![]() They initially ran the business from Godin's basement with a single phone. Within several months he was joined by co-founder André Imbeau from Quebec City. was founded as an IT consulting company on June 15, 1976, in Quebec City, Québec, by Serge Godin. History 1970s-1980s: Early years ĬGI Inc. ![]() Services provided include application services, business consulting, business process services, IT infrastructure services, IT outsourcing services, and systems integration services, among others. CGI is also a constituent of the S&P/TSX 60 and has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.Īs of 2023, CGI is based in forty countries with around 400 offices and employs approximately 91,000 people. The company went public in 1986 with a primary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (abbreviation of Consultants to Government and Industry Incorporated ) is a Canadian multinational information technology consulting and systems integration company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. These jobs at CGI will continue to keep local graduates here and attract those who want to make their home in Acadiana.CGI Inc. The initial commitment and subsequent expansion announcement demonstrate CGI’s confidence that South Louisiana can provide the workforce necessary for the company to serve their clients. In public schools, the company’s program has interacted with 40 schools in the Acadiana region.ĬGI’s growth and success has cemented Lafayette’s reputation as a premier technology hub in the Gulf South. Employees regularly organize litter pickup events as well as sustainability projects such as the collection of electronic waste during Earth Week, hauling in 11 tons in 2019. In the 10 years between 20, only counting the original 400-job commitment, CGI will have generated $366.2 million in income, creating an economic impact of $929.8 million in Lafayette Parish.ĬGI has been a good corporate citizen in Acadiana. The comprehensive incentive package developed by the state proved attractive to CGI, as it met many objectives to better position the company for onshoring trends.ĬGI surpassed their original employment target of 400 professionals a full year ahead of schedule and in 2018 announced plans to hire 400 additional employees. State committed to $13.1 million performance-based grant to fund the construction of a permanent 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility at the UL Lafayette Research Park, to be used by CGI. The new facility would serve as the company’s showcase product development building – an advanced and attractive center to host potential clients and demonstrate the work of CGI employees in real time.Ĭomprehensive, customized workforce services of LED FastStart® for recruitment, screening, and training prior to and during the company’s hiring period. ![]() CGI would also collaborate with faculty and staff to develop curriculum tailored to CGI’s projects.ĬGI would have access to the state’s Digital Interactive Media and Software Program, which had already proved to be of value to other software developers in Louisiana. ![]() ![]() UL Lafayette pledged to triple the number of annual computer science graduates produced in its School of Computing and Informatics – providing a consistent pipeline of talent for CGI, and placing UL Lafayette among the Top 25 programs nationally for the annual number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in that field. $4.5 million higher education initiative over 10 years. LED partnered with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and developed a comprehensive plan to ensure CGI would have all the resources in Lafayette, including: ![]()
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