Premier Continuum

What Premier Continuum does

Premier Continuum Inc., founded in 1997 in Montreal, Quebec, provides business continuity management (BCM) software, consulting, and certified training to organizations worldwide. Its core product, ParaSolution, is a cloud-based SaaS platform that addresses the full BCM lifecycle — business impact analysis, risk assessment, plan development and activation, exercises, and crisis/incident management — through interconnected modules for business continuity, IT disaster recovery, risk management, vendor risk management, emergency plan management, ISO 22301 conformity, and an AI-powered automated threat monitoring and analysis module. The platform is backed by ISO 27001 (since 2013) and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications and is supported by real-time dashboards and a mobile application for incident response.

The company monetizes ParaSolution via subscription licensing with customization options and supplements it with two professional service lines: expert business continuity consulting (program implementation, IT disaster recovery, emergency response) and BCI-licensed certified training courses (including CBCI certification) delivered virtually and at industry conferences in multiple languages. Premier Continuum operates as the only BCI Licensed Training Partner in North America and the Francophone training partner since 2008, extending its BCI partnership into Francophone Europe starting in 2026, with additional training delivered in English, Spanish, and German.

Premier Continuum serves primarily large enterprises across financial services, manufacturing, energy (e.g., Énergir), and government, alongside a secondary customer base of BCM practitioners and resilience professionals seeking certification. Distribution is primarily direct, through website-sourced demo requests, expert consultations, conference presence (DRJ, BCI events), and a ParaSolution reseller program targeting mid-market buyers. The company is privately held, founder-owned by sisters Isabelle Primeau (President) and Marie-Hélène Primeau (Executive Vice President), and has received no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Premier Continuum

Legal name

Premier Continuum Inc.

Website

https://premiercontinuum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Premier Continuum provides business continuity management software (ParaSolution), certified BCI training, and consulting services to enterprises and BCM professionals worldwide, with operations across Canada, the United States, and Francophone Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Continuity Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Continuity Management (BCM) Platforms (HDABAIAD)

Keywords

• Business continuity software
• BCM consulting services
• BCI certified training
• IT disaster recovery
• Organizational resilience

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. ParaSolution Software Subscriptions: SaaS-based business continuity management software sold as subscription licenses. Provides cloud-hosted solution with customization options. Includes modules for Business Continuity, IT DR, Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Emergency Plan Management, and ISO22301 compliance.
2. Training and Certification Courses: BCI-licensed training partner offering certified courses including CBCI certification, incident response, crisis management, exercises design, and more. Courses available in multiple languages including English, French, Spanish, and German. Delivered virtually and in-person at conferences.
3. Business Continuity Consulting Services: Expert consulting services for implementing and managing business continuity programs, IT disaster recovery, emergency response, and organizational resilience.
4. ParaSolution Reseller Program: Partnership program for reselling ParaSolution software to broader markets.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Premier Continuum develops and sells ParaSolution, a cloud-based Business Continuity Management (BCM) software platform that automates the full BCM lifecycle (BIA, risk assessment, plan development, exercises, and crisis/incident management). The company also delivers expert business continuity consulting services and BCI-certified training courses (CBCI, ABCM, incident response, crisis management) as the only BCI Licensed Training Partner in North America.

Product overview

Premier Continuum offers a unified portfolio combining its core software platform ParaSolution with associated modules and professional services. ParaSolution is an award-winning, cloud-based BCM software addressing the full lifecycle (BIA, risk assessment, plan development, exercises, incident/crisis management) with integrated modules for Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Emergency Plan Management, ISO22301 Conformity & Governance, and an AI-powered Automated Threat Monitoring and Analysis module. The company pairs this software with Business Continuity Consulting Services and BCI-certified training courses (as the only BCI Licensed Training Partner in North America), enabling clients to implement, automate, and mature their resilience programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ParaSolution: Award-winning web-based business continuity management (BCM) software developed by Premier Continuum. Addresses the entire BCM lifecycle including BIA, risk assessment, plan development and activation, exercises, and crisis and incident management. Available as SaaS or client-hosted. Includes modules for Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Emergency Plan Management, and ISO 22301 Conformity & Governance.

Products and services

• ParaSolution BCM Software Award-winning, web-based business continuity management software addressing the entire BCM lifecycle including BIA, risk assessment, plan development, exercises, and crisis/incident management. Delivered as SaaS with mobile app access and sold to enterprise organizations worldwide.
• Business Continuity Consulting Services Expert consulting services for developing, implementing, and managing business continuity, IT disaster recovery, and emergency response programs for organizations worldwide. Includes program implementation, exercises design, and maturity assessments.
• BCI Training and Certification Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• ParaSolution won the 2018 BCI Americas Award for Continuity and Resilience Innovation for its workflow and seamless update functionality, providing high ROI while reducing time required by all parties.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Business Continuity Institute (BCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier Continuum has been a BCI Licensed Training Partner since 2008, being the Francophone training partner and the only licensed BCI training partner in North America. The partnership involves delivering BCI-certified courses including CBCI certification, incident response, crisis management, and exercises training. Starting 2026, this collaboration will also offer BCI training specifically designed for French-speaking professionals in Europe, delivered from Paris in CET timezone.
• GartnercoreOthersPremier Continuum's ParaSolution was recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Business Continuity Management Program Solutions in 2019. This recognition validates the relevancy and completeness of ParaSolution and supports marketing efforts.
• Thomas ScorticatiminorOthersThomas Scorticati, a BCI-certified instructor with over ten years of experience across France, Canada and Peru, leads the BCI training courses for Francophone Europe. He supports major organizations in auditing and implementing Business Continuity Plans.
• ÉnergirminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPremier Continuum, led by Philippe Tassé-Gagné, successfully led the implementation of complex continuity programs and exercises for Énergir, Quebec's leading natural gas distributor.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Riskonnect: Riskonnect provides integrated risk management and business continuity software to mid-market and enterprise customers, competing head-to-head with ParaSolution in BCM program management and IT DR.
• Castellan Solutions: Castellan is a BCM-focused software and consulting firm that combines SaaS tools with advisory services — the same integrated software-plus-services model Premier Continuum competes with in the mid-market BCM space.
• Fusion Risk Management: Fusion Risk Management is one of the closest direct competitors to ParaSolution, offering an enterprise SaaS platform for business continuity, IT disaster recovery, and operational resilience programs with workflow automation and crisis management functionality.
• Resolver (formerly BC in the Cloud): Resolver is a Kroll-owned GRC platform that includes dedicated business continuity management software aimed at the same enterprise buyers Premier Continuum targets, with overlapping lifecycle functionality (BIA, plans, exercises, incident management).

Emerging players

• Quantivate: Quantivate is a niche SaaS vendor offering integrated BCM, vendor risk, and IT risk modules to mid-sized financial institutions and service organizations, providing another BCM-specialist comparison point for ParaSolution.
• LogicGate Risk Cloud: LogicGate Risk Cloud is a flexible GRC platform that includes third-party risk and operational risk workflows with growing overlap into BCM use cases, competing with ParaSolution in enterprises looking for a configurable, non-vertical platform.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceNow: ServiceNow's Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and operational resilience workflows bundle BCM-style capabilities into a much broader enterprise platform, competing with ParaSolution at the largest end of the market where buyer consolidation favors ServiceNow.
• Archer (an RSA / Regnology business): Archer is a long-established enterprise GRC platform that includes operational resilience and BCM modules; it competes with ParaSolution primarily inside larger GRC procurements where buyers want a single integrated suite.

Regional players

• Avalution Consulting: Avalution is a U.S.-focused BCM consulting and SaaS firm (formerly Castellan Consulting) with strong overlap to Premier Continuum's consulting practice and partial overlap to its software offering in North America.

Others

• Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International: DRI is a competing professional certification body for business continuity and disaster recovery; it competes with Premier Continuum's BCI training franchise on certified credentialing (e.g., CBCP vs CBCI), an adjacent rather than overlapping relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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