Dean Duperron

The Duperron Group has been involved in real estate for decades going back to first purchasing a 5-year-old split-level home in Coquitlam which he converted into a triplex. From there a variety of real estate investments including a co-op housing project that was converted into a strata property, quadrupling its value. Later, an apartment complex was purchased in Langley. In 2012, The Duperron Group purchased 39 apartment buildings in Houston with the Canadian dollar at par to the USA dollar and sold the buildings in 2015 profiting from a 30% drop in the value Canadian dollar. These transactions among others have made real estate a successful part of The Duperron Group’s portfolio.

Leveraging Dean Duperron's diverse business experience which includes operations in trades, retail, wholesale, real estate investing, market investing, party and event planning, and mentoring entrepreneurs, The Duperron Group has a strong background in many industries. The Duperron Group also delivered training in a variety of subjects, such as trade skills, electrical, heavy equipment operators, construction, hospitality, health careers, nursing, pharmacy, and business, etc. The Duperron Group has been recognized by various governments, including provincial and federal governments. Credentialing is inclusive of certificates all the way through Master's Degrees.

The Duperron Group of Schools today includes an online university, hospitality institutes, a heavy equipment school, ESL schools, horticulture and various business programs throughout our member schools. The Duperron Group is actively investing in post-secondary colleges in North America.

The Duperron Group purchased and built a successful medical clinic in Mission, B.C. Partnering with a young aboriginal doctor who had applied and been accepted through the MD Aboriginal Admissions program at UBC (of which Mr. Duperron was a committee member) 12 years earlier, the young doctor and Dean reopened a clinic in Wal-Mart which had been closed for 2.5 years and at a time when three other clinics in Mission closed, the Gwaii Medical Clinic blossomed. After two years, the clinic was sold to the young doctor and thrives to this day.

The Duperron Group is also a dynamic investment firm with 40 years of experience dealing with a focus on Private Post-Secondary Education and Real Estate investment, particularly Multi-Family Apartment buildings.

Duperron, previously the President and CEO of Sprott-Shaw Community College. After purchasing, with a partner, the educational institution in 1991, which consisted of one classroom with 26 students. During his tenure, he led the growth to 24 campuses in British Columbia, as well as multiple international schools, and was key to Sprott-Shaw being the first private college to confer Degree programs in that province. Duperron also spearheaded the innovative Class Act scholarship program.[3]

Duperron currently serves on the Residential Construction Industry Training of British Columbia (RCITO)[5] board and on the Executive Board, as the Treasurer, of the Professional Builders Institute of British Columbia (PBIBC). PBIBC's mission is to "increase the professionalism of residential building, through education, training, and certification. They collaborate with BC Housing to develop a recommendation and process for minimum qualification standards required for certification and licensing". RCITO defines the overall industry training needs in British Columbia, establishes training and occupational standards, promotes training programs, quantifies training results, and sponsors new apprentices. RCITO specifically concentrates on five industries in the residential construction sector that include new home building and renovation; log and timber building; forced air, hydronic and geothermal residential heating; aboriginal housing; and residential maintenance. Duperron has served on this board as the Chair of the Accreditation Committee for over 10 years.

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