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On October 25, 2016 the CIO Association’s Vancouver Chapter hosted their monthly event at the Vancouver Terminal City Club. Digital transformation is the alignment of your business to your customers …
Across every business vertical, CIO’s are constantly searching for ways to drive their businesses forward by leveraging technology and innovation. For many organizations the Internet of Things (IoT) has increasingly …
“Shape Your Career” was a very popular topic for Toronto Chapter members and colleagues, as evidenced by the good turnout and the very positive responses to the chapter event held …
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Transformation takes centre stage at the 2025 CanadianCIO Awards
The 2025 CanadianCIO Awards highlight how Canada’s technology leaders are rebuilding systems, trust, and institutions for a digital economy.
How CIOs can prepare for the next data request
Inventories, categorization, and clear plans can protect CIOs from legal risk
AI shame and hybrid disengagement show why trust is the real workplace currency
Hybrid disengagement and AI shame may look different but both prove that trust is the real workplace currency.
Ecosystems make or break technology adoption
At CIOCAN’s Peer Forum in Ottawa, CTO Michael Lewis shared candid lessons on checkpoints, failure, and the hard work of getting adoption right.
CIOCAN’s push to bring more CIO voices into board governance
For senior technology leaders, influence in the boardroom is no longer optional.
Expanding the influence of Canada’s CIOs
Graduates of the CIO.D designation are applying governance skills to help boards and executives make better technology decisions
Canadian CIOs are preparing for a bigger role in corporate strategy
In 2024, 88% of Canadian technology leaders said it was difficult to keep pace with the accelerating rate of technological change
The leadership marathon CIOs must run to earn trust and influence
“We have to build a foundation of trust,” she said. “It truly unlocks strategic partnerships.”
‘The cyber weather is always bad’: Leaders call for stronger collaboration to face evolving digital threats
“The cyber weather is always bad, much worse than Ottawa,” said Yarker, Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command.
CIOs confront AI’s double edged sword: Leadership and accountability
“We are all the two-faced gods of our businesses,” said Gaetano Mazzuca.
CIO of the Year Awards return to spotlight Canada’s top tech leaders
Revived honours introduce new categories, national visibility, and a CIOCAN Hall of Fame.
What growing up in constant change taught Jay Kiew about leading through it
ay Kiew didn’t plan to build a life around navigating disruption. But disruption found him anyway.
Hundreds of CIOs gather in Ottawa to discuss trust, AI, and the pace of change
Hundreds of CIOs gathered in Ottawa to confront trust, pressure and complexity, and to share what real leadership looks like when transformation gets hard.
From AI experiments to board conversations: A look inside Calian’s tech strategy
For Mike Muldner, CIO and CTO at Calian Group — a global technology and solutions company — the real work begins with integration.
Stepping into a new tech leadership role? Start by listening, not fixing
Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is a leadership skill.
Inside CIO Peer Forum 2025: The rise of the makers transforming tech leadership
The CIO Association of Canada is set to host its annual CIO Peer Forum in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 28–29, 2025. This year’s theme, The Rise of the
The role of the CIO has changed. So why are we still calling it IT?
Today, technology leaders are business leaders.
