Riverview

An atmosphere that inspires great dreams.

Since 1968 Riverview has helped form many young men. Its programs foster the balanced development of high school, cégep and university students, and young professional men. They can thus become more competent, generous and responsible contributors to the common good.

Personal and professional excellence and good study habits are encouraged, in order to serve: those most in need, the family, and all, while loving freedom and shouldering responsibility.

Our Team

Xavier Palou
Director

After a Master's degree at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, Xavier worked for several years for several large companies in marketing functions. Afterwards, he oriented his career towards higher education, first as a professor and then as director of a business school.
He enjoys reading, intellectual reflection, meeting people and good conversations.

Roy Kyrillos
Assistant Director

Roy studied electrical engineering at Université de Sherbrooke. After graduating he moved to Ottawa and worked in telecommunications, in a research facility under the Federal Ministry of Industry. After eight years of engineering work, he took on administrative tasks at the headquarters of the same ministry, and followed a leadership program at IESE Business School in New York. He now helps manage Riverview and runs many of its programs.

Julio Lagos 
Chaplain

After studying law at the University of Ottawa, Fr. Julio practiced law in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. He was ordained a priest on May 8, 2010, in Rome.

Our Inspiration
The parents and educators who make Riverview a reality are inspired by the message of St. Josemaria. He founded Opus Dei, an institution of the Catholic Church to which the activities of spiritual formation organized by Riverview are entrusted.

Saint Josemaria Escriva was born in Barbastro, Spain in 1902. He was ordained to the priesthood in Saragossa on 28 March 1925. On October 2, 1928 he founded Opus Dei.  After suffering persecution during the Spanish civil war (1936-1939) he set up some of the first student residences in Madrid and other cities in Spain. From 1946 onwards he lived and worked in Rome, overseeing the growth and expansion of Opus Dei throughout the world. 

The first members of Opus Dei arrived in Canada in 1957. Riverview opened its doors in 1968. 

St. Josemaria died in 1975. Pope John Paul II canonized him in Saint Peter’s square on October 6, 2002. You can read his written works and learn more about his life here.
Picture of Saint Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei

Looking back in time, at the history of Riverview...
                  ...since the late 60's



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  • Riverview Study Centre is operated by the Riverview Study Centre not-for-profit corporation, registered with the Federal and Provincial Ministers of Revenue as a charitable organization under business number
    888054426RR0001.

About us

Riverview Study Centre is a student residence and educational centre for men near McGill's downtown campus. Since 1968, Riverview has helped in the formation of a large number of young men.

Activities of Christian formation at Riverview are entrusted to Opus Dei, an institution in the Catholic Church that helps people find God in their everyday life.