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Premier Continuum inc.

  • Montréal, Canada

Premier Continuum Inc. [PCI] is a leader in Business Continuity, Organizational Resilience, IT Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Crisis and Risk Management. For over two decades, we have been offering a holistic and rare trifecta of services – first class BCM consulting, certified BCI training and an award-winning BCM automation software, ParaSolution.

As a BCI Licensed Training Partner since 2008, PCI has delivered hundreds of classes in Canada, USA and Europe, in English and in French. Our approved instructors are recognized for their communications skill, their ability to adapt the content of our classes to any type of organization and industry and most of all, their strong field experience. At PCI, we take pride in delivering superior training services to increase organizational resilience throughout the world.

Telephone: +1 (877) 761-6222 / 001-514-761-6222

For more information, please visit www.premiercontinuum.com

Telephone
+1 (877) 761-6222 / 001-514-761-6222



Courses available

Business Impact Analysis Training Course

The BIA is the main technique used for analysing an organization and forms the Analysis stage of the BCM Lifecycle. It will help you review and assess an organization to identify its objectives, how it functions, and the constraints of its operating environment.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

  • Concepts of BIA
  • The four types of BIA
  • BIA methods
  • How the BIA information is used in the Design phase of the BCM Lifecycle

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Understand and apply the different methods available to conduct a BIA
  • Extract all the information you need from an organization to enable you to Design the most appropriate business continuity solutions

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.


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Location Date Duration  
Online, Pacific Time, Canada 13 May 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, United States 13 May 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 01 Oct 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 20 Oct 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 20 Oct 2025 2 day(s) Book

*Price excludes sales tax


CBCI 2018 Certification Course

The course is for anyone that has business continuity responsibilities within their organization and/or anyone looking to develop a career in the industry:

  • Business continuity professionals already working in the industry
  • Business continuity coordinators/champions with responsibilities in their organization
  • Professionals looking to start a career in the industry
  • Those that have business continuity responsibilities embedded in their role in smaller organizations such as Managing Directors or Operations Managers

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Designing and Delivering Effective Exercises Training Course

This course aims to provide an understanding of how to design, facilitate and report on exercises for crisis, emergency and business continuity management programmes.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course and other complimentary resources. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

  • The Value of Exercise Programmes
  • Exercise Design
  • Exercise Scenario
  • Exercise Preparation
  • Exercise Delivery and Reporting

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Appreciate the rationale for validating plans and the value this brings
  • Apply good practice to exercise programmes
  • Select appropriate exercise aims, objectives and formats
  • Explore the development of realistic scenarios to engage participants and achieve the aim
  • Understand how to resource and co-ordinate delivery
  • Carry out post exercise evaluations and report lessons
  • Leave with an exercise concept that can be delivered within the organization

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.


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Location Date Duration  
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 22 Jan 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 22 Jan 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 01 Apr 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, Canada 14 Apr 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, United States 14 Apr 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 11 Sep 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 11 Sep 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 24 Sep 2025 2 day(s) Book

*Price excludes sales tax


Embedding Business Continuity Training Course

This course is designed to introduce students to the art of designing and implementing effective embedding activities as a key part of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Lifecycle. It provides a practical approach to the complexities of working with a broad range of stakeholders. A successful BCM programme is not simply a collection of validated documents. Documents are only half the story, the other half is the creation of capable individuals who can utilize plans and resources by putting them into practice to build organizational resilience. Successfully embedding business continuity requires a collaborative approach across the organization.
This course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines.
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Incident Response and Crisis Management Training Course

This course covers all aspects of developing and implementing an incident response structure and crisis management capability.

The course is broken down into modules exploring the concepts and principles of incident and crisis management and what tools and techniques can be applied when anticipating and assessing incidents. It also looks at the key activities, roles and responsibilities required for effective incident and crisis management.

This 2-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook that contains exercises to be completed throughout the course. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

  • Crisis Management Concepts and Framework
  • Anticipating and Assessing
  • Prepare – Response Structure
  • Prepare – Tools and Resources
  • Prepare – Crisis Management Plan
  • Response and Recovery
  • Crisis Communications

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Learn how to build and deliver crisis management capability for your organization using an established best practice framework
  • Have a good appreciation of the relationships between problem, incident, business continuity and crisis management
  • Develop an understanding of the principles, strategies and techniques of incident response and crisis management
  • Acquire the tools and know-how to prepare, implement and maintain a crisis management plan

You will receive 16 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.


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Location Date Duration  
Online, Eastern Time, United States 06 Feb 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 06 Feb 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, United States 05 May 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, Canada 05 May 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 22 May 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 16 Oct 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 16 Oct 2025 2 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 11 Dec 2025 2 day(s) Book

*Price excludes sales tax


Introduction to Business Continuity Training Course

This course is designed as a first step for newcomers to the subject of business continuity, those wanting to start a career in business continuity, and for those for whom business continuity may be a part of their role or responsibilities who need to have a good understanding of the subject.

This course provides you with the basic knowledge and understanding of the building blocks required for developing or maintaining a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

This 1-day course comes complete with course slides and Student Workbook. The course is aligned to the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) Edition 7.0 and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

  • Module 1 – Introduction
  • Module 2 – Establishing a BCMS
  • Module 3 – Embracing BC
  • Module 4 – Analysis
  • Module 5 – Solutions Design
  • Module 6 – Enabling Solutions
  • Module 7 – Validation
  • Module 8 – Bringing it all together

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the key elements of Establishing a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
  • Examine the importance of organizational culture and the benefits of Embracing Business Continuity.
  • Describe the three types of Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment (RA).
  • Explain the purpose of business continuity Solutions Design.
  • Examine key elements of Enabling Solutions and implement the principles of business continuity plans.
  • Explain Validation by reviewing the exercising, maintenance and review phases.

You will receive 8 CPD points and a Certificate of Attendance on successful completion of the course.


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Location Date Duration  
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 03 Apr 2025 1 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 03 Apr 2025 1 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, United States 27 Oct 2025 1 day(s) Book
Online, Pacific Time, Canada 27 Oct 2025 1 day(s) Book

*Price excludes sales tax


Supply Chain Resilience 1-Day Training Course

This course is about understanding the basics of supply chain management and how to add resilience measures to them, and therefore, the business. In recent times supply chains have been under increased global pressure and have become more complex due to issues such as the pandemic, border closures, and climate change affects. So, ensuring you build resilience into them is even more vital, now more than ever, for the success of any business. This 1-day course comes complete with course slides and a Student Workbook that contains discussion-based activities to be completed throughout the course. The course is based on the BCI Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) and reflects current International Standards in business continuity.

What the course covers:

  • Supply Chain tiers and risks
  • What is outsourcing
  • How and where supply chain management fits and links into the different stages of the BCM Lifecycle

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the different tiers of supply chain management
  • Embed supply chain into your BCM Programme
  • Understand the process of outsourcing
  • Identify potential supply chain issues
  • Validate your supply chain operations

You will receive 8 CPD points for the 1-day Course and a Certificate of Attendance from the BCI on successful completion of the course.


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Location Date Duration  
Online, Eastern Time, Canada 03 Jun 2025 1 day(s) Book
Online, Eastern Time, United States 03 Jun 2025 1 day(s) Book

*Price excludes sales tax


Meet the instructors
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    Alice Kaltenmark

    Service Continuity Manager

    Alice is a recognized business resilience expert who contributes as a resilience thought leader, mentor, and evangelist. Alice’s professional experience spans over 20 years in business continuity and disaster recovery in the information solutions industry and over 40 years in IT.

    She leads the global technical resilience (ITDR) governance program for the LexisNexis Legal business of RELX and leads the LexisNexis Infrastructure & Technology Operations business continuity and disaster recovery program. Alice chairs the RELX Technical Resilience Working Group setting and guiding TR requirements and best practices for RELX businesses.

    Alice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in General Studies from University of Dayton and holds the Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) certification and the Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI) certification. Alice was awarded BCI's prestigious Honorary FBCI global award in 2020 recognizing her significant contributions to the continuity and resilience profession. 

    Alice is committed to giving back to the business continuity community and growing the profession. She currently serves as BCI Cyber Resilience SIG Leader and as Past President & Treasurer, Continuity Professionals of Ohio (CPO). Additional voluntary roles with the BCI include USA Chapter member, co-leader and leader (2015-2021), BCI World Hybrid Program Advisory Group member and team lead (2020-2023), and BCI Awards Judge (2018-present). Alice is a BCI approved instructor and is an active member of the ISO TSC292 US TAG serving on Working Group 2 and Working Group 9.

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    Michel Sarkis

    Michel Sarkis is an experienced business continuity and resiliency professional with over 10 years of industry expertise. Michel is a member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) and has been awarded the ISO Lead Implementer designation from the British Standards Institution (BSI), making him a distinguished practitioner in the field.

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    Isabelle Primeau

    President

    President of Premier Continuum and Business Continuity Expert for 25 years

    Founder and President of Premier Continuum, Isabelle Primeau, MBCI, CBCP, has been advising, training and inspiring business continuity and resilience professionals throughout the world for over 25 years. Recognized as a thought leader, Isabelle has advised hundreds of organizations from various sectors such as manufacturing, property management, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, engineering and accounting firms, financial services and government service, in all phases of the continuity program. She is certified MBCI by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and is a BCI Approved instructor. She has taught in Canada, in the United States and in Europe since 2009. Strong from her field experience, she also develops private and customized training for small and large organizations. Always on the lookout for new trends in the industry, Isabelle designed and led her team to develop ParaSolution, a cloud-based and award-winning software for BCM, ITDR and EM/CM. Her outstanding dedication led her to win the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards in 2016 and to obtain the “Canadian Women Brand” certification for Premier Continuum in 2022. Isabelle is also recognized for her high level of understanding of IT infrastructures and challenges surrounding technology recovery.

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    Marie-Hélène Primeau

    Executive Vice President

    A leader in Business Continuity for the past 20 years, Marie-Hélène Primeau is the Executive VP of Premier Continuum. She is a seasoned practitioner with over two decades in supporting public and private organizations in setting up, exercising, maintaining and evaluating their business continuity and resilience program. Her professionalism and passion to her work always lead to deliverables of superior quality in accordance with industry best practices. 
    BCI Approved Instructor since 2009, Marie-Helene is involved in national and international standards development in the field of business continuity and crisis management. Moreover, Marie-Helene is the former President of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Canada Chapter. She is also a sought-after speaker. 

    Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marie-helene-primeau-mbci-cpa

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    Philippe Tasse-Gagne

    Vice-President of Consulting Services and Talent Development

    Vice-President of Consulting Services and Talent Development at Premier Continuum and Senior Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience Consultant for 25 years.

    Philippe Tasse-Gagne is a passionate continuity and resilience expert certified MBCI and CBCP, who has been advising clients in Quebec, Canada, and around the world on their business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency and crisis management programs for 25 years. Over his career, Philippe has developed and implemented an extensive number of business continuity programs and projects, as well as numerous effective crisis management structures that are exercised and adapted to the organizations’ different contexts. Since 2022, he is the Vice-President of Consulting Services and Talent Development at Premier Continuum. To ensure the sustainability of the BC profession and to empower professionals in the field, Philippe has trained hundreds of practitioners on topics ranging from exercise development to business continuity planning, emergency, and crisis management, and business impact assessment (BIA) design and implementation as an approved BCI instructor. His experience in various environments such as critical infrastructure, public service providers, provincial and federal ministries, financial and insurance institutions, telecommunications providers, and key players in the mining industry has given him a broad and clear vision of the issues and interrelationships that exist in today’s realm of resilience.

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    Elaine Comeau

    Retired business continuity and crisis management professional

    Retired business continuity and crisis management professional with 25 years of experience

    A member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), Elaine is a business continuity and crisis management professional who retired after 25 years in the field. During her career, she held several leaderships, business continuity and crisis management positions in the financial services industry. Her last position before retirement was coordinating the corporate crisis team for the management of a pandemic at a major Canadian financial institution.

    Building on over 25 years of business continuity expertise, Élaine is excited about the opportunity to share her knowledge with future students as a BCI Certified Instructor.

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    Margaret Millett

    Head of Global Resilience

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    Shawna Nicole Scott

    Program Manager, Global Crisis Management & Business Continuity

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