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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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Welcome, Michael Ma
Michael Ma is the SVP & Chief Information Officer at LifeLabs Inc. He is known for leadership and partnership in complex, large-scale change implementations and turnaround. Both a strategist and ...

Welcome, Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner is the Senior Director of IT Business Operations at The Salvation Army. “The buck stops here.” At the end of the day, that’s the reality for those within ...

Welcome, Varathan Pathmanathan
Varathan Pathmanathan is the Head of IT at Pickering College. He is an accomplished IT leader with over Twenty-five years work experience play a key role in the operation of ...

Welcome, Fariba Rawhani
Fariba Rawhani is the Chief Information Officer at Teranet Inc. A visionary executive acknowledged for her transformational leadership skills who has held a senior leadership role. A strong team player ...

IDC: ICT Predictions for 2020
The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with IDC to offer our most recent event. As part of a National Series for the CIO Association of Canada, ...

Yasemin Sezer | Head – Technology and Operations | LTI Canada
Yasemin Sezer has been with LTI Canada and its predecessor organizations Citigroup, Unisen and AGF for over 18 years and currently heads technology delivery organization. Yasemin has taken her organization ...

Welcome, Chris Hummel
Chris Hummel is the Chief Information Officer at BlackBerry. Award winning executive and business leader with 20+ years of leadership experience in the IT and telecommunications industries that spans IT ...

Welcome, Leo Eikelman
Leo Eikelman is the VP of Technology at InvestorCOM Inc. Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Development, IT ...

Welcome, Miguel Yeara
Miguel Yeara is the IT Manager at Atlas Tire. A Senior Leader in Information Technology specializing in driving business strategic direction within competitive sectors such as Distribution, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Automotive, ...

Lydia Lee | Partner, National Lead for CIO Advisory and Digital Health Practices | KPMG LLP
Lydia Lee is a Partner at KPMG Canada. She is the National Lead for CIO Advisory and Digital Health Practices. With more than twenty years of experience in technology-enabled business ...

ITAC’s official announcement from the INGENIOUS Awards
At the Ingenious award on November 27th ITAC officially changes its name to TECHNATION. Below is ITAC’s official press release. Mississauga, ON (November 28, 2019) – The Information Technology Association of ...

Congratulations Helen Wetherley Knight!
CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Calgary Chapter Board Member and CIO Peer Forum 2020 Conference Chair Helen Wetherley Knight. This month, Helen was selected to receive a ...

Congratulations Yasemin Sezer!
CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Toronto Chapter Board Member Yasemin Sezer. Earlier this month, Yasemin was selected to receive a Manulife Science & Technology Award, recognizing women in ...

Drew Green | CEO | INDOCHINO
Drew Green is an award winning Chief Executive Officer, entrepreneur and expert in managing fast-paced, high-growth companies. A visionary leader, Green has created one of the world’s fastest growing apparel ...

Welcome, Richard Hill
Richard Hill is the Director of Information Technology at Total Power Limited. Richard is a results-driven IT Leader, Strategist and Mentor with over 20 years’ experience in roles of progressive ...