Canadian Institute of Management
| Founded | 1942, Federal Charter 1956 |
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| Website | www.cim.ca |
History
CIM Chartered Manager Canada is Canada’s senior professional association, certification body and academic institute for managers and leaders. It was founded in 1942 as the Society of Industrial Methods Engineers and in 1946 became the Canadian Industrial Management Association. Becoming a multidisciplinary organization, it became the Canadian Institute of Management in 1970. In 2016 it became CIM Chartered Managers Canada to reflect its role as Canada's certifying body for chartered management professionals.
As a Federally Chartered not-for-profit organization, CIM Chartered Managers Canada operates through 16 chapters across Canada. The Institute has a long history of servicing managers and aspiring managers within Canadian industry. Since its foundation, the Institute has provided professional development and certification to over 80,000 managers and grants two well-recognized professional designations and academic qualifications.
Mandate
CIM Chartered Managers Canada promotes professional certification and management development, supporting its members through affinity benefits, an online management portal, Management Direct, publishing a widely read quarterly periodical entitled The Canadian Manager, a weekly newsbrief called Management Matters, and an online mentoring program, CONNECTIONS. The CIM also provides a framework for networking and knowledge exchange via its local chapters across the country.
National Accreditation Framework (NAF)
Through the National Accreditation Framework, CIM Chartered Managers Canada accredits academic programs within Canadian colleges, polytechnics and universities as meeting the requirements for the Chartered Management Program (CMP) leading to Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.) and the Certified in Management (C.I.M.) professional designations.
Chartered Manager Competency Framework (CMCF)
The Chartered Manager Competency Framework outlines to all stakeholders the competencies required to achieve this leading designation in management and leadership. It forms the cornerstone of the management profession in Canada that is equally rigorous and inclusive, and provides academic institutions with the benchmark for the development of effective academic programs that will lead to this professional designation.
Certificate in Supervisory Management (CSM)
The Canadian Institute of Management and partner institutions offer a 4-course Certificate in Supervisory Management (CSM) consisting of the following courses:
- Introduction to Management
- Managerial Communications
- Optional Courses (2)
Chartered Management Program (CMP)
The Institute offers the CMP leading to the Certificate in Management and Administration through Distance Education, or through various partner institutions across Canada; consisting of the following curriculum:
- Introduction to Management
- Managerial Communications
- Financial Management
- Strategic Analysis
- Optional Courses (4)
Professional Designations
The Canadian Institute of Management offers the following post-nominal designations:
- Certified in Management (C.I.M.)
- Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.)
Certified in Management (C.I.M.)
The Certified in Management (C.I.M.) designation is awarded upon completion of the 8-course CMP leading to the Certificate in Management and Administration and 24 months of validated professional management experience. The academic requirement for the C.I.M. designation are offered through the Institute and partner institutions across Canada.
C.I.M. (Nationally Accredited Programs)
Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.)
Chartered Manager is the Institute’s senior management qualification and chartered professional designation. It is abbreviated as C.Mgr. and used as a post-nominal to accredited members in good standing. The designation also gives the holders an exclusive right to use the full title of "Chartered Manager" in Canada.
The formation process begins with a recognized undergraduate degree in management, commerce or business administration. If the candidate has a degree in a field other than management, commerce or business administration they will be required to complete the 8-course Chartered Management Program (CMP) to ensure they have the requisite technical skills. A graduate degree in management will also satisfy this requirement.
Forty-eight months of professional-level management experience will be required to validate the application of management skills in practice, supplemented with references. The final validation comes in the form of completing the Management Aptitude Evaluation (MAE), a skills-based behavioural test that will ensure that the appropriate leadership and management competencies have been met.
Chartered Manager International Reciprocity
Holders of the CIM Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.) designation can now obtain the Chartered Manager (CMgr) designation with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) in the UK, through reciprocity. Conversely, all CMI Chartered Managers can obtain the Canadian equivalent. In order to obtain these designations, applicants need to provide evidence of chartered status and join the respective institute, adhering to its local professional requirements and continuing professional development commitments.
Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Management (F.CIM)
The Fellowship Designation is an honorary award to individuals with a record of distinction and achievement in their community, locally, regionally and nationally.