Our story

About Calian

At Calian, how we do business is just as important as the business we do. This is reflected in our values—the principles that guide the decisions we make every day.

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Our story

Calian was formed more than 40 years ago in Ottawa, Canada, on September 27, 1982. The company went public in 1993 and became Calian Group Ltd. on April 1, 2016. The company stock is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGY.

Calian provides a diverse set of mission-critical solutions to solve complex challenges for customers in defence, space, health and other critical infrastructure industries.

Calian has a long-standing history of financial stability—a feat that has been enabled by our corporate culture and overall commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations. The company’s continued growth has been both organic and through acquisition.

Our mission and values

Our mission
We deliver mission-critical solutions when failure is not an option.

Our values
At Calian, how we do business is just as important as the business we do. This is reflected in our values—the principles that guide the decisions we make every day.

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Our value principles

At Calian, how we do business is just as important as the business we do. This is reflected in our values—the principles that guide the decisions we make every day.

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Integrity

We hold ourselves accountable for the actions we take. Our duty is to help the world move forward. We place our customer interests first and deliver on the promises we make. We empower our customers, partners and employees to succeed.

Teamwork

Effective collaboration delivers better solutions. We embrace our diversity and collective experience—and put it to work on behalf of our customers. We work effectively together, providing our customers with quicker problem solving and more innovative and effective solutions.

Innovation

At Calian, solving complex problems is our passion. We engineer innovative, creative solutions to difficult, complex challenges that affect us all. We solve customer problems by bringing the right solutions, technology, people and partners together.

Respect

Respect is a fundamental pillar that underpins our success. It's the glue that holds our diverse fabric together, enabling us to work cohesively towards common goals that benefit our customers. We value everyone and treat people with dignity and professionalism, which also helps us attract and retain top talent.

Customer commitment

Business problems are ultimately human problems. Everything we do is measured against the confidence, progress and success of our customers, our partners and our employees. We are honest, work hard and are a pleasure to deal with.

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