Join us on today (July 29th) at 1pm EDT to learn about CIPS Certification for IT professionals and how to apply for the only IT designation recognized by law* in Canada, the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.), and Canada’s only internationally accredited IP3P designation, Information Technology Certified Professional (ITCP), today!

Recent IT graduate? Learn how to apply for the pre-professional Associate Information Technology Professional (AITP) designation.

* I.S.P. standing has been granted in Canada since 1989 and is legislated as a self-regulating designation in six provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).

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Promotion ends July 31st 2024.

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“The David O’Leary award includes a cash prize of US$1500, and travel to IFIP’s General Assembly to receive the prize (maximum travel allowance is US$ 1000). The person who nominates the winner will be rewarded with an Amazon gift card to the value of US$100.”

Nominations for the David O’Leary Award offered by IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) is due August 9th 2024. This award acknowledges an individual or organization that has promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice), worked as an Ethics Evangelist, and/or made strides in fostering diversity among ICT practitioners.

David O’Leary, who passed away in 2018, was a native of British Columbia Canada whose made significant contributions to ICT in academic, scientific, government, and industry at the provincial, national and international level. CIPS members may know him best as a former CIPS BC President but he was also an academic Dean, a member of the government ICT Sector Council, and speaker at global conferences for the UN and IEEE. He was also founding CEO of Igen Knowledge solutions, contributor to IDG-IT World, and founding general partner of REDDS Capital.

The Award criteria includes: 

• Professionalism – demonstrated commitment to all aspects of ICT professional practice:
• Continuous professional development; 
• Service to organisation and broader community; 
• Trustworthiness; 
• Accountability; and 
• Pride in the profession and setting a good example; 
• Ethics evangelism – in addition to ethical behaviour, takes every opportunity to spread the Ethics message; and
• Fosters diversity – works to promote gender, race and digital equity. 

Learn More (Deadline: August 9th 2024)



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The CIPS IT Community Forum is now on LinkedIn! Start a discussion, ask questions, share knowledge and resources, and connect with other CIPS Members!

New Discussion: The last CIPS Event Poll had "IT Leadership and Management" with the most votes. Narrowing this topic down, which of the following interest you the most for future CIPS Event topics:

Join the CIPS IT Community Forum on LinkedIn at: community.cips.ca. This group is restricted to CIPS Members and CIPS Membership will be verified prior to being accepted into the group.



CIPS is pleased to announce that Hans G. Bathija, FCIPS has been inducted as a new CIPS Fellow! Since 2005 CIPS Fellow Membership has been awarded to professionals in the Information Technology sector who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the IT profession or industry in Canada.

Being awarded the CIPS Fellow status is earned recognition of significant development or outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession, computer technology, the ICT sector or the adoption of ICT. Contributions can be made at a local, provincial, national or international level. Contributions can be made within or for the profession, business or government or industry. They can be made through research, systems development, education, authorship, public policy or advocacy.

The Fellow is the highest class of membership offered by CIPS and can only be obtained with approval from the CIPS National Board of Directors. Fellow Members have agreed to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professional conduct. They also help to promote CIPS and the association’s initiatives and causes within their sphere of influence. Fellow Members use the designation “FCIPS” after their name.

CIPS is pleased to induct Hans Bathija, FCIPS as a new CIPS Fellow and thanks him for his contribution to CIPS and Canada’s IT profession and community!

Hans has a long and distinguished career in numerous senior Information Technology leadership roles, including in the financial, technology, public, and private sectors, from start-ups to multinational corporations and governments. Hans has consistently demonstrated CIPS values, most notably professionalism and ethics.

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This CIPS Webcast is a recording of the CIPS SK Event “Artificial Intelligence Governance” with Peter Nordstrom and Vahid Pourheidari that took place on June 29th 2024. About this Webcast:

Peter Nordstrom - Business Improvement Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Security Office,

Government of Saskatchewan

Topic: Principles of Use – Artificial Intelligence and other Tools

• Human-cyborgs and the adoption of tools
• Organizational Use Cases and Formal Platforms
• Multi-Dimensional Risk
• Cognitive Biases and AI
• What organizations can do - Principles of Use

Vahid Pourheidari - Application Development Manager, ISM - A Kyndryl Company

Topic: Fair and Square: Crafting AI That's Just, Clear, and Secure

• Fairness and Bias Mitigation: Ensuring AI systems do not perpetuate or amplify biases.
• Transparency and Explainability: Ensuring AI systems are understandable.
• Data Quality, Integrity, and Security: Ensuring the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the data used to train and validate AI models and securing data from breaches and unauthorized access.

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IT Skills Assessment and Career Planning  (for IT professionals)

• Assess your current IT skills, set career goals, and create an action plan to develop targeted skills! - Assess your IT Skills!

Digital Skills Inventory and Strategic Workforce Planning (for organizations)



• CIPS members receive a 10% discount on both SkillsTX Business and SkillsTX Enterprise accounts for their organization! Access a cutting-edge solution that empowers your workforce and drives strategic growth! - Supercharge your organization’s IT capabilities!



Empower Your Network and Earn Rewards: Refer a CIPS Member Today!

CIPS Members, refer a new CIPS member and receive $100 off your membership renewal and enter monthly prize draws!*

How it Work:

• Direct your colleagues, friends, and those in your network to the CIPS Membership Application

• At the bottom of the page is the Member Referral section where they will enter your name and e-mail

• Once verified $100 will be discounted off the referring member’s next membership renewal

• Monthly Prize Draws! – Both the new member who indicated the referral and the referring member are entered into monthly prize draws!

• The more referrals you make the more entries in the monthly prize draws! An entry will be included in every month’s prize draw within the calendar year that the referral was made. Once a prize has been awarded that entry will no longer be included in future draws.

* Referring member must have an active CIPS membership that is not past due

* Only new full paid CIPS memberships with referrals since May 1st 2024 are eligible for referral program

* Maximum of one $100 membership credit per member per membership year.

* Monthly prize draws may include CIPS branded Hats, Mugs, Shirts, Gift Cards, and more!

Congratulations to the June 2024 Prize Draw Winner:

Syed A. (CIPS Alberta Member)



CIPS Members receive access to discounts on tickets, hotels and various other products and services via PERKOPOLIS!

Perkopolis is a free, easy to use, and exclusive benefit program that provides you with access to a variety of entertainment offers, hotels, products, and services.

You simply create an account, log into the website or app and browse over 5,000 exclusive perks. Enjoy offers from brands including Apple, Lenovo, Adidas, IHG Hotels and Resorts, many major airlines and more!

Note: If you registered for the CIPS Perkopolis member benefit prior to 2024 the email address previously used may need to be reset by contacting Perkopolis customer service at customerservice@perkopolis.com, or alternatively you can use a different email address to sign-up again.

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CIPS Partners

The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the IT profession and industry. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution. 

Become a CIPS Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.