Membership Application - Public Sector

From municipalities (city/town/regional municipality), appropriate job titles would include:​

• Mayor, Regional Chair, Warden, or Reeve
• City/Regional Councillor
• Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) or City Manager
• Deputy CAO / Assistant City Manager
• Director/Commissioner of Economic Development
• Director/Commissioner of Planning and Development (or Community Development)
• Director of Innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, or Manager of Corporate Innovation
• Director of Smart Cities, Digital Services, or Information Technology
• Director of Infrastructure / Public Works / Transportation (where innovation and capital planning intersect)
• Director of Finance / Treasurer (if you want a budget-holder on the council)
• CEO or Executive Director, Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Director / VP of Regional Economic Development
• Director of Regional Planning or Growth Management
• Executive Director, Regional Innovation Agency or Tech/Innovation Hub (public or arm’s-length)
• Program Director or Manager, Regional Innovation / Cluster Development / Ecosystem Development
• Senior Policy Advisor or Manager focused on regional innovation, investment attraction, or business retention and expansion

Provincial public service, we are seek to aim for director-level and above in innovation, digital, and economic files:​

• Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Economic Development, Innovation, or Jobs and Prosperity
• ADM or Executive Director, Digital Government / Digital and Data / Service Modernization
• Executive Director or Director, Innovation Policy or Innovation Programs
• Executive Director or Director, Regional Economic Development / Regional Development Branch
• Director or Senior Manager, Investment and Trade / Business Growth Services
• Director or Senior Manager, Smart Infrastructure, Transportation Innovation, or Clean Tech Programs
• Director, Municipal Affairs / Local Government Policy, where their work intersects with municipal innovation and funding