete more linkages and implement the portal. In winter 2018, the IMPQ will provide resear chers access to all serial microdata available for the Quebec population based on civil records from 1621-1917 and Ca-nadian census data from 1852-1911.

Linkage of Census and Vital Events Records

The linkage process happens in two successive steps, first linking census and civil records, then linking censuses to each other. In the last year, we have completed the two largest corpus, Québec and Gaspésie, which together represent over

128,000 households and 709,000 indi-viduals. Thus, the linkage of data from the three regions (Saguenay, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie) and two cities (Québec and Trois-Rivières) planned under the FCI is now complete. All that remains is a quick validation operation for the Gaspésie data in fall 2017. The following graphics show the rate of linkage of individuals and households for each region.

The availability of birth and death certificates as well as marriage records for Saguenay helped increase the success rate. Furthermore, additional manual work was done on the data from Saguenay as part of a doctoral project, maximizing results. For other regions, note that in BALSAC, it is easier to trace a married couple and their descendants than individuals without ap-parent relations. Thus, single households and workers in small businesses or on job sites (in 1851 and 1861) show much lower linkage rates. Finally, individual mobility also influences the rates downwards, as for

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Distribution of Households and Individuals Linked in BALSAC by Region

Fig. 1 Percentage of Households Linked by Region and Census Year

Percentage of Individuals Linked by Region and Census Year

1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911

* In Gaspésie, the 1851 census was destroyed.


now, we can only link individuals that re-main in the territory covered by the project from one census to the next. However, a part of the population does remain stable and can be traced through time. While many individuals only show up once in the census, the majority of biographies extend over two or more censuses. Based on their age when they first appear in the data, it is possible to track some individuals over 50, 60 or even 70 years!

On average, over 95% of census house-holds were handled by the linkage applica-tion developed for BALSAC. Linkage rates vary from one region/census to another, but reach 70% or 80% in almost all cases. Lower rates are mainly due to the orga-nization of censuses and to the variable quality of the original documents, which sometimes makes it difficult to identify in-dividuals. Ethnicity (linked with migration) and religion (Catholic or others) also have an important impact on linkage rates.

The success rate for individuals follows the same trend as households, although it is generally lower.

Vital Events Records

As part of the IMPQ project, the infra-structure will also benefit from the pooling of vital events records from BALSAC and the Research Programme in Historical Demography (PRDH). At the beginning of autumn 2017, the BALSAC team will complete an important work of harmo-nization of these databases developed in parallel for more than 40 years. Further-more, thanks to a partnership with Drouin Institute, records of births and deaths from 1800-1849 will also be added to the IMPQ. The linkage of these data was completed at the end of August by the PRDH team.

Ultimately, researchers will have access to over three and a half centuries of genea-logies for the Quebec population and the demographic history of individuals and families over almost 250 years (1621-1849).

Web Portal

Data from the IMPQ will be available to researchers via an online portal in early 2018, to be developed and implemented by the team at Centre interuniversitaire d’études québécoises (CIEQ) at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. The portal enables data exchanges and linkage, while ensuring secure transactions. A secure and private sharing network for partners (www.risq.qc.ca) established in late 2014 facilitates the regular synchronisation of findings, as well as quick and secure data exchanges between BALSAC and CIEQ in Trois-Rivières.

First and Last Name Library

Nominative data is of the utmost im-portance for reconstructing lineages. With the addition of birth and death records, namely data from Charlevoix integra-ted to BALSAC in 2016, the first and last names recorded in the database had to be further standardized. This process has not only facilitated linkages, but also allowed us to conduct a secondary audit of data entry accuracy. When linking civil records and census data, we were able to create a library of all names and surnames, equi-valencies and variations appearing in the census.

Quebec Allele Frequency Database

A database of allele frequency in the Quebec population was developed thanks to RMGA funding granted to Simon

The Équipe de recherche sur les populations du passé (ERPP)

From left to right, top to bottom :François Antaya (UQTR), Claude Bellavance (UQTR), Jean-Sébastien Bournival (BALSAC), Marc Tremblay (UQAC), Eve-Marie Lavoie (BALSAC), Danielle Gauvreau (Concordia), Lisa Dillon (UdeM), Alain Gagnon (UdeM), Hélène Vézina (BALSAC), Laurent Richard (ULaval), Bertrand Desjardins (UdeM), Michèle Jomphe (BALSAC), Marc St-Hilaire (ULaval), Tomy Grenier (UQTR), Marilyn Amorevieta-Gentil (UdeM) et France Normand (UQTR).

Absent from photo: Damian Labuda (UdeM), Richard Marcoux (ULaval)

http://www.risq.quebec/

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Girard. As soon as September, this tool will be made available to researchers interested in genetics, to provide better samples for studies pertaining to the French- Canadian population and maximise their findings and impact. In the next phase, an interface will be developed to link this database to BALSAC.

Technological Developments

Maintenance, networking and support are conducted in collaboration with the UQAC IT Services, responsible for mana-ging BALSAC systems. This collabora-tion between IT and BALSAC enable us, among other things, to ensure that deve-lopments benefit the rest of the academic community, as they are adapted to fulfill similar needs in other fields of research.



This section covers usage of the BALSAC database over the last two years. The objective to find and recruit new users while maintaining and developing relations with the national and international scientific commu-nity remains at the core of our strategy. Whether it is through communications, publications, collaborations or informal meetings, BALSAC management is committee to networking and promoting the database. The visibility and importance of BALSAC have a direct impact on the profile of the IMPQ and other ongoing partnerships.

Research Projects

The 47 projects active in 2016-2017 can be divided into three main research areas that each comprise about a third of the projects (see table 1). A fourth area re-groups four methodological development projects, including the IMPQ. The com-plete list of research projects is included in Appendix A on page 18.

Regarding the origin of researchers, we note that a trend is emerging. Indeed, as a sign of interest in BALSAC’s data abroad, we observe a slight growth in access re-quests by foreign universities, for a number of active projects comparable to previous

years. In 2016-2017, over 20% of our re-searchers came from Europe or the United States. The same trend can be seen with students and research professionals, who represent about half of all BALSAC users. The list of communications and publica-tions by BALSAC users can be found in Appendix B on page 24.

Networking and Collaboration

Quebec Network of Applied Medical Genetics

As part of the Strategic Grouping for Population Genetics of the Quebec Network of Applied Medical Genetics (RMGA) and to support researchers in

theoretical and applied genetics, BALSAC offers researchers access to genealogical data that can be analyzed alongside gene-tic data. These anonymized records cover eight regional populations in Quebec and are available on the Quebec Reference Sample: Population Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology in Quebec website : www.quebecgenpop.ca

Nouveaux regards… Project

BALSAC is a partner of a project titled Nouveaux regards sur l’occupation du continent nord-américain par la popu lation cana dienne-française, 1760-1914 led by Yves Frenette from Université de Saint-Boniface and

http://www.quebecgenpop.ca/

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Research Areas Number of projects

Genetic Epidemiology 14

Demogenetic and biodemography 14

Social Sciences 14

Methodological Developments 5

47 projects

Distribution of Projects active by Research Areas

Tab. 1

Researchers Students and othersUsers’ Affiliation

23%

4%

27%

69%

2%

29%

46%

Fig. 2

Members Universities

Others Quebec Universities

Canada outside Quebec

Outside Canada


funded by the Social Sciences and Huma-nities Research Council under the Partner-ship Development Grants program. The linkage program developed for BALSAC will be used to link data from various sources, including census data from Cana-da (outside Quebec) and the United States. The preliminary results of linkage done on the census of the city of Manchester, New Hampshire in 1880 are very encouraging. Aside from tracing French-Canadian an-cestries outside Quebec borders, this work enriches our knowledge of patronymic variations, anglicization of family names and kinship networks outside Quebec. Work continues in the fall of 2017 with the 1910 census.

Other Collaborations

As part of the research services we of-fer, we sometimes get requests that are not directly related to research projects, but are still pertinent and offer interesting oppor-tunities for collaboration. In the last two years, we have responded positively to the following requests:

• Linked data set containing Quebec City censuses and vital events up to 1917 to Marc St-Hilaire from the CIEQ at the Laval University.

Outreach

Hélène Vézina was a guest on the third episode of the podcast titled Qui a tué les enfants du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean? to talk about the creation of the BALSAC popu-

lation database. Eight episodes have been available since May on the online platform of Radio-Canada Ici Première: http://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/premiereplus/science/5163/quiatuelesenfantsdusa-guenaylacsaintjean

In 2016-2017, with funding from the Société des musées du Québec, a new col-laboration with the Musée du Fjord led to the development of a mobile application and interactive website. Supplementing the exhibition Des racines et des rêves : un re-gard neuf sur le Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Origo is a serious game designed to help people discover BALSAC and the scientific work it makes possible. Players can personalize their fun adventure using any last name they want. Co-created with the designers at Créo hired for the project and the con-tent experts at BALSAC, the game was the topic of a presentation at the Journées internationales de la culture scientifique – Science and You conference last May at McGill University. It was a great opportunity to discuss the challenges related to scientific outreach.

Launched in May 2017, the appli-cation has already attracted over 25,000 players on the App Store, Google Play and the website : http://www.museedufjord.com/jeu-genealogie-quebec/.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/premiereplus/science/5163/quiatuelesenfantsdusaguenaylacsaintjean




http://www.museedufjord.com/jeu-genealogie-quebec/

http://www.museedufjord.com/jeu-genealogie-quebec/

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Report from the Committee for the Protection of Privacy and Access to Data

This section of the BALSAC Annual Report serves as the official summary of the CPAD’s activities to the UQAC Board of Directors.

For 2016-2017, the Committee has been asked to evaluate the admissibility of two (2) requests for access to confiden-tial data. Note also that the Committee was consulted in 2014 on ethical consi-derations related to the use of BALSAC data for clinical purposes. The project has been suspended since a complete review of access policies for BALSAC will soon be underway. The clinical component will be included in the new version.

Finally, Committee membership has changed since the departure of Jacinthe Douesnard who acted as a representative of the UQAC’s Research Ethics Board. Claude Thibeault will occupy his duties

during her absence. Here are the members of the Committee:

• Marc Tremblay, Professor, Human Sciences, UQAC;

• Claude Thibeault, Research Ethics Board coordinator, UQAC;

• Catherine Laprise, Professor, Basic Sciences, UQAC;

• Christine Drolet, Communications Consultant, Chicoutimi Health and Social Services Centre;

• Jean-Sébastien Bournival, Research Professional, BALSAC Project.

Report from the BALSAC Steering Committee

During the last year, the Steering Com-mittee was convened about thirty times to discuss issues related to data access and protection of personal information. Three (3) requests for access to non-confidential data and ten (10) requests for extensions were submitted to the Committee.

Access to Data and Protection of Privacy

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is responsible for managing access to the BALSAC database and preserving the confidentiality of the personal information it contains. The Committee for the Protection of Privacy and Access to Data (CPAD) was established by the UQAC Board of Directors to apply the Policy on Access to BALSAC Data for Research Purposes. The Steering Committee was also mandated by the UQAC Board of Directors to evaluate requests for access to non-confidential data.

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Photo : Musée du Fjord Collection


Appendix AOngoing Research Projects

Genetic Epidemiology

Étude de la prédisposition génétique à la sclérose en plaques au QuébecBRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalDUBÉ Marie-Pierre Université de Montréal

Étude démographique et généalogique de la névrite optique héréditaire de LeberBRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de MontréalTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à ChicoutimiST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Caractérisation génétique des ataxies spino-cérébelleuses héréditaires : volet généalogique

BRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de MontréalTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à ChicoutimiVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Étude généalogique de la dystrophie musculaire oculopharyngéeBRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de MontréalVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

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Étude de l’introduction des mutations de la névrite héréditaire sensitive et autonomique de type 2 (NHSA2) au Québec et des modifications sensitives chez les porteurs hétérozygotes

BRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Recherche des gènes de l’hypertension et de ses facteurs associésHAMET Pavel CHUM Hôtel-Dieu

Étude des déterminants génétiques de l’asthme au Saguenay-Lac-St-JeanLAPRISE Catherine Université du Québec à ChicoutimiVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiLABUDA Damian Université de MontréalROY-GAGNON Marie-Hélène CHU-Ste Justine

Nature polygénique du glaucome à angle ouvertRAYMOND Vincent Université Laval

Analyse des effets associés aux transmissions maternelle et paternelle de l’hyper-cholestérolémie familiale et des déterminants démogénétiques de la distribution des diverses mutations et de l’intolérance aux statines

COUTURE Patrick Université LavalGAUDET Daniel CSSS-ChicoutimiBRISSON Diane CSSS-ChicoutimiTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Malformations cardiaques congénitales: vers une analyse génomique intégraleANDELFINGER Gregor U. CHU-Ste JustineDUBÉ Marie-Pierre Université de Montréal

Étude rétrospective des paramètres cliniques et paracliniques des patients affectés par des tumeurs sécrétrices de catécholamines au CHUM (paragangliome phéochromocytome et ganglioneurome surrénaliens)

BOURDEAU Isabelle CRCHUM-Hôtel-DieuGRUNENWALD Solange CRCHUM-Hôtel-DieuVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiBINET Marie-Claire Médecine génique CHUM

Vers une utilisation optimale des ressources généalogiques de la population québécoise en épidémiologie génétique

ROY-GAGNON Marie-Hélène Université d’OttawaLABUDA Damian Université de MontréalVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à Chicoutimi


Evolutionary Biology and Biodemography

Caractéristiques démogénétiques des populations régionales du QuébecTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à ChicoutimiVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de MontréalROY-GAGNON Marie-Hélène CHU - Ste Justine

Ramifications génétiques et démographiques de l’effet fondateur québécoisBHÉRER Claude Université de Montréal

Portrait démogénétique de la population du QuébecVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Analyse des caractéristiques généalogiques des participants au projet CARTaGENETREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Étude du phénomène de surf génétique dans la population de Charlevoix et du Saguenay Lac-St-Jean

LABUDA Damian Université de MontréalVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiEXCOFFIER Laurent Université de Berne, Suisse

Groupe de référence en épidémiologie génétique et génétique des populations humaines au Québec

VÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiLABUDA Damian Université de MontréalTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à ChicoutimiROY-GAGNON Marie-Hélène CHU - Ste JustineEXCOFFIER Laurent Université de Berne, Suisse

Fecundity and human evolutionGALOR Oded Brown University, États-UnisKLEMP Marc Brown University, États-Unis

Test de l’accumulation de mutations délétères lors d’expansions spatiales par le séquençage d’exomes

EXCOFFIER Laurent Université de Berne, SuisseDUPERRET Isabelle Université de Berne, SuisseFOUCAL Adrien Université de Berne, Suisse

Biobanque sur les facteurs de risque du cancer: données généalogiquesSIMARD Jacques CHUL

Médecine personnalisée de l’épilepsie : volet généalogiqueGIRARD Simon Université McGillCOSSETTE Patrick CHUM - Hôpital Notre-Dame


La contribution démographique et génétique des Filles du Roy à la population québécoise contemporaine

DESPORTES Sophie Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Mutations fondatrices dans la population québécoiseGRAVEL Simon Université McGillLABUDA Damian Université de Montréal

Dynamiques intergénérationnelles dans la population du Québec et de ses régionsTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Dynamique des gènes dont la transmission dépend du sexe dans la population québécoise

DOYON Alexandra Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Étude généalogique des maladies génétiques dans la population québécoiseGRAVEL Simon Université McGill

Étude démogénétique de populations urbaines et régionales recensées au Québec entre 1851 et 1911

VÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Social Sciences

Occupation de l’espace au QuébecST-HILAIRE Marc Université Laval

Pont de glace, inondation et navigation. Aménagement et gestion du fleuve Saint-Laurent dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle

ANTAYA François Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Étude socio-historique de l’apparentement des médecins du Québec du régime français à la deuxième guerre mondiale

BRAIS Bernard Institut et Hôpital neurologiques de Montréal / Université McGillGOULET Denis Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Historical International Social Mobility Analysis (HISMA): international comparison of mobility patterns during the 19th and 20th century

MAAS Ineke Université d’Utrecht, Pays-BasVAN LEEUWEN Marco Université d’Utrecht, Pays-BasVÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

EurAmerica: Comparative research on the micro demography of 20th century Europe and America

VÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiGAGNON Alain Université de MontréalGAUVREAU Danielle Université Concordia


Methodological Developments

Projet d’Infrastructure intégrée de microdonnées historiques de la population du Québec (1621-1965) (IMPQ)

VÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à ChicoutimiTREMBLAY Marc Université du Québec à ChicoutimiLABUDA Damian Université de MontréalDILLON Lisa Université de MontréalGAGNON Alain Université de MontréalDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de MontréalGAUVREAU Danielle Université Concordia

L’influence de la fratrie pour l’accès au mariage : étude comparative sur le Québec et la Belgique

CARON Marianne Université de MontréalDILLON Lisa Université de MontréalGAGNON Alain Université de MontréalMATTHIS Koenraad Center for Sociological Research, Family and Population, BelgiqueNEYRINCK Ward Center for Sociological Research, Family and Population, BelgiqueDESJARDINS Bertrand Université de Montréal

Diversity and developmentKLEMP Marc Brown University, États-UnisGALOR Oded Brown University, États-Unis

Transformation de la structure familiale de la ville de Québec et de ses régions aux XIXe et XXe siècles en période de transition au capitalisme

ST-HILAIRE Marc Université Laval

MAP, Montréal l’avenir du passéOLSON Sherry Université McGill

Origines et destins démographiques des Patriotes de 1837DILLON Lisa Université de Montréal

Maturation économique et dynamiques familiales : l’évolution des modèles résidentiels dans le contexte de l’industrialisation et de l’urbanisation du Haut-Saguenay

BOURNIVAL Jean-Sébastien Université Laval

Parenté et capital à Québec, 1901ST-HILAIRE Marc Université Laval

Trajectoires canadiennes-françaises, 1830-1940ST-HILAIRE Marc Université Laval

Status transmission within extended family lineagesCLARK Gregory University of California, Etats-Unis


ST-HILAIRE Marc Université LavalMARCOUX Richard Université LavalBELLAVANCE Claude Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresNORMAND France Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Modèles généalogiques spatio-temporelsBOUCHARD-CÔTÉ Alexandre Université de Colombie BritanniqueKIRKPATRICK Bonnie Université de Colombie Britannique

Opérations préliminaires de jumelage du fichier BALSAC avec le Registre de population du Québec ancien (RPQA) en vue de la création d’une base de données intégrée

DESJARDINS Bertrand Université de Montréal

Appariement d’un échantillon des données du recensement canadien 1871 au recensement de 1881

DILLON Lisa Université de Montréal

BALSAC, un outil pour le repérage des francophones hors Québec dans les généalogies québécoises

VÉZINA Hélène Université du Québec à Chicoutimi


Appendix B List of Dissemination Activities

Articles and communication papers

Bournival J-S, St-Hilaire M, Vézina H (2017). Comparing information from vital events to census data in the Saguenay region of Quebec (1852-1911): a critical appraisal of two longitudinal datasets. Paper presented at the Workshop on The Systematic Linking of Historical Records. University of Guelph, May 11-13.

Durou G (2016). Temps horloge et temps religieux : une sociologie historique des familles ouvrières à Québec à la fin du 19e siècle et au début du 20e, Labour/Le Travail, vol. 78, fall, p. 39-68.

Dribe M, Breschi M, Gagnon A, Gauvreau D, Hanson HA, Maloney TN, Mazzoni S, Molitoris J, Pozzi L, Smith KR, Vézina H (2017). Socioeconomic status and fertility decline: Insights from historical transitions in Europe and North America. Population Studies 71: 3-21.

Milot E, Moreau C, Gagnon A, Cohen A, Brais B, Labuda D (2017). Mother’s curse neutralizes natural selection against a human genetic disease over three centuries. Nature Ecology & Evolution. early view. 10.1038/s41559-017-0276-6.

Tremblay M (2016). Urban English and Scottish ancestors in the regional populations of the Province of Quebec (Canada). Local Populations Studies, 97-1:10-27.

Tremblay M (2017). Intergenerational Analysis of Patronymic Transformations in the Quebec (Canada) Population Since the Seventeenth Century. Names, 65-1:26-35.

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Tremblay M, Rouleau G (2017). Deep genealogical analysis of a large cohort of participants in the CARTaGENE project (Quebec, Canada). Annals of Human Biology, 44-4:357-365.

Vézina H, Bournival J-S, St-Hilaire M (2016). Following individuals across seven censuses: a validation tool for linkage results. Paper presented in the session Innovative techniques for record linking at 41th Annual meeting of the Social Science History Association, 17 November.

Communications

Dillon L, Dribe M, Engelhardt S, Gagnon A, Hanson H, Quaranta L, Smith K, Vézina H (2017). Testing evolutionary theories of historical-demographic data in Scandinavia and North America. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Chicago, 27-29 April.

Dillon L, Gagnon A, Vézina H, Smith K, Hanson H (2016). Operationalizing kin availability and kin networks across censuses and parish registers, 19th- and early 20th-century Quebec and Utah. 2016 Conference of the European Society of Historical Demography. Leuven, Belgium, 21-24 September.

Doyon A, Moreau C, Labuda D, Milot E (2016). Dynamic of sex-linked genes in a large population and lessons for forensic genetics. Présentation à la conférence Haploid Markers 2016 - Update on DNA variation, Berlin, Allemagne, mai.

Doyon A, Moreau C, Labuda D, Milot E (2016). Évolution de la diversité génétique mitochondriale au Québec : 1608-1960. Présentation au congrès biennal des Journées génétiques du RMGA, Montréal, juin.

Harton M-E, Bournival J-S (2017). Profil géographique et généalogique des Canadiens français à Manchester (NH) en 1880, Communication présentée à la Société historique du Canada, Université Ryerson, 29 mai 2017.

Lavoie E-M (2017). Co-construire un jeu pour communiquer la science. Journées internationales de la culture scientifique – Science and You, Université McGill, 4-6 mai 2017.

Tremblay M, Bournival J-S, Lavoie E-M, Vézina H (2017). Comparaison des origines ethniques déclarées au recensement avec les origines ancestrales établies par les données généalogiques. Colloque du 50e anniversaire du Programme de recherches en démographie historique, Université de Montréal, 13-14 mai.

Tremblay M, Bournival J-S, Lavoie E-M, Vézina H (2017). Comparaison des origines ethniques déclarées au recensement avec les origines ancestrales établies par les données généalogiques. Colloque « Le PRDH a 50 ans: Un colloque international », Montréal, 13-14 mai.


Tremblay M, (2017). Identification des ancêtres Franco-Américains dans les généalogies régionales contemporaines au Québec. Congrès de la Fédération des sciences humaines, Toronto, 29 mai.

Vézina H (2016). The 20ty century part of the BALSAC project and its use in health research. EHPS Network Seminar on Linking old and modern data on historical life courses for 20th century health research, Copenhagen, 17-18 October.

Vézina H (2016). L’apport de BALSAC à l’étude des migrations interrégionales au Québec. Congrès 2016 de la Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie. Québec, 30 septembre-2 octobre.

Vézina H, Lavoie E-M (2016). Métissage entre les Autochtones et les Canadiens français au Québec : que nous apprennent les actes de mariage? 69e Congrès de l’Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, Saguenay, 6-8 octobre.

Vézina H, Lavoie E-M (2017). BALSAC, un outil pour le repérage des francophones hors Québec dans les généalogies québécoises. Réunion annuelle de la Société historique du Canada. Congrès de la fédération des sciences humaines. Toronto, 28-31 mai.

Posters

Doyon A, Moreau C, Labuda D, Milot E (2016). Les modèles généalogico-moléculaires au service de la génétique forensique. Présentation par affiche au 23e Concours d’affiches scientifiques, Trois-Rivières, mars.

Doyon A, Moreau C, Labuda D, Milot E (2017). Y Chromosome and mtDNA Diversity in a FrenchCanadian Population and Lessons for Forensic Genetics. Présentation par affiche au 21e congrès triennal de l’International Association of Forensic Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, août.

Roy-Gagnon M-H, Burkett KM, Lefebvre J-F, Vézina H, Laprise C, Milot E (2016). Homozygosity and health-related phenotypes in an asthma cohort. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society, Toronto, October 26. [Abstract 131] Genet Epidemiol 2016; 40:657

Vézina H, Bellavance C, Dillon L (2016). Infrastructure intégrée des microdonnées historiques de la population québécoise. Présentation par affiche au 69e Congrès de l’Institut d’histoire de l’Amérique française, Saguenay, 6-8 octobre.

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BALSAC Documents

Bournival J-S (2016) Standardisation des prénoms et des noms. Document Balsac-269, 14 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Bournival J-S, Tremblay M (2017) Importation des baptêmes et sépultures de Charlevoix. Document Balsac-275, 9 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Lavoie E-M (2016) Mises à jour de dbo.projet à partir des applications de la base de données. Document Balsac-277, 6 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Sabourin J, Côté J (2016). Équivalences patronymiques selon les recensements de la région de Québec (1851-1901). Document Balsac-270, 4 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Sabourin J, Côté J (2016). Équivalences patronymiques selon les recensements de la région de Trois-Rivières (1851-1901). Document Balsac-271, 2 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Sabourin J (2016). Variations prénominales couvrant toute la période du fichier BALSAC. Balsac-272, 2 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Tremblay M (2016). Les fonctions BALSAC de SQL Serveur Management Studio, Document Balsac-271, 13 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Tremblay M (2016). Cohérences du fichier BALSAC à partir de l’application BalGestion. Document Balsac-280, 180 pages, Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

Tremblay M (2017). La table ImportEvenement. Document Balsac-276, 19 pages Chicoutimi (Québec). Canada.

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