SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the month of October 2001.




                                 CGI Group Inc.
                 (Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)



                           1130 Sherbrooke Street West
                                    5th Floor
                                Montreal, Quebec
                                 Canada H3A 2M8
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



     (Indicate  by check mark whether the  registrant  files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission  pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934.)

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(If "Yes" is marked,  indicate below the file number  assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___.


Enclosure:  Press Release dated October 2, 2001

This Form 6-K shall be deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in the  Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. Nos. 333-9106, 333-13350 and 333-66044.



PRESS RELEASE                                        FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION


          Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and CGI finalize 10-year IT
                  outsourcing contract valued at US$380 million


Montreal,  Quebec, October 2, 2001 - Fireman's Fund Insurance Company (Fireman's
Fund), a subsidiary of Allianz AG of Munich, and CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB; TSE:
GIB.A)  (CGI),  have  finalized a 10-year,  information  technology  outsourcing
contract  previously  announced on August 28, 2001. The contract is valued at US
$380 million. With this closing, CGI's order backlog now stands at US $6 billion
(CDN $9.3 billion).

As part of the  agreement,  CGI will  provide  Fireman's  Fund  with IT  support
services to some 80 locations across the United States. Also, CGI will take over
the client's  Phoenix-based,  40,000 square foot,  state-of-the art, stand alone
data  center.  Some  296  Fireman's  Fund  employees  have  become  CGI  members
(employees).  CGI will offer services  through its near-shore  delivery model in
providing  support from its Canadian  data  centers.  CGI will provide  constant
24-hour support, serving over 11,000 desktops,  laptops and printers.  Fireman's
Fund was guided in structuring and  negotiating the outsourcing  relationship by
Shaw  Pittman,  a  leading  law  firm in the  field  of  information  technology
outsourcing and related technology transactions.

About Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Headquartered in Novato,  CA, the 138-year-old  Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
is a leading property-casualty carrier in the United States offering a full line
of insurance  products for  businesses  and for  individuals.  In the year 2000,
Fireman's Fund had gross premium written of US$4.5 billion.  Fireman's Fund is a
subsidiary of Allianz AG of Munich,  one of the top  international  insurers and
financial  services  firms,  which has  almost  US$1  trillion  in assets  under
management.

About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is the fourth largest  independent  information  technology
services  firm in North  America,  based on its  headcount  of more than  13,000
professionals.  CGI's annualized revenue run-rate totals US$1.3 billion (CDN$2.0
billion).  CGI's order backlog currently totals US$6 billion (CDN$9.3  billion).
CGI provides  end-to-end  IT services and business  solutions to more than 3,000
clients in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,  France, India, Japan,
and Australia from more than 60 offices in more than 20 countries.  CGI's shares
are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSE



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(GIB.A). They are included in the TSE 300 Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSE
Canadian   Information   Technology  and  Canadian  MidCap   Indices.   Website:
www.cgi.ca.

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 the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995.  These  statements
represent CGI Group Inc.'s 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.

These  factors  include  and  are  not  restricted  to the  timing  and  size of
contracts, acquisitions and other corporate developments; the ability to attract
and retain  qualified  employees;  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 Group Inc.'s  Annual  Report or Form 40-F filed with the
SEC, the Company's Annual  Information  Form filed with the Canadian  securities
commissions,  on the  Registration  Statement  on Form F-4 filed with the SEC in
connection with the acquisition of IMRglobal and with the Forms 10-K and 10-Q of
IMRglobal  filed with the SEC for the periods ended  December 31, 2000 and March
31, 2001 respectively. All of the risk factors included in these filed documents
are included  here by  reference.  CGI  disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise  any  forward-looking  statements,  whether  as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

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For more information:


CGI:
Investor relations
USA
Julie Creed
Vice-president, investor relations
(312) 201-1911

Canada
Ronald White
Director, investor relations
(514) 841-3230

Media relations
Eileen Murphy
Director, media relations
(514) 841-3430








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        CGI GROUP INC.
                                            (Registrant)


Date:  October 2, 2001                      By  /s/ Paule Dore
                                            Name:   Paule Dore
                                            Title:  Executive Vice President
                                                    and Chief Corporate Officer
                                                    and Secretary