1 Data Validation and Measurement of Cohort Mortality among Centenarians in Quebec (Canada) According to Ethnic Origin Mélissa Beaudry-Godin* Robert Bourbeau Bertrand Desjardins Department of Demography, Université de Montréal Presented at the Living to 100 and Beyond Symposium Orlando, Fla. January 7-9, 2008 Copyright 2008 by the Society of Actuaries. All rights reserved by the Society of Actuaries. Permission is granted to make brief excerpts for a published review. Permission is also granted to make limited numbers of copies of items in this monograph for personal, internal, classroom or other instructional use, on condition that the foregoing copyright notice is used so as to give reasonable notice of the Society's copyright. This consent for free limited copying without prior consent of the Society does not extend to making copies for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes, for inclusion in new collective works or for resale. * For information: melissa.beaudry-godin@umontreal.ca.