Membership with CIRI provides IROs with the resources, professional development, networking opportunities and issues education and advocacy needed to excel in IR.

CIRI creates and compiles the trusted resources IROs need to practice IR at the highest level.

Deliver a leading IR program by staying informed of changes, best practices and emerging trends in IR and related fields through ongoing professional development.

Gain the knowledge and skills to drive effective exchange of information with the investment community to achieve fair valuation through IR certification.

IR teams tend to be small, sometimes only one person. Build invaluable relationships with peers by engaging with the Canadian IR community through CIRI.

CIRI monitors a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues affecting the field of IR to inform members and advocate to effect change.

CIRI contributes to the transparency and integrity of the Canadian capital market by advancing the practice of IR, the professional competency of its members and the stature of the profession.

CIRI contributes to the transparency and integrity of the Canadian capital market by advancing the practice of IR, the professional competency of its members and the stature of the profession.

News

2023

CIRI's Annual Conference Returns to Alberta, November 8, 2023

CIRI Appoints Nathalie Megann as President and Chief Executive Officer, September 5, 2023

CIRI Announces the 2023 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, June 20, 2023

CIRI Announces 2023 Annual General Meeting Voting Results, June 20, 2023

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, June 20, 2023

CIRI Announces Yvette Lokker, President & CEO will Step Down in August 2023, May 23, 2023

Notified and the Canadian Investor Relations Institute Announce National Strategic Partnership, May 4, 2023

2022

CIRI Announces the Certified Professional in Investor Relations (CPIR) Designation Holders, November 21, 2022

Investor Relations Professionals Continue to Demonstrate Their Strategic Value to Management and Boards of Canadian Issuers, October 26, 2022

CIRI Will Reunite the IR Community at the 2023 Annual Conference, October 24, 2022

CIRI Announces the 2022 Recipient for the Award for Excellence in Investor Relations, June 28, 2022

CIRI Announces 2022 Annual General Meeting Voting Results, June 16, 2022

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, May 31, 2022

Business Wire and CIRI Reaffirm National Strategic Partnership for 12th Consecutive Year in Support of the Canadian Investor Relations Community, May 16, 2022

CIRI Will Showcase Evolving and Emerging Practices for the Investor Relations Community Virtually on June 21-23, February 3, 2022

2021

CIRI Reinforces Its Commitment to Support the Investor Relations ProfessionThrough the Launch of a New Website and Rollout of Member Benefits, September 29, 2021

CIRI’s 2022 Annual Investor Relations Conference Will be Held in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec on June 12-14, 2022, June 28, 2021

CIRI Announces the 2021 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, June 16, 2021

Business Wire and CIRI Celebrate 11 Years as National Strategic Partners Working Together to Support the Canadian Investor Relations Community, June 9, 2021

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, June 7, 2021

CIRI Ontario Announces 2021 Annual General Meeting Voting Results, May 14, 2021

Save the Date: CIRI to Hold 2021 Annual Conference Virtually June 14-16, April 8, 2021

2020

CIRI Announces the 2020 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, November 25, 2020

CIRI Unveils New Brand Identity, November 25, 2020

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, November 24, 2020

CIRI is Taking the 2020 Annual Conference Virtual, September 9, 2020

CIRI Announces Nathalie Megann as New Board Chair and Elects New Directors, June 9, 2020

CIRI Reschedules 2020 Annual Conference to November 22-24, June 3, 2020

Business Wire and CIRI Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership Supporting the Canadian Investor Relations Community, May 19, 2020

CIRI Postpones 2020 Annual Conference, April 6, 2020

2019

Canadian Issuers Understand the Importance of ESG, December 20, 2019

Investor Relations Professionals Demonstrate Strategic Value to Management and Boards of Canadian Issuers, November 15, 2019

CIRI Announces the 2019 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, June 10, 2019

CIRI Elects Three New Directors, June 10, 2019

CIRI Enhances Investor Relations Certification Program Through Partnership with Rotman School of Management, June 10, 2019

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, June 3, 2019

Business Wire Supports Canadian Investor Relations Community Through Partnership with CIRI, May 29, 2019

CIRI Alberta Announces 2019 Annual General Meeting Voting Results, May 9, 2019

2018

CIRI Announces Denis Jasmin as New Board Chair and Elects New Directors, June 4, 2018

CIRI Announces the 2018 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, June 4, 2018

CIRI Recognizes Three Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals, May 28, 2018

CIRI and Business Wire Reaffirms Partnership for Eighth Consecutive Year, May 1, 2018

CIRI Alberta Announces 2018 Annual General Meeting Voting Results, April 26, 2018

2017

CIRI Announces the Certified Professional in Investor Relations (CPIR) Graduates, November 16, 2017

CIRI Elects New Vice Chair and Directors, June 13, 2017

CIRI Announces the 2017 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, June 13, 2017

CIRI Recognizes Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals, June 6, 2017

CIRI Alberta Announces 2017 Annual General Meeting Voting Results and New Chair, May 5, 2017

CIRI and Business Wire Continue National Strategic Partnership, March 7, 2017

Media Mentions

2023

CIRI 2023: Q&A with Award-Winner Isabelle Adjahi of Lion Electric, IR Magazine, June 8, 2023

CIRI 2023: Self-care, Leveling Up and Standing Ovations, IR Magazine, May 31, 2023

CIRI 2023: A Conversation with Adam Borgatti, IR Magazine, May 31, 2023

Yvette Lokker to Step Down as President and CEO of CIRI, IR Magazine, May 23, 2023

2022

CIRI Announces the Certified Professional in Investor Relations (CPIR) Designation Holders, Financial Post, November 21, 2022

IR function sees value growth in Canada, IR Magazine, October 28, 2022

CIRI elects Adam Borgatti of Aecon as new board chair, IR Magazine, June 20, 2022

2020

ARC Resources and Agnico Eagle Mines win big at Canada Awards , IR Magazine, October 19, 2020

CIRI elects Nathalie Megann of Chorus Aviation as new board chair, IR Magazine, June 10, 2020

To postpone or go virtual? Companies adapt investor day plans due to Covid-19 lockdown, IR Magazine, April 3, 2020

Short lists announced for the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2020, IR Magazine, March 5, 2020

2019

Fee pilot debates reignite at NIRI and CIRI conferences, IR Magazine, June 18, 2019

Advancing IR through certification, IR Magazine, June 14, 2019

U of T, Canadian Investor Relations Institute collaboratively launch investor relations program, Academia Group, June 12, 2019

CIRI Enhances Investor Relations Certification Program Through Partnership with Rotman School of Management, Financial Post, June 10, 2019

CIRI Announces the 2019 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations, Financial Post, June 10, 2019

CIRI Elects Three New Directors, Financial Post, June 10, 2019

CIRI 2019: IR, me hearties!, IR Magazine, June 6, 2019

CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows, Financial Post, June 3, 2019

Business Wire Supports Canadian Investor Relations Community Through Partnership with CIRI, Financial Post, May 29, 2019

Agnico Eagle Mines takes top haul at IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2019, IR Magazine, April 4, 2019

Agnico Eagle Mines and RBC lead Canada short lists, IR Magazine, March 5, 2019

2018

IR30: The right message for the right investor through the right channel, IR Magazine, November 22, 2018

IR30: Looking back to April 2011 and the C-suite life, IR Magazine, September 27, 2018

IR30: Lifetime achievement winner ‘felt like queen of the world’, IR Magazine, September 4, 2018

Toronto is Canada’s investor day hotspot, CIRI research shows, IR Magazine, August 13, 2018

Obituary: Elaine Wyatt, IR Magazine, July 19, 2018

CIRI 2018: How the sell side looks at your company, IR Magazine, June 29, 2018

Going all in on IR, IR Magazine, June 19, 2018

CIRI 2018: Top tips for small-cap IR, IR Magazine, June 14, 2018

How investors are using alternative data and predictive analytics tools, IR Magazine, June 8, 2018

CIRI 2018: Award winners and board changes, IR Magazine, June 7, 2018

CIRI 2018 to set down in Toronto, IR Magazine, May 30, 2018

Search consultant highlights importance of financial acumen for IROs, IR Magazine, May 8, 2018

Why continuous professional development is key for IROs, IR Magazine, April 12, 2018

Cineplex IR head Marshall to retire this summer, IR Magazine, March 28, 2018

2017

2017 CPIRs Announced, Financial Post, November 16, 2017

How IR can be brilliant: Highlights from CIRI 2017, IR Magazine, June 20, 2017

CIRI national conference: Yvette Lokker, IR Magazine, June 20, 2017

CIRI CEO reflects on the changing role of IR, IR Magazine, June 20, 2017

Top tips for the best, and most enjoyable, roadshows, IR Magazine, May 12, 2017

Conference snapshots: CIRI Annual Conference 2017, IR Magazine, May 10, 2017

IR careers: Expanding your remit, IR Magazine, March 24, 2017

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...is the strategic management responsibility that integrates the disciplines of finance, communications, marketing, securities law compliance and sustainability to achieve an effective flow of information between a company, the investment community and other stakeholders, in order to support an informed valuation of the company’s securities and enable fair and efficient capital markets.

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