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Institute of Information Management (IIM)

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About the Institute of Information Management (IIM) Canada

The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Canada is a registered not-for-profit corporation federal corporation (Corporation Number: 1430969-3, Business Number (BN): 706478609RC0001).

IIM Canada is an international professional and membership-driven institute committed to advancing the discipline of data and information management globally. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA, IIM has established a strong presence through its global chapters in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, India, Ghana, and Nigeria.  

The Institute was established to serve the growing community of professionals managing the dynamic information lifecycle including data, information, records, documents, knowledge, content, and archives management within enterprises across public and private sectors. The Institute’s overarching mission is to promote and support best practices in information and data management, with a particular focus on key sectors such as health, education, governance, finance, and other data-driven ecosystems.  

Through certifications, training, professional development programs, and industry insights, IIM empowers its members with the knowledge, tools, and guidance needed to excel in their careers and navigate the evolving landscape of technology and compliance. 

VISION & MISSION

Vision

To be the world's leading professional institute for data and information management, advancing excellence, shaping global standards, influencing policy and education, and developing competent professionals who transform information into strategic value, while establishing data and information management as a recognised profession across all sectors worldwide.

Mission

Our mission is to ensure that information management professionals are abreast of current and future challenges associated with managing Information assets in an era of social, mobile, cloud, big data and to develop and maintain a premier information management institution which consistently achieves high standards, certification, competence, and research in delivering value to its membership globally.

The Objects for which the Institute is established are:

  • To established and promote sound information management, research in information preservation, dissemination and security of information in any organisation and thereby enhance discipline, development and information management.
  • To promote and publish study materials /manuals, educational journals and other literary works to support Individuals and Professionals preparing for examinations and development in order to acquire knowledge, skills and technical information that is related to information management and technology.
  • To organize seminars and workshops with a view to keeping beneficiaries abreast of information and development strategies in relation to information management, security of information, adequate and effective information dissemination.
  • To engage in training, re-training, certification of personnel and continuous learning in records, information, data, archives, security and document management for development, and thereby award certificate of proficiency.
  • To organize symposia and conference for human resources and man-power development in information management for public and private sector.
  • To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.