CIPS has been through several transformations and grown considerably since its beginnings in 1958. Here’s a brief look at how CIPS has changed and grown over the years.
- 2008: Formation of CIPS Newfoundland and Labrador and CIPS PEI
- 2008: New Governance structure adopted by membership – Provincial based membership
- 2005: Legislation of the I.S.P. in Saskatchewan
- 2002: Legislation of the I.S.P. in Nova Scotia
- 2001: Legislation of the I.S.P. in New Brunswick
- 2000: CIPS Charlottetown becomes our newest section
- 1999: Legislation of the I.S.P. in British Columbia
- 1998: Legislation of the I.S.P. in Ontario
- 1997: Loyalist (Saint John), & Sun Parlour (Windsor)
- 1997: Legislation of the I.S.P. in Alberta
- 1997: Signing of the partnership agreement between CIPS and FIQ
- 1995: North Bay & Omineca (Prince George)
- 1991: Viking (St. John’s), Kawartha (Peterborough), North Bay
- 1990: Algoma (Sault Ste. Marie), Okanagan (Kelowna)
- 1989: Klondike (Whitehorse)
- 1984: Kamloops
- 1983: Red Deer
- 1980: London
- 1977: Fredericton
- 1971: Victoria
- 1968: Establishment of current name: “The Canadian Information Processing Society”
- 1967: Saskatoon & Bluenose (Halifax)
- 1966: Eastern Ontario (Kingston)
- 1965: Establishment of new name: “Computer Society of Canada”
- 1965: Golden Horseshoe (Hamilton), Vancouver
- 1964: Edmonton, Queen City (Regina), Grand Valley (Kitchener / Waterloo)
- 1963: Section Concept Introduced
- 1963: Calgary Section established
- 1962: Ottawa
- 1960: Quebec (Montreal), Winnipeg
- 1958: Establishment of “The Computing and Data Processing Society of Canada”
- 1958: Toronto