Welcome, Ashu Dassan
Ashu is the Manager, Enterprise Architecture and Solutions at Greater Vancouver Realtors. Check out Ashu’s LinkedIn here.
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Welcome, Chris Kemp
Chris is the Senior Director, Americas IS at Hitachi Solutions. Check out Chris’ LinkedIn here.
Welcome, Lionel Akagah
Lionel is the Director, Cybersecurity at National Arts Center. Check our Lionel’s LinkedIn here
Welcome, Dan Di Salvo
Dan is the VP Infrastructure & Operations at Maple Leaf Foods. Check out Dan’s LinkedIn here.
CIO Association of Canada Revives Prestigious “CIO of the Year Awards” in Partnership with Tech Newsday. National Recognition Returns October 2025 with New Categories, Expanded Reach, and Renewed Purpose
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally released: May 29, 2025Updated: May 30, 2025 Toronto, ON — The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is thrilled to announce the return of the iconic Canadian CIO of the Year Awards, set for October 2025, in strategic partnership with Jim Love and Tech Newsday. This national celebration will honour Canada’s most …
Accelerating the Benefits of AI Requires a MetaData Supply Chain Strategy
Posted on behalf of CIO Association of Canada’s sponsor, Oproma. Organizations consistently pay approximately five times more than necessary for data storage. Not because hardware prices remain high, but because most enterprises have become digital hoarders—accumulating vast quantities of Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial information (ROT data) across disparate systems. Research consistently shows that 80-85% of …
Welcome, Rich Poweska
Rich is the Director, Application Solutions at Electrical Safety Authority. Check out Rich’s LinkedIn here.
Welcome, Richard Henderson
Richard is the Chief Information Security Officer at Alberta Health Services. Check our Richard’s LinkedIn here
Welcome, Michèle Scrimger
Michèle is the Deputy CIO at Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. Check out Michèle’s LinkedIn here.
Welcome, Khaled Ouafi
Khaled is the National Senior Director of Information Systems at ASCENDLLP. Check out Khaled’s LinkedIn.
Welcome, Moheb Ekladios
Moheb is the CIO at Credit Valley Conservation Authority. Check out Moheb’s LinkedIn here.
Welcome, Remi Paquette
Remi is the Chief Information, Risk & Technology Officer at The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited. Check out Remi’s LinkedIn here.