As organizations rush to deploy agentic AI, the systems meant to control it are still catching up. Lenovo’s John Encizo explains where things break, and why those failures are often hard to see.

The platforms powering AI are already changing the terms. The race to avoid vendor lock-in is underway, and Canadian leaders need to be in it.

Andrew Archibald warns that companies “round up their grades” on security, leaving everyday risks hidden inside working systems

As AI systems learn from company data, CIOs are confronting a harder question about ownership, control, and digital sovereignty

AI has raised expectations for CIOs, but credibility inside the business still determines how much influence they have

AI can give you an answer or draft a plan in seconds. Then what?

As AI adoption grows, not-for-profits face a new test of leadership: turning digital progress into public accountability.

As cloud adoption expands, Canada’s competitiveness will rely on CIOs building the foundations that turn digital investment into measurable outcomes.

CISOs double down on Zero Trust and identity to counter generative AI-fueled threats

With funding stretched and demand rising, nonprofits are turning to digital maturity and data integration to protect their missions and strengthen long-term impact.

Cybersecurity has shifted from being a technical headache left to IT to being a critical financial and governance challenge for the Canadian

When Catherine Desgagnés-Belzil left her hometown to work in the kitchens of Lake Louise, she didn’t imagine she’d one day oversee a nationwide technology

As CIO of the Canadian Cancer Society, Lesa O’Brien shows that innovation in non-profits is about trust, culture, and real impact

Inside Western University’s effort to make cybersecurity a shared responsibility across a constantly changing campus.

A merger gave Catherine Desgagnés-Belzil the rare chance to build a modern digital ecosystem from the ground up.

A focus on citizen experience is reshaping how Nova Scotians access and manage their health information

The 2025 CanadianCIO Awards highlight how Canada’s technology leaders are rebuilding systems, trust, and institutions for a digital economy.

Inventories, categorization, and clear plans can protect CIOs from legal risk

Hybrid disengagement and AI shame may look different but both prove that trust is the real workplace currency.

At CIOCAN’s Peer Forum in Ottawa, CTO Michael Lewis shared candid lessons on checkpoints, failure, and the hard work of getting adoption right.

For senior technology leaders, influence in the boardroom is no longer optional.

Graduates of the CIO.D designation are applying governance skills to help boards and executives make better technology decisions

In 2024, 88% of Canadian technology leaders said it was difficult to keep pace with the accelerating rate of technological change

“We have to build a foundation of trust,” she said. “It truly unlocks strategic partnerships.”

“The cyber weather is always bad, much worse than Ottawa,” said Yarker, Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command.

“We are all the two-faced gods of our businesses,” said Gaetano Mazzuca.

Revived honours introduce new categories, national visibility, and a CIOCAN Hall of Fame.

ay Kiew didn’t plan to build a life around navigating disruption. But disruption found him anyway.

Hundreds of CIOs gathered in Ottawa to confront trust, pressure and complexity, and to share what real leadership looks like when transformation gets hard.

For Mike Muldner, CIO and CTO at Calian​​ Group — a global technology and solutions company — the real work begins with integration.

Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is a leadership skill.

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

Today, technology leaders are business leaders.

Gaetano Mazzuca’s career path hasn’t followed the typical arc of an IT leader. Before becoming the CIO of the City of Red Deer, he started in the

As AI continues to evolve, one thing is clear: technology leaders who ignore it risk falling behind