Calian

Calian Group Ltd.
Public company
Traded as TSX: CGY
Industry Technology Services, Health Services, Training Services, Systems Engineering and Manufacturing
Founded September 27, 1982
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Key people
 Kevin Ford, President and CEO
Jacqueline Gauthier, CFO
Patrick Thera, President of SED Systems
Number of employees
 2,900
Website http://www.calian.com

Calian Group Ltd. is a Canadian company that was founded in 1982 as an Ottawa-based consulting firm. The company went public in 1993 and is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CGY (formerly CTY). Calian employs over 2,900 people with offices and projects that span Canada, U.S. and international markets.[1]

The company's capabilities are diverse and include the provision of health, training, engineering and IT services to private and public sector organizations as well as the design, manufacture and maintenance of complex systems for the communications and defence sectors.

History

Calian Group Ltd. (formerly known as Calian Technologies Ltd.[2]) was formed on September 27, 1982 [3] It has since grown from a one-person, Ottawa-based consulting firm focused on providing quality-assurance technology consulting services, to a $275M public and private-sector professional services and solutions provider.

The company went public in 1993 after the acquisition of SED Systems of Saskatoon.[4] and is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGY[5]

Ray Basler took over the position of CEO of the company when Larry O'Brien retired from the company in February 2005. At that time O'Brien stayed on as Chairman of the Board of Directors.[6] O'Brien officially retired from that position on July 12, 2012.[7]

Kevin Ford became Calian's President and CEO upon Ray Basler's retirement on March 31, 2015.

Acquisitions

  • Miller Communications Systems Ltd., 1988
  • Incorporation of Calian (U.S.) Ltd., 1989
  • Acquisition of SED Systems Inc., 1990
  • Acquisition of Skywave, 1993
  • Acquisition of Pricon Staffing Services, 1996
  • Acquisition of HST, 1998
  • Acquisition of Why Interactive (JetForm), 1998
  • Acquisition of PermaTemp/PTI, 1999
  • Acquisition of PPI, 1999
  • Acquisition of MacDonald Brisson, 2000[8]
  • Acquisition of Titan Consulting Group Ltd., 2004[9]
  • Acquisition of Primacy Management Inc., 2012[10]
  • Acquisition of Amtek Engineering Services Ltd., 2014[11]
  • Acquisition of Med-Team, 2014
  • Acquisition of DWP, 2014
  • Acquisition of International Safety Research (ISR), 2017
  • Acquisition of Secure Technologies International, 2018

Business of the company

Calian currently operates five distinct service lines:

Health

Calian Health is one of Canada's largest health services organizations with over 12 years of experience in the management of health care professionals and health programs, as well as the operation and management of primary care and occupational health clinics. With a network of over 1,800 health care professionals, Calian supports over six million patient visits per year at over 180 clinic locations across Canada.

Calian provides health support services for the Canadian Armed Forces at all 32 bases across the country. In September 2017, the company re-won its health services contract with DND, and at the same time was awarded new health support services contracts for the RCMP and Veterans Affairs Canada. These contracts are scheduled to begin April 1, 2018, and in aggregate have a value of up to $1 billion over the full 12-year period.[12]

Calian also provides on-site health services to corrections institutions, detention centres and large organizations operating in Canada's oil sands.

Training

Calian provides specialized training services and solutions to both public and private sector organizations. The company's training programs and exercises prepare civilians, police and military personnel designated for operation deployment. Calian offers emergency management and military training exercises that allow customers to validate their operational plans and team performances.

In 2017 Calian acquired International Safety Research Inc. The acquisition of this Ottawa-based firm expanded Calian's training service expertise into nuclear safety and nuclear power emergency preparedness and established a presence in Dubai and the Netherlands.[13]

IT & Professional Services

Calian's IT & Professional Services line offers cyber security, SAP consulting, IT support, and cloud consulting services and solutions.

In 2017 Calian formed partnerships with security vendors including Fortinet Technologies, Cylance, Gemalto, Terranova and Forcepoint, to offer a full-service, cyber solutions practice. This Cyber Resilience Office offers solutions to help organizations protect, detect, respond to and recover from cyber attacks and breaches.

Systems Engineering

Calian offers services for communication gateways and planning systems, communication ground systems and communication products. One of Calian's largest customers in this service line is SiriusXM, the satellite radio provider.[14]

The Systems Engineering line provided the deep-space antennas supporting the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in 2014. These three antennas, located in Australia, Spain and Argentina, are some of the largest in the world, spanning 35 meters.

Contract Manufacturing

Calian provides contract manufacturing services to both commercial and defence customers. These may be electronic assemblies used in vehicle electronics and surveillance applications.

Calian's services are delivered through two divisions:

  • Business and Technology Services (BTS): which is headquartered in Ottawa, with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Kingston, Halifax, Oromocto, and Edmonton. BTS' capabilities include the provision of business and technology services to industry, public and government in the health, training, engineering and IT services domains.
  • Systems Engineering Division (SED): SED, located in Saskatoon, plans, designs and implements complex communication systems for space agencies and satellite manufacturers and operators. SED also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector and military customers in North America.

Corporate governance

Current members of the Calian board of directors are:

  • Kenneth Loeb (Chairman)
  • Richard Vickers
  • George Weber
  • Ray Basler
  • Jo-Anne Poirier
  • Kevin Ford
  • Young Park

References

  1. ↑ Sali, David (August 17, 2018). "Calian Group moving to new Kanata South location in September". Ottawa Business Journal.
  2. ↑ sharondaly. "Calian Announces Name Change to Calian Group Ltd". www.calian.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Stockhouse-Removed Content".
  5. ↑ "Stock Market Quotes - Stock Market Quotes and Symbols".
  6. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  7. ↑ confidential (13 March 2015). "News and Events".
  8. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2005-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  9. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  10. ↑ confidential (13 March 2015). "News and Events".
  11. ↑ confidential (13 March 2015). "News and Events".
  12. ↑ "Calian's $1B deal: Ottawa firm secures 12-year health-care contract | Ottawa Business Journal". www.obj.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  13. ↑ "Calian buys Ottawa-based ISR, gaining presence in Dubai and Netherlands | Ottawa Business Journal". obj.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  14. ↑ "SED Systems". Wikipedia. 2018-02-22.
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