What We Do
Cutting across major sectors of the Canadian economy – public, private and not for profit– the Council harnesses the collective expertise and action of Canada’s CIOs to propel Canada as a digital-first nation. The Standards Council of Canada accredited the CIO Strategy Council to develop National Standards of Canada supporting the data-driven economy.

Strategic
Leadership
Regular Council meetings are held, and strategic partnerships are fostered to engage thought leaders and experts nation-wide in discussion and collaboration – accelerating research, policy and solution development on key ICT-related issues impacting CIOs and Canadian society at-large.

Standards & Technology
Standards are established by the collective and collaborative efforts of the Council to inform the design, set the rules and accelerate adoption and access to market – building a digital-first Canada and giving an advantage over counterparts in the global information and technology ecosystem.

Skills
and talent
Working together, Council members and its strategic partners provide guidance to help address the challenges and opportunities facing the future of work in order to keep Canada’s ICT talent competitive within the global economy.


Our Standards
Through our nationally-accredited, agile, open-by-default and consensus-based approach, the CIO Strategy Council has accelerated the standards-setting process in Canada to match the speed of innovation and advancement in ICT. Comprised of hundreds of thought leaders and experts cutting across various economic sectors from coast-to-coast-to-coast, the hard work of our technical committees lead to the publication of National Standards of Canada.
Making Digital Technology Sustainable
A connected world shouldn’t cost the Earth. That’s why the CIO Strategy Council’s members have created the Sustainable IT Pledge. The first pledge of its kind in North America, it aims to reduce the rapidly growing emissions from digital technologies and has been signed by some of the biggest companies in Canada.
Become a Member
Are you a CIO or Executive Technology Leader leading your company or organization through digital transformation? Are you passionate about the ICT ecosystem? Are you pushing the envelope for change? Learn more about our members below or get in touch for more information.
Our Partnerships
We know how much more we can do to address the extraordinary challenges facing Canada’s information and technology sector when we join forces with other experts across the country. At the Council, we believe that partnerships are a key to helping us drive collective action across all sectors of the Canadian digital ecosystem.

