Calian

Calian Technologies Ltd. is a Canadian company that was established in September 1982 by Larry O'Brien. Originally a consulting firm, Calian provided quality assurance services to both the private and public sectors across Canada. Since then, the company has expanded its capabilities to include staffing, outsourcing, and systems integration within the service lines of health, training, operations and maintenance, IT Professional services, systems engineering, and manufacturing.

History

Calian Technologies Ltd. (formerly known as Calian Technology Ltd.) was formed on September 27, 1982 as a one person Ottawa-based consulting firm. At that time the company's founder Larry O'Brien focused on providing quality assurance consulting services to technology companies.

The company went public in 1993 after the acquisition of SED Systems of Saskatoon. and is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols CTY

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