Toronto Chapter
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Toronto is home to some of the best and brightest in the profession. Membership offers a wide range of services and opportunities designed to help keep you at the top of your game and at the forefront of technological advancement.
Network with industry leaders, problem solve real world issues with your peers, learn from leading research firms, grow your personal network and brand.
Kyoko Kobayashi
Toronto Chapter President
“It’s an honour to be part of this amazing association of like-minded professionals. As a member of the CIO Association of Canada, I’ve been able to connect with IT Leaders across the country to share experiences and thought leadership.”
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TOR Best of Gartner 2019
The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with Gartner Executive Programs to offer our most recent event. As part of a National Series for the CIO Association ...
Welcome, Dave Whittle
Dave Whittle is the CIO at the University of Guelph. Dave is a results-oriented and forward thinking senior Information Technology leader with over 25 years of domestic and international experience ...
Welcome, Derek Cullen
Derek Cullen is the CIO at Stikeman Elliott LLP. Seasoned Technology Executive with a 25+ year list of achievements providing strategic direction and leadership of large departments and programs. A ...
CanadianCIO Virtual Town Hall: The Changing Role of the CIO
CanadianCIO of the Year finalists gathering for powerful discussion Three CIOCAN members will be part of the team of seven of the 2019 ITAC CanadianCIO of the Year award finalists ...
Toronto Chapter: Advisory Dinner with Arista CEO, Jayshree Ullal
The Toronto chapter of the CIO Association of Canada recently provided a unique opportunity to about 20 members through their first sponsored advisory meeting of the season. The chance to ...
Welcome back, Grant Ferguson
Grant Ferguson is the CIO at IKO Industries. His career focuses around Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, ...
Welcome, Sachin Patel
Sachin Patel is the Director of IT at DMC Mining Services. His career focuses around IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service ...
Welcome, Charles Mongeon
Charles Mongeon is the Vice President, Data Center and Information Technology at TELUS. Charles is an IT executive and business partner, who delivers enterprise technology strategies that’s not only transformative, ...
2019 ITAC Ingenious Awards and CanadianCIO of the Year Finalists Announced
MISSISSAUGA, ON (August 22, 2019) – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) is pleased to announce the jury-selected finalists for the 2019 ITAC Ingenious Awards and the CanadianCIO of the Year Award. The awards programs were ...
Welcome, Doug Schmidt
Doug Schmidt is the VP of Technology Solutions at Capital Blockchain. His career focuses around, Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt and Solution Delivery/Support.
Welcome, Gini Wong
Gini Wong is the Director of Information Technology at InvestorCOM. Gini directs IT Programs with a focus on quality, strong leadership, mentorship, team building, customer care and delivering on the company’s ...
Welcome, Tariq Jamal
Tariq Jamal is the Chief Information Officer at Umbra. His career focuses around, Manufacturing (including Pharmaceuticals), Business Process Alignment and Support.
Welcome, Anju Virmani
Anju Virmani is the CIO at Cargojet Airways. An outstanding technology leader, she uses technology and people together to solve complex business problems within any industry. A combination of soft ...
Welcome, Brent Nyznyk
Brent Nyznyk is the Chief Technology Officer at Nobul. Brents hands-on approach makes him perfect to assist companies that have struggling engineering departments, or companies that need to rapidly grow ...