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Winner of the 2025 Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie and CIO Association of Canada Award – Annika Thayananthan

CIOCAN is pleased to announce Annika Thayananthan, Business Technology Management student at TMU, has been honored with the prestigious 2025 Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie and CIO Association of Canada Award by CIOCAN. Annika graciously accepted the award, responding with the following… Congratulations, Annika, on this well-deserved achievement! Your future in the tech industry is undoubtedly …

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Nominations Now Open. CIO Association of Canada Revives the Prestigious “CanadianCIO of the Year Awards” in Partnership with Tech Newsday

National Recognition Returns October 2025 with Expanded Reach, and Renewed Purpose FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – June 25, 2025 – The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is proud to announce the highly anticipated return of the CanadianCIO of the Year Awards, set to take place in October 2025. In strategic partnership with Jim Love …

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The Conversation CIOs Are Finally Having and Why We Need More of It

Originally published on LinkedIn by Shaun Guthrie, President & Chair of the CIO Association of Canada. “We don’t often talk about the emotional reality of leadership — the private doubts, the invisible weight. But we should.” Shaun Guthrie shares a powerful reflection on what it really means to lead in technology. Based on candid peer …

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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 …

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Advancing Endpoint Security in the Hybrid, AI-Powered Era

CIOCAN has published a new whitepaper with support by Dell and Intel. The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) – working in partnership with Dell Canada and Intel of Canada – facilitated a virtual gathering of IT leaders* to discuss how the hybrid era and AI is changing their outlook on endpoint security. This report captures …

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Navigating the AI PC Era: Cybersecurity Challenges and Innovations

CIOCAN has published a new whitepaper with support by Dell and Intel. The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN), working in partnership with Dell Canada and Intelof Canada, recently convened a group of CISO members to discuss the evolution of AI PCs andthe security implications. This report is intended to combine their anonymized insights withguidance on …

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