LCI Education Reaches a New Milestone in Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program and Earns Gold Standard Recognition
LCI Education Reaches a New Milestone in Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program and Earns Gold Standard Recognition
Montreal, QC – May 7th, 2025 – LCI Education is proud to announce that it has been awarded Gold Standard Winner status as part of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program for 2025. This recognition once again highlights LCI Education’s industry-leading performance, global business excellence, and sustainable growth, following a rigorous and independent evaluation process.
This recognition is granted to companies that have maintained their Best Managed status for three consecutive years and have demonstrated ongoing commitment to the program by retaining the title for an additional two years within the Gold Standard category.
This distinction crowns a remarkable year for LCI Education, marked by major achievements and strategic milestones that strengthen its international presence. The inauguration of a new European hub in Barcelona, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, represents the expansion of our European footprint and reaffirms our position as a global leader in higher education. Additionally, the upcoming opening of a new, cutting-edge building in Vancouver is designed to inspire and empower learners to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving future.
Moreover, LCI Education has launched its digital transformation, opening a world of inspiration for learners across the globe. This initiative showcases our presence across five continents, with a refreshed design, enhanced functionalities, user-centered innovation, and tools tailored for Generation Alpha and international students.
To further empower a new generation of creative and committed innovators, LCI Education has also recently welcomed Factry – School of Creativity Sciences into its community. This synergy enables learners to develop key 21st-century skills by combining creativity with expertise to make a lasting and meaningful impact in their environments.
Gold Standard Recognition: A Fourth Year of Global Innovation and Excellence
“Achieving Gold Standard status in the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program marks a significant milestone for LCI Education,” said Claude Marchand, President and CEO of LCI Education. “This recognition reflects the consistency and dedication of our teams, who strive daily to evolve our organization with agility and vision. In 2025, a pivotal year for our growth, we are prioritizing continuous improvement, talent development, and the creation of long-term value. Above all, we are driven by the desire to offer an exceptional learning experience to our students and to foster an inspiring and growth-oriented environment for all our teams worldwide.”
Headquartered in Montreal, LCI Education also plays a key role in Canada through initiatives such as supporting the French-language integration of international students at its Montreal campus, training a skilled workforce aligned with local industry needs, and contributing meaningfully to the Canadian economy and the economies of Montreal and Vancouver.
Advancing, Innovating, Succeeding Together
LCI Education aims to stand out as an employer of choice by placing talent development and the strengthening of human capital at the core of its strategy. Through development opportunities, clear objectives, and performance indicator tracking, the organization fosters a culture of entrepreneurship, collaboration, and continuous improvement—empowering every colleague to thrive in a constantly evolving environment.
“The 2025 Best Managed winners exemplify the highest Canadian business standards of innovation, adaptability, and bold leadership,” said Derrick Dempster, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “Their relentless ambition, determined focus, and strategic agility have led them to remain competitive on the world stage, creating sustainable economic growth in an evolving global market.”
The Canada’s Best Managed Companies program recognizes the outstanding achievements of Canadian privately owned companies with revenues over $50 million. To earn this prestigious designation, companies like ours undergo a comprehensive evaluation focused on excellence in strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities, innovation, governance, and financial performance.
About Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program
Canada’s Best Managed Companies program continues to be the mark of excellence for privately-owned Canadian companies. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels:
- Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner, one of the new winners selected each year;
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Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner, award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review;
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Gold Standard winner, after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years;
- Platinum Club member, winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more.
Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, EDC, The Globe and Mail, and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.
