The CIC-Toronto branch is a large and very active community with a diverse membership that is representative of our city and with programming aimed at providing forums for public policy discussion - from diplomatic, political, economic, and development topics to the environment, resources, social justice, and country-specific dialogues.

Letter from Jo-Ann Davis, CIC-Toronto Branch President to Members and Friends of the Branch - February, 2010

 
For a list of both upcoming and past events please go to our Programming page.

CIC NATIONAL OFFICE PROGRAMMING UPDATE
(February, 2010)

 
Notice to all members: The following are dates and topics for the e-conference series linked to the Global Positioning Strategy Project (GPS) currently being carried out by the CIC:
  • February 11 "Energy and Environment: Cooperating for Growth and Sustainability?"
  • March 11 "Security and Reconstruction: Lessons from Afghanistan"
  • April 15 "Recasting Development for the 21st Century"
The GPS e-conference series is an opportunity for CIC members and more broadly, those interested in Canada’s role in the world, to contribute ideas on GPS topics in a dedicated online environment.
 
GPS e-Conference - How to Participate

CIC-TORONTO SPONSORS UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO G8 INFORMATION CENTRE HEALTH CONFERENCE

 
The CIC-Toronto branch was a proud sponsor of the recent Accountability, Innovation and Coherence in G8 Health Governance: Seizing Canada's G8 Opportunity conference. Background Papers from the conference are available to read. Please check the G8 Information Centre for international health policy recommendations coming out of the conference.

CIC NATIONAL OFFICE WEBSITE

 
Videos of some past CIC events can be viewed online, including CIC-Toronto Branch events featuring Daryl Copeland (Visiting Fellow, Munk Centre for International Studies) and Tony Burman (Managing Director, Al-Jazeera English). To view these, click on the “Resource Centre” tab on CIC National Office website’s homepage: www.canadianinternationalcouncil.org.
 
 

The Toronto Branch

The CIC is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote a deeper understanding of international issues amongst all Canadians. The Toronto branch - one of 15 across Canada - organizes keynote speaker, panel and debate-based events on topical public policy issues of interest to our membership and our city. Speakers are always experts in their field and have included diplomats, foreign dignitaries, federal and provincial politicians, leading academics, members of the armed services, business leaders, journalists, leading health experts, representatives from NGOs and others out in the field who can speak to the content and impact of Canadian public policy here and around the world.

Click here for more information about the CIC.

 

CIC Membership
 
As a member of the CIC you will be part of a high-level group of individuals and organizations interested in international affairs. Membership in the Toronto branch of the CIC enables you to access the activities, facilities and networks of the Institute.

Click here for more information about becoming a member.