News & Updates

We are thrilled to announce that Anne Stacey will be joining the CAGFO team! Starting as admin support and gradually moving up the ladder to Executive Director, Anne learned how to serve non-profit associations from the bottom up and is keen to identify and deliver on...

Jude Pillainayagam will be leading a workshop on Asset Management as a part of our pre-conference sessions at the CAGFO National Conference in October. Register here: https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/event/2019/CAGFO

We have filled our original room block at the Vancouver Airport Sheraton and have opened up another block at their sister Marriott Hotel which is right next door and shares the parking lot. These are superior rooms that include free parking and free airport shuttle at...

CAGFO Conference Brochure

CAGFO is looking for a Manager of Operations and Member Services. Reporting to the Executive Director, this part-time, contract position is responsible for organizing the annual conference, promoting membership, communications with members, supporters and sponsor and...

Brian Beveridge, CMC, is an accomplished consultant with an exceptional ability to understand and bridge the worlds of business and IT to determine effective approaches to complex and ambiguous problems. He has more than 34 years of industry experience within Canada,...

Senator Mobina Jaffer, QC. was born to an Indian family living in Kampala, Uganda, and arrived in Vancouver in 1972 after she and her family were exiled from Uganda with “nothing but the clothes on our backs.” Today, she represents British Columbia in the Senate of...

Chun is a transportation engineer with a background in planning, operations, and design. He has provided technical guidance related to community development, parking, major road developments, and regional mobility initiatives. Chun is currently advising clients on how...

Chris Sainsbury is the National Lead for Smart Cities for KPMG in Canada. Based out of Vancouver, Chris advises clients in the Municipal and Transportation sector on strategy and policy development, business transformation and infrastructure management. Chris brings...

Ted Graham is the Head of Open Innovation at GM. He works with outside partners to solve important issues that will shape the future of transportation. Previously, he was the Innovation Leader at PwC Canada where he helped to turn ideas into invoices. He is also...

Jude Pillainayagam is a senior engineer in municipal engineering sector over 20 years and the Asset Management Engineer at the City of Coquitlam. Jude possesses a diverse educational background and experience.  Jude is also an accountant and a certified Information...

Gordon Ruth, FCPA, FCGA was previously the Executive Vice President of Certification and Operations for the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. Mr. Ruth was also the Chief Executive Officer for the Certified General Accountants of BC for almost five years. He...

Ted Graham, Head of Open Innovation of General Motors and author of "The Uber of Everything" will be speaking at our National Conference in Vancouver. We look forward to hearing from him!

Shayne Kavanagh is the Senior Manager of Research for GFOA and has been a leader in developing the practice and technique of long-term financial planning and policies for local government. He started GFOA’s long-term financial planning and policy line of research in...

Jamie Black is President of F.H. Black & Company Incorporated. For the last 20 years, he has consulted and trained finance officers, auditors & accountants in government, higher education, and corporations throughout Canada and the U.S. His work focuses on...