OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 6, 2016) - Calian Group Ltd. (TSX:CGY) is pleased to announce that its
Health Services line has continued to expand their scope of services and diversify their customer base with the award of several
new contracts over the past few months in correctional services at the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government
with a total value of approximately $4 million.
"Calian is one of Canada's largest health services companies and the only one with a truly national scope, operating at all
levels of government and with services in every province across Canada," said Scott Murray, Vice President of Health Services at
Calian. "We are able to design and deliver customized health services to suit each of our customers' diverse needs, whether
in the public or private sector."
For correctional services, Calian's Health Services provides quality onsite medical services that save these organizations
time and resources, while concurrently minimizing the strain on local hospitals and other local health resources and reducing the
risks associated with transferring inmates unnecessarily. Calian's Health Services is also uniquely positioned to deliver
standardized health services and programs across multiple sites within organizations and, in particular, across multiple health
jurisdictions within Canada.
Examples of the contracts recently awarded to Calian include the provision of medical services, dental services, nursing
services, occupational health services as well as mental health services to customers such as Canada Border Services Agency (at
their Immigration Holding Centre in Toronto, ON) and a number of correctional facilities across Canada under the purview of
Correctional Services Canada (at the federal level), Ontario Correctional Services (at the provincial level for services at the
Toronto South Detention Centre and the Southwest Detention Center in Windsor, ON), and the City of Surrey, BC (at the municipal
level for services at the local RCMP detention centre).
The contract for the provision of health services to the City of Surrey RCMP Cell Block is particularly noteworthy as this was
Calian's first foray into correctional services at the municipal level of government. In recent years, of the roughly 6,000
prisoners brought to the City of Surrey RCMP Cell Block, approximately 12% or just over 700 prisoners needed to be transported to
a local hospital for medical attention. Establishing onsite medical services at this facility has already shown significant
improvement in the number of patients being referred to local hospitals and, as a result, is receiving national attention as a
model for the provision of health services in such correctional settings.
"These contracts demonstrate the unique strength and diverse expertise of Calian's Health Services," said Kevin Ford,
President and Chief Executive Officer at Calian. "Aligned with the customer diversification pillar of our growth strategy, we are
continually evolving each of our service lines to bring our world class services to a broader base of customers."
About Calian Health
Calian Health is one of Canada's largest national health services companies with over 10 years of experience in the management
of healthcare professionals and health programs, as well as the operation and management of primary care and occupational health
clinics. With a network of over 1,500 medical and allied healthcare professionals, Calian supports over six million patient
visits per year at over 180 clinic locations across Canada.
About Calian
Calian employs over 2,500 people with offices and projects that span Canada, U.S. and international markets. The company's
capabilities are diverse with services delivered through two divisions. The Business and Technology Services (BTS) Division is
headquartered in Ottawa and includes the provision of business and technology services to industry, public and government in the
health, training, engineering and IT services domains. Calian's Systems Engineering Division (SED) located in Saskatoon plans,
designs and implements complex communication systems for many of the world's space agencies and leading satellite manufacturers
and operators. SED also provides contract manufacturing services for both private sector and military customers in North
America.
For further information, please visit our website at www.calian.com, or
contact us at ir@calian.com.
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competition; scarce number of qualified professionals; the impact of rapid technological and market change; loss of business or
credit risk with major customers; technical risks on fixed price projects; general industry and market conditions and growth
rates; international growth and global economic conditions, and including currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the impact of
consolidations in the business services industry. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors,
please see the Company's most recent annual report and other reports filed by Calian with the Ontario Securities Commission.
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