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Cansel helps clients capture, transform, and manage data, leading to increased field to finish efficiency and profitability.

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Executive Team

Martin Trudelle

President

After graduating from Laval University Geomatics program, Martin worked for a few years as a professional legal land surveyor in Quebec City. With a strong desire to discover Western Canada and a specialization in GPS, he joined Trimble in 2001. After 6 years with Trimble, 3 different roles in sales support, sales and marketing, and experiences across Canada and the US, he joined the Cansel management team in 2007. Since then, Martin has helped the company expand both organically and via acquisitions, and today leads the company as President.

Tejvir Minhas

Vice President - Western Region

After studying as an electronics engineer, TJ started his career as a service technician in Calgary in 2002. Following this, he has worked in various roles across service, sales, and management, and today is Cansel’s Vice President of Western Canada and National Professional Services Manager.

Alain Sirois

Vice President - Quebec & Atlantic Regions

Following his graduation from Laval University in 2001, Alain worked on multiple major projects throughout Western Canada and Quebec. A work term at Syncrude in Fort McMurray and two others in Northern Quebec led him to a major project in the Northwest Territories. Through networking and the need to work closer to home, he joined Cansel in Montréal in 2003 as a technical support expert and has evolved through multiple positions. From Outside Sales to General Manager at BuildingPoint Canada, Alain is now the Vice President of Quebec/Maritimes regions.

Heath Miller

National Remote Sales Manager

After completing studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Heath got into sales, selling into the engineering and survey markets. He enjoyed working with the customers and technology so much that he decided to attend SAIT to earn his Survey and Municipal Drafting Certificate to further understand the industry and provide better ongoing service. Heath has been in sales & sales management for the last 26 years. During his 9 years at Cansel, he’s enjoyed different management roles and today is the National Sales Manager for the Remote Sales Team (inside sales).

Our History

Cansel was founded in 1966, as Canadian Survey Equipment Ltd., by Stan Jackson and Albert Weiss. With no customers and few contracts in the Vancouver market, they rented a shop in Burnaby, BC, bought a lathe for $2,000 and first made their mark in the business by repairing equipment faster than anyone else. The young company managed to generate about $100 in total revenues in its first month of business. We've changed a lot since then. We are now the largest distributor of land-based positioning systems in North America with 20 locations across Canada and over 600 employees.

1966

Cansel Survey Equipment Ltd. is founded by Stan Jackson and Albert Weiss in Burnaby, BC

1978

Cansel opens an office in Calgary

1979

Cansel opens an office in Edmonton

1980's

Rapid expansion in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec

1990's

Cansel branches nationwide through the opening of an office in the Maritimes

2002

The company name is legally changed to Cansel Survey Equipment Inc.

2008

Cansel acquires Global CADD Systems, specialists in CADD systems integration

2009

Global CADD Systems, a division of Cansel, acquires Microtek, Autodesk reseller in Atlantic Canada

2010

Cansel acquires Autodraft, making Cansel the only Autodesk Gold reseller in Western Canada and expanding training expertise through Authorized Autodesk Training Centers

Cansel acquires Wade Atlantic, a market leader in printing and reproduction services, and engineering supplies

2011

July: Cansel acquires software division of Onix, an Autodesk value-added reseller (VAR) located in Ottawa, Ontario

October: Cansel acquires Le Groupe BusCom, specialists in Autodesk software and training in Quebec, making Cansel the largest Autodesk reseller in Canada

2012

February: Cansel acquires Capital Cad Supplies, expanding our presence in the wide format business in the Maritimes

May: Cansel enhances its wide format business with the acquisition of NDS West Micro Systems Inc.

June: Cansel enhances its print capabilities with the acquisition of Maritime Digital Colour Inc. in Dartmouth, NS

June: Cansel announces the acquisition of Phoenix Media Direct Inc. a large format printing company, based in Burnaby, BC

October: Cansel acquires Phoenix Imaging Calgary, a leader in wide format paper supplies and large format equipment

2013

February: Cansel acquires CAD Worx Warehouse Inc., one of Western Canada's largest authorized sales and service provider of HP and KIP printing equipment

March: Cansel acquires Bob's Copy Centre, a leading reprographic company based in Moncton, New Brunswick

May: Cansel acquires the Drawing Centre, a major provider of printing, reproduction and finishing services, as well as wide format printers and paper converting services

May: Cansel receives Autodesk's coveted Platinum Award for the highest growth for new sales in Canada

May: Cansel and ClearEdge3D announce a reseller partnership

June: Cansel acquires Copie Tech, a leading reprographic company based in Val-d'Or, Québec

July: Cansel enhances its Autodesk manufacturing business with the acquisition of Solid Engineering Solutions Inc.

July: Cansel earns Autodesk Civil Infrastructure Specialization

July: Cansel acquires Robert Steltman Inc., an Autodesk Authorized Developer based in Toronto, Ontario

2014

June: Cansel recognized by HP for growth and service in Canada

October: Cansel partners with Global eTraining to deliver comprehensive Autodesk training solutions across Canada

December: Cansel expands into Wide Format market in Quebec through the acquisition of Dutech Matériel D'Art Appliqué Inc.

December: Cansel increases its paper converting services through the acquisition of Canadian Paper and Film Converters (CPFC) in Ontario

2015