CDC Orion, a kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar, was released in 2010 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan for distribution to Select seed growers in western Canada through the Variety Release Program of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. CDC Orion has a pinnate leaf type, fair resistance to ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei Pass. Lab.), late maturity, large seed size and high yield potential in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of the Canadian prairies.