City of Montreal chooses CGI for HR and Payroll

MONTREAL, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Further to an open competitive process, the City of Montreal has chosen CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.SV.A; NYSE: GIB) for a human resources and payroll project valued at CDN$11 million for a two and a half year business process and integration contract. Over 25,000 city employees will benefit from an integrated system that will provide basic employee information and tracking mechanisms including employee profiles, benefits, time management and training. The first phase of this new Oracle- based technology platform will be launched at the end of 2005. This initiative is part of the City’s “SIMON program” whereby systems from the new Megacity will be amalgamated into one streamlined finance, human resources and material resources system.

Pierre Turcotte, senior vice-president and general manager, Greater Montreal, CGI said: “We are very pleased to have been selected for this cutting edge initiative and to be working along side such highly skilled professionals. Increasingly, organizations are seeking solid IT partners in the areas of human resources and payroll enabling them to access best-of-breed tools. We continue to build upon our expertise in this growing sector.”

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in North America. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 25,000 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in India and Canada. CGI’s annualized revenue run rate is currently CDN$3.8 billion (US$3.0 billion) and at December 31, 2004, CGI’s order backlog was CDN$13 billion (US$10.3 billion). CGI’s shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.SV.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com .

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Source: CGI GROUP INC.

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