CGI SIGNS 10-YEAR LEASE WITH RUSSELL COUNTY

CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), a world leader in information technology (IT) and business process services, has signed a 10-year lease with Russell County to occupy its new 42,000 square-foot software engineering and development center. After the 10-year lease period is completed, ownership of the building will transfer to CGI.

“It is a great pleasure working with the people of CGI. They make us feel like long-time friends and we, as a county, are very excited to enter into this long-term partnership with CGI,” said Harry Rutherford, Chairman of the Russell County Industrial Development Authority. “For years our region has attempted to attract quality employment opportunities for our citizens. With the infrastructure that we now have in place, Russell County has the ability to attract and retain industries – such as technology – that wouldn’t have given us a second look a decade ago.”

CGI has operated its development center in a temporary Russell County space since March 2006 and currently has more than 100 IT professionals at the facility. That number is expected to grow to 300 programmers and business analysts.

“This commitment by CGI is another exciting step for Russell County and the entire region,” said Patrick O. Gottschalk, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “I look forward to working with CGI and our local partners to ensure the success of this project and to keep the economy in Virginia’s Great Southwest moving forward.”

The expansion of the Southwest Virginia Center of Excellence is an important next step in CGI’s plans to evolve its global delivery capabilities to support the growing demands of its global clients. Currently, CGI employs approximately 25,000 dedicated professionals servicing clients around the world in their communities and from centers of excellence in Canada, the United States, as well as in Western Europe and India.

“The progress we’ve made since opening our Southwest Virginia Center of Excellence in Russell County could not have been accomplished without the support we’ve received from the local community, County officials, Congressman Rick Boucher, state Senators William Wampler and Phillip Puckett, Delegate Bud Phillips, the Virginia Coalfields Economic Development Authority, and many others who have helped us launch and grow this effort,” said Lyn Tatum, from CGI, who oversees the day-to-day operations of the Russell County data center. “We’ve been able to recruit and develop a skilled labor force through our partnerships with local colleges and universities, and in turn are providing employment opportunities for local college graduates that did not exist before.”

The center will support a wide range of CGI’s global clients from different sectors including telecommunications, insurance and energy, as well as numerous Federal, state and local governmental agencies.

“We are very proud of our long term, successful partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia. The inclusion of Southwest Virginia into our global network of centers of excellence advances CGI’s vision to help provide rural America with a seat at the rapidly growing global IT table,” said Nazzic Turner, Senior Vice-President, CGI. “In addition to this, the hiring of such great local talent is one of our proudest achievements. Working in close collaboration with local and state officials has allowed all of us to turn the idea of a Southwest Virginia Center of Excellence into reality.”

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. 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 North America, Europe and India. CGI's annualized revenue run rate stands at $3.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) and at December 31st, 2006, CGI's order backlog was $12.6 billion (US$10.9 billion). CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.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.

CGI Forward- Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are “forward-looking information” within the meaning of the Ontario Securities Act, as amended. These statements and this information represent CGI Group Inc.’s (“CGI”) intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, of which many are beyond the control of the Company. These factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information.

These factors include and are not restricted to the timing and size of new contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract and retain qualified members; market competition in the rapidly-evolving information technology industry; general economic and business conditions, foreign exchange and other risks identified in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) in CGI’s Annual Report or Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), and in CGI’s annual and quarterly MD&A and Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities authorities (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), as well as assumptions regarding the foregoing. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “foresee,” “plan,” and similar expressions and variations thereof, identify certain of such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. In particular, statements relating to future performance are forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Except to the extent required by law, CGI disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or on this forward-looking information.

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For more information:

CGI
Philippe Beauregard
Director, Corporate Communications and
Public Affairs
philippe.beauregard@cgi.com
(514) 841-3218

Russell County Industrial Development Authority
Harry Rutherford
Chairman
harry@akos-va.com
(276) 971-0173