Calian and CIMVHR establish a Military & Public Safety Family Health Research Scholarship in honour of Professor Nicola T. Fear

Five-yea , $125,000 commitme t will suppo t the ext ge e atio of esea che s adva ci g milita y a d public safety family health

OTTAWA, O ta io, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calia G oup Ltd. (TSX: CGY), a missio -c itical solutio s compa y focused o defe ce, space, healthca e a d othe st ategic c itical i f ast uctu e secto s, today a ou ced a five-yea , $125,000 commitme t i pa t e ship with the Ca adia I stitute fo Milita y a d Vete a Health Resea ch (CIMVHR) to establish the Calia -Nicola T. Fea Memo ial Milita y a d Public Safety Family Health Resea ch Schola ship, i ho ou of the late P ofesso Nicola Fea CBE. A ou ced at the CIMVHR Fo um 2026 i Halifax, the schola ship will p ovide a a ual awa d of $25,000 fo five yea s to suppo t Maste s a d Docto al esea ch g aduate stude ts.

P ofesso Fea was a i te atio ally espected leade i milita y health esea ch a d a P ofesso of Milita y Epidemiology a d Di ecto of the Ki g’s Ce t e fo Milita y Health Resea ch at Ki g’s College Lo do . I 2025, she was ecog ized as the fi st i te atio al CIMVHR Fellow a d dedicated he ca ee to u de sta di g the impact of milita y se vice o pe so el, Vete a s, a d thei families a d buildi g i te atio al collabo atio i milita y health esea ch.

Reflecti g that legacy, p efe e ce fo the schola ship will be give to p ojects that co t ibute p actical, evide ce-based i sights that ca imp ove the health a d well ess of milita y a d public safety families.

“Milita y a d public safety families make a ext ao di a y co t ibutio alo gside those who se ve, a d they face disti ct health a d well-bei g eeds that dese ve dedicated esea ch a d atte tio ,” said Li dsay Williams, Vice P eside t, Health Se vices, Calia . “Th ough this schola ship we wa t to i vest i the ext ge e atio of esea che s a d help tu evide ce i to bette ca e, st o ge p og ams a d bette outcomes fo milita y a d public safety families. It is also fitti g way to ho ou P ofesso Fea a d the t eme dous co t ibutio s she made to this field.”

“Calia ’s commitme t to establishi g this schola ship c eates a impo ta t oppo tu ity fo esea che s to build o Nicola’s legacy a d to e su e he i flue ce emai s a lasti g pa t of this commu ity,” said D . Nicholas Held, Scie tific Di ecto of CIMVHR. “It’s a mea i gful way to celeb ate the futu e discove ies, pa t e ships, a d adva ceme ts that will g ow f om the fou datio she helped build.”

Calia has a lo g histo y of suppo ti g membe s of the Ca adia A med Fo ces a d Public Safety membe s, Vete a s a d families th ough the delive y of healthca e, t ai i g a d othe missio -c itical solutio s. The compa y is pa ticipati g as a Spo so at CIMVHR Fo um 2026, taki g place Octobe 19 to 21 i Halifax. The Fo um b i gs togethe esea che s, healthca e p ofessio als, milita y, public safety, gove me t stakeholde s a d commu ity pa t e s to adva ce milita y, public safety a d family health a d well-bei g.

This i vestme t suppo ts Calia ’s commitme ts u de the Gove me t of Ca ada’s I dust ial a d Tech ological Be efits (ITB) Policy, which e cou ages i vestme ts that st e gthe Ca adia i ovatio , esea ch, skills a d eco omic capacity.   About Calia www.calia .comFo ove 40 yea s, Calia has delive ed missio -c itical solutio s whe failu e is ot a optio . T usted wo ldwide, we empowe o ga izatio s i c itical i dust ies to ove come obstacles, ma age isks a d d ive p og ess. By combi i g the expe tise of ou people, p ove i dust y i sight, cutti g-edge tech ology, bold i ovatio , a d global each, we delive tailo ed solutio s that solve complex challe ges. Headqua te ed i Ottawa, Ca ada, with ove 6,000 people a ou d the wo ld, Calia ’s solutio s p otect lives, st e gthe secu ity, foste global co ectivity a d d ive eco omic p og ess, maki g a lasti g impact whe e a d whe it matte s most.

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About CIMVHRThe Ca adia I stitute fo Milita y a d Vete a Health Resea ch (CIMVHR) acts as a atio al co ve o betwee academia, gove me t, i dust y a d the ot fo -p ofit-secto to imp ove the health of milita y, Vete a s, a d families by facilitati g ew esea ch, i c easi g esea ch capacity, a d effective k owledge mobilizatio . With a etwo k of academic esea che s f om ac oss Ca ada, it se ves as the hub fo ove 50 Ca adia u ive sities a d colleges who have ag eed to wo k togethe to imp ove the health of these populatio s. To lea mo e visit www.cimvh .caCIMVHR: Se vi g those who se ve us.

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