CGI wins IT consulting contract with Avison Young
CGI, a Montreal-headquartered IT consulting firm, has won an AI-focused managed services contract with Avison Young, a Toronto-headquartered commercial real estate services firm.
CGI will help Avison Young accelerate its evolution as a digitally enabled real estate services leader and modernize its digital platforms. The IT consultancy will also help Avison Young strengthen operational performance and drive greater insight and scalability across its digital environment.
“As organizations navigate rapid change in both digital platforms and workplace models, AI-enabled managed services are becoming essential to driving resilience and performance,” said Michael Godin, president, CGI Canada. “Through this engagement, CGI is helping Avison Young enhance its digital foundation with secure, scalable capabilities that deliver operational insight, adaptability, and long-term business value.”
The expanded partnership builds on an established working relationship and formalizes the delivery of services by both organizations, a press release said. Avison Young currently supports CGI with integrated real estate advisory and workplace services.
“Our selection of CGI builds on a strong existing relationship and supports the next phase of our digital transformation,” said Martin Jepil, chief information officer, Avison Young. “CGI’s experience in delivering AI-enabled managed services helps us strengthen our technology foundation while continuing to innovate how we deliver real estate and workplace solutions to our clients. We also could not be more thrilled to support CGI in furthering its workplace strategy.”
CGI was founded in 1976 and has 94,000 consultants globally. The firm offers services and solutions in business consulting, application development, infrastructure, data analytics, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and managed IT, among other areas.
Avison Young was founded in 1978 and has 5,000 employees across 100+ global offices. The firm provides investment sales, leasing, management, financing, and advisory services to clients in the office, retail, industrial, multi-family, and hospitality sectors.
