CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced that Canada Post (CPC) has renewed and will expand its relationship with CGI Document Management Services for the delivery of print and mail services. Since 2006, CPC has used CGI’s document management services for printing and insertion requirements in Central and Eastern Canada. Under the new agreement, CGI will provide the printing and insertion services across Canada. This new 5-year agreement is expected to generate over 125 million impressions and 52 million mail pieces annually.
“CGI has a proven and successful track record for print and mail delivery and our solution will help CPC support its growing pan-Canadian client base,” stated Eva Maglis, President, Global Infrastructure Services at CGI.
“This agreement is the result of a rigorous RFP process and we are pleased with the results. The expansion of our relationship will allow us to deliver consistent services to many of our national clients,” said André Turgeon, Senior Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer at Canada Post.
As a result of this agreement, CGI is planning to streamline processing and increase its capabilities to ensure CPC can continue to deliver on and surpass its commitment to customer service.
About Canada Post
With 69,000 employees and about 6,500 post offices, the Canada Post Group of Companies—including affiliates Purolator and SCI Group, as well as Innovapost (a joint venture with CGI)—maintains the largest retail and transportation network in the country. Canada Post delivered 10.6 billion pieces in 2010 to 15 million addresses across Canada, posting $7.5 billion in revenue. Canada Post provides innovative physical and electronic delivery solutions, creating value for our customers, employees and Canadians. Website: canadapost.ca.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 31,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices and centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. As at September 30, 2011, CGI's revenue was $4.3 billion and its order backlog was $13.5 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
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For more information:
Lorne Gorber
Senior Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
514-841-3355
