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Calian Group

DefenceSpaceTSX: CGYOttawa, ON

Ottawa-headquartered, TSX-listed mission-critical solutions company focused on defence, space and healthcare: simulation-based military training, MIL-STD defence electronics, satellite ground systems and GNSS antennas.

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About

Company site: calian.com

Ottawa-headquartered, TSX-listed mission-critical solutions company focused on defence, space and healthcare: simulation-based military training, MIL-STD defence electronics, satellite ground systems and GNSS antennas.

  • Telesat selected Calian in September 2024 to design, develop, deliver and deploy the Element Management System for its Lightspeed low Earth orbit satellite network. sites.calian.com

  • Awarded a contract by MDA in September 2023 to support the development of test equipment used to verify the performance of Canadarm3 for the Canadian Space Agency. sites.calian.com

  • Workforce reached approximately 6,100 as of 30 September 2025, comprising 4,300 employees and 1,800 contractors. sites.calian.com

  • FY2025 revenue split across Health $230M, Advanced Technologies $210M, ITCS $189M and Learning $146M; space sits inside Advanced Technologies. sites.calian.com

  • Its Defence Learning business delivers simulation-based military training, with more than half of its revenue from Canadian government defence customers (FY2025 AIF). sites.calian.com

  • Designs and manufactures custom and build-to-print MIL-STD products used across defence OEM armoured vehicle platforms for control and safety systems. sites.calian.com

  • Announced a contract with General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada valued at up to $90 million (May 2024). sites.calian.com

Deployment & Services

Company site: calian.com

How Calian Group says its technology can be deployed and delivered.

Advanced Technologies

Delivers services and products for mission-critical industries, including space communications, defence, wired and wireless networks, GNSS, manufacturing, agricultural technology, composite and nuclear sectors.

Health

Health services, pharmaceutical solutions and digital health for public and private sector organizations.

ITCS

IT and cybersecurity solutions for public and private sector organizations across a variety of verticals.

Learning

Mission-critical training and learning solutions for defence, private sector, government and academic customers.

People

Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.

Patrick Houston

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Pogue

President, Defence & Space

Technology Focus

Company site: calian.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Satellite ground systemsTeleport servicesSatellite operationsSatcom antennasGNSSRF systems

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