{{Short description|Canadian engineering consulting firm}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}{{Infobox company | name = Genivar Inc. | logo = Genivar-logo.png | image = GenivarMarkhamOffice2.JPG | image_caption = Genivar office in Markham | type = Public | traded_as = {{TSX was|GNV}} | fate = Reorganized after acquiring WSP Group plc. | predecessor = Groupe-Conseil Solivar Inc. | successor = WSP Global Inc. | foundation = {{Start date and age|1959}} | location_city = Montreal, Quebec | location_country = Canada | key_people = Pierre Shoiry (CEO)<br>Richard Bélanger (Chairman) | industry = Engineering consulting<br>Construction management | revenue = C$651.9 million | operating_income = C$63.3 million | net_income = C$50.1 million | assets = C$726 million | equity = C$501.4 million | num_employees = 15,000 | homepage = {{URL|genivar.com}} | footnotes = <ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.genivar.com/en/about-us/profile/Pages/default.aspx|title=Profile|work=About Us|accessdate=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124033356/http://www.genivar.com/en/about-us/profile/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=24 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2011FS">{{cite web|url=http://www.genivar.com/en/investors/financial-information/Lists/FinancialInformationDocuments/Consolidated%20Financial%20Statements%20-%202011.pdf|title=Consolidated Financial Statements - 2011|date=2012-04-30|publisher=Genivar|accessdate=9 June 2012}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> }}
'''Genivar Inc.''' was a Canadian engineering consulting firm. As of January 1, 2014, it became WSP Global. Its head office remains located at 1600 René Lévesque Boulevard West in Montreal, Quebec.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSP Global Inc - Head Office |url=https://www.globaldata.com/company-profile/wsp-global-inc/locations/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=GlobalData}}</ref>
On August 29, 2011, Genivar Inc. and Montreal-based architectural firm Arcop announced a strategic alliance.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 August 2011 |title=GENIVAR and the ARCOP Group establish a strategic alliance |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/832383/genivar-and-the-arcop-group-establish-a-strategic-alliance |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115105905/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/832383/genivar-and-the-arcop-group-establish-a-strategic-alliance |archive-date=15 January 2013 |accessdate=21 August 2012 |newspaper=Press release}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2011 |title=GENIVAR makes match with notable architects |url=https://sublimeconcrete.ca/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250929063136/https://web.archive.org/web/20240712141029/https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/genivar-makes-match-with-notable-architects/ |archive-date=29 September 2025 |access-date=29 September 2025 |website=CanadianConsultingEngineer}}</ref>
On June 7, 2012, Genivar Inc. announced that it made a friendly takeover cash offer of C$442 million (£278 million) for WSP Group PLC. The offer is backed by WSP's board of directors as well as investors holding 37% of the company's shares. The deal closed on August 1, 2012.<ref name="FinancialPost">{{cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/07/genivar-bids-for-wsp-group-as-quebec-firms-continue-europe-takeover-binge/|title=Genivar bids for WSP Group as Quebec firms continue Europe takeover binge|last=Van Praet|first=Nicolas|date=2012-06-07|newspaper=Financial Post|accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/Genivar+million+Group+takeover+cuts/6751882/story.html|title=Genivar's $442 million WSP Group PLC takeover, no job cuts|publisher=The Gazette|accessdate=9 June 2012|archive-date=15 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615201431/http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Genivar+million+Group+takeover+cuts/6751882/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TMXMoney">{{cite web|url=http://tmx.quotemedia.com/article.php?newsid=51874154&qm_symbol=GNV|title=GENIVAR and WSP Group join forces to become a global professional services firm with world-class expertise|date=2012-06-07|work=GENIVAR Inc. (GNV)|publisher=TMX Group|accessdate=9 June 2012|archive-date=2013-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723153244/http://tmx.quotemedia.com/article.php?newsid=51874154&qm_symbol=GNV|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2013, the company announced it will be changing its name to WSP Global, reflecting a $442-million purchase of the British-based WSP Group PLC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/canadas-genivar-buys-larger-uk-designer-wsp-group/34502/|title=Genivar is buying U.K. designer WSP Group|last=Gallagher|first=Ron|date=2012-06-12|website=Construction Dive|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref> The rebrand followed a reorganisation to a holding structure that enabled the company to separate its regional operations into distinct subsidiaries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://financialpost.com/news/genivar-renaming-to-wsp-global-in-bid-to-distance-firm-from-corruption-scandal|title=Genivar rebranding as WSP Global amid Quebec corruption scandal|last=Van Praet|first=Nicolas|date=2013-04-17|website=Financial Post|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} * {{Cite news|url=https://financialpost.com/news/genivar-renaming-to-wsp-global-in-bid-to-distance-firm-from-corruption-scandal|title=Genivar rebranding as WSP Global amid Quebec corruption scandal|last=Van Praet|first=Nicolas|date=2013-04-17|website=Financial Post|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-01}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/19991006202722/http://www.genivar.com/ GENIVAR]
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Category:Companies based in Montreal Category:Engineering consulting firms of Canada Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of Canada Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1959 Category:Canadian companies established in 1959
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