CIMA Mayor's Trophy: Event History

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CIMA Cricket Tournament 2000
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After two very successful charity fundraising events in 1998 and 1999, the newly elected CIMA Canada committee introduced CIMA Canada's first ever member picnic and Cricket tournament in year 2000. The approach of the CIMA committee was to bring in corporate sponsors and promote social events as a means of increasing awareness of CIMA in Canada. CIMA Canada selected HSBC as the corporate sponsor of the first ever CIMA Cricket tournament and member picnic in the year 2000.

The event was held on Sunday August 27th, 2000 at the Lords pitch of the Upper Canada College in Toronto. HSBC's VP - South Asian Region, Hari Panday was the Chief Guest at this inaugural event. CIMA, ACCA, Toronto Cityhall Cricket Club and M & M Cricket Club in Toronto took part in this event.

Beating Toronto Cityhall Cricket Club at the final game, M & M Cricket club became the champions of the first ever CIMA Cricket tournament. The great success and popularity of this inaugural event led the committee to continue with the Cricket tournament and member picnic as a regular annual event of Canada Branch. Here are some exciting moments of our inaugural Cricket event.‍
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CIMA Cricket Tournament 2001
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The second annual CIMA Cricket tournament/Member Picnic was held on Sunday September 9th, 2001 at the Glendon Cricket Grounds in Toronto. This year's event was again sponsored by the HSBC Toronto. CIMA, ACCA, City of Toronto and M & M Cricket Club took part in this tournament. CIMA Team reached the finals of the tournament. M & M Cricket Club beat CIMA at the final game to become CIMA champions for the second year in a row. ACCA won the loses finals by beating the CIMA team.

Scores of the Seven Over game CIMA Vs. City: CIMA 56 runs in 7 Overs --M & 60 in 4.4 Overs‍
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CIMA Cricket Tournament 2002
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CIMA Canada held its 3rd Annual member picnic and Cricket Tournament on Sunday July 21st, 2002, at the Glendon College Cricket grounds in Toronto. CIMA, ACCA, City of Toronto, M & M Cricket Club and York Cricket Club took part in the tournament. The highlight of the event was the first ever CIMA Women's Cricket tournament. The 2002 Cricket Trophy was won by the formidable M & M Cricket Club beating York Cricket Club at the finals. Here are some interesting moments captured by CIMA Cameraman Bashir Nasir.
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CIMA Cricket Tournament 2003
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The fourth annual CIMA Cricket tournament was held at the Glendon College Cricket grounds on Saturday July 12th, 2003. The event attracted a record attendance as the Cricket tournament became very popular among CIMA and ACCA member families. The 2003 event was generously sponsored by Scotiabank and enabled CIMA Canada to provide a great day of lovely cricket, entertainment for kids, food and fun on a gorgeous mid summer day in Toronto. Mr. Mano Thillainathan of Scotiabank and Former Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall were the chief guests at this occasion. The highlight of the day's cricket was the stunning defeat of the the three time CIMA Champion M & M Cricket club by the Toronto Cityhall Cricket club in a preliminary round match. Chasing 78 runs for victory in 6 overs, Cityhall Cricket Club scraped through to victory with a single in the last ball of the last over. M & M however had the last laugh when CIMA conceded defeat at the championship final against M & M, enabing M & M to become CIMA Champs for the fourth consecutive year.
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CIMA Cricket Tournament 2004
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CIMA Canada held its 5th Annual member picnic and Cricket Tournament on Saturday July 17, 2004, at the Maple Leafs Cricket Grounds in King City. CIMA, ACCA and the City of Toronto Cricket teams took part in the tournament. After having lost their championship game for 3 years in a row, The City of Toronto Cricket Club won the CIMA Championship in 2004. Here are some interesting moments of the 2004 Cricket event.
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A Celebration Of Cricket - Toronto Mayor's Trophy
CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy
July 16th, 2005
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
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"CIMA wins International Cricket Council (ICC) Award for Cricket promotion!" The inaugural CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy -"Celebration of Cricket" has won the ICC's regional
award for best cricket promotional program. For details on the ICC's development program awards please visit: http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-devawards/content/story/239304.html

"It was a great pleasure to meet you all and to be part of, what was for CIMA generally and CIMA Canada in particular a 'Tour de Force!' I thought the intention to run this as a social community project bringing the communities of the City of Toronto was tremendously impressive, managing also to get both Mayor David Miller and Chief of Police William Blair to be involved was inspirational." --Ian Christison, President CIMA

Annual Cricket event of 2005 was a great success. The event was attended by CIMA President Ian Christison and Vice President Gordon Grant. Organized under the theme "A Celebration of Cricket", CIMA Canada promoted a unique Cricket encounter between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Police Services for the CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy. Participation of Toronto Mayor David Miller and Police Chief Bill Blair in the actual cricket action attracted immense media attention.

This year's event was generously sponsored by Bell Canada. CIMA, ACCA, City of Toronto, Toronto Police and St.George's Society took part in the tournament. The day's events started off with Bell Canada Junior tournament for Under 12 and Under 17 age groups. CIMA President Ian Christison, Vice President Gordon Grant, Mayor Miller and Chief Bill Blair then joined the awards ceremony for youngsters. Mayor Miller declared this event as an official annual celebration of Cricket in the City, providing CIMA Canada with a great platform to launch a campaign to raise the awareness of the CIMA qualification.
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Toronto Police services won the inaugural CIMA Canada Mayor's trophy.‍

A Celebration Of Cricket - Toronto Mayor's Trophy
CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy
June 24th, 2006
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
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‍Building on the success of the ICC award winning CIMA cricket promotional event in 2005, CIMA committee reached another major milestone in staging the 2006 Mayor’s trophy. The event was held on Saturday June 24th at the Sunnybrook Park in Toronto.

CIMA Canada received tremendous support and cooperation from the CIMA Head Office in London. CIMA Worldwide President John Coghlan, Deputy President Gordon Grant and the Director of International Affairs Kathy Grimshaw attended the event.

Using an innovative marketing technique, CIMA gained immense coverage and mainstream media exposure through the cricket tournament. This year’s tournament was strategically aimed at attracting teams from Canadian media icons such as Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and a number of Toronto TV stations. CIMA Canada was also successful in negotiating a very important long term partnership with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) that resulted in obtaining advertising space for CIMA on TTC Buses, Trains, subway stations and transit shelters.

CIMA Canada Media trophy was launched for the first time this year and was awarded to the best media cricket team. Toronto Sun cricket team won the media trophy while Scotia Bank defeated reigning champions Toronto Police Cricket team to win the CIMA Canada Mayor’s trophy.‍

As a result of CIMA Canada’s strategic initiative in launching Toronto media cricket trophy, Toronto cricket event proved to be one of CIMA’s historic successes in terms of gaining media exposure any where in the world. Mayor’s trophy event in Toronto is now considered as CIMA’s global community event. The event resulted in CIMA achieving the following major marketing and promotional goals benefiting our members and students in Canada.

CIMA President John Coghlan was interviewed live by Citytv on June 23rd, 2006 the day before the event.
OMNI TV carried a feature presentation with CIMA President John Coghlan and CIMA Canada President Kanish Thevarasa on June 23, 2006.
CIMA launched a six weeks advertising campaign on TTC with 785 train/bus interior posters, 10 Subway stations posters and 5 transit shelter posters.
‍A 15 minute video clip on CIMA event was ran on TTC subway stations for six weeks prior to the event.
Toronto Sun provided quarter page advertisement on the event for three consecutive Saturday’s prior to the event.
Globe and Mail and Toronto Star published feature news items on CIMA and promoted the event.
Citytv, OMNI & ATN covered the event extensively in their evening news while Toronto Sun provided full page coverage.


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As in the inaugural event in 2005 Toronto Mayor David Miller actively participated in the event with a number of dignitaries such as Consuls General representing Test playing nations, Publishers and Editors of Canada’s major news organizations as well as provincial and Municipal politicians. Bell Canada was the lead sponsor of this year’s event. Scotia Bank, Coca Cola, M&M Meat Shops, Steam Whistle Brewing and a number of other associate sponsors joined the event this year and this will help increase awareness of CIMA qualification among the Canadian corporate sector.


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A Celebration Of Cricket - Toronto Mayor's Trophy
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‍Amidst the tumult of loudspeakers and the constant arrival of cars and a crowd nearing one thousand people, David Miller donned his pads to open batting for the Mayor's team. Before he was piped in to the field he said "CIMA ensures that professionals reach their ambitions and goals.

The City of Toronto congratulates CIMA for winning the ICC Global Marketing Award for the promotion of cricket in Canada.

"Gordon Grant said that cricket is a unique opportunity for diverse people to come together. CIMA has demonstrated this in 161 countries where it is a recognized business qualification. He congratulated the Mayor for his enthusiasm and presented him with medal.

He thanked CIMA Canada and their partners Parks and Recreation Department for organizing this wonderful summer event in the City. There were 14 teams taking part both from the private and the public sector. Coca Cola Canada and Fedex Canada, CBC Television and Citytv fielded their cricket teams in this event for the first time. At the end of the day the Police team - the 2005 CIMA champions - carried away the trophy.

There were things to do for the children and for the spouses. Refreshments were available throughout the day. It turned out to be a day of fun for the cricket loving Torontonians.
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Click below the CBC interview with Kanish Theverasa.
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The fourth annual CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy
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‍The morning of Saturday June 28th turned out to be disastrous. At 6.30 am, it has already started raining as predicted by Environment Canada and within 10 minutes it turned into a thunderstorm. By the time the CIMA volunteers reached Sunnybrook Park at 7.00 am, the main cricket ground was full of shallow pools of water. The rain had turned into a heavy drizzle by then and did not cease till around 8am.With opening ceremonies scheduled for 10am, it looked like the fourth annual CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy was going to be a washout! A first after 9 years of hosting the game - four as the CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy.

Notwithstanding the rain, the players and the public started walking in at 9am, some even before. The first VIP to walk in at 9.30 am was Philip Crawley, Publisher and CEO of the Globe and Mail. That's when we knew all was not lost. The VIP's kept walking in from that time onwards. The next arrival was Galen Weston, Executive Chair of the Loblaw's Group of Companies (Loblaw's) accompanied by Alan Leighton, the President of Loblaw's. When the Mayor arrived at 10am, all the Public Sector and Private Sector VIP's had arrived. Some of note are, Councillor Adam Vaughan, Jennifer Tory, Regional President for the Royal Bank of Canada, Nicholas Armour, Consul General of the UK Consulate in Toronto, Sandeep Lal, CEO of Metro Lables, CEO of Metro News Bill McDonald, CEO of Go Transit Gary McNeil, General Manager of Toronto Transit, Gary Webster, Chief of Police, Bill Blair, Kamran Niazi, Senior VP with Robert Half and many more. All the speakers at the opening ceremony commended CIMA for it social involvement and some, on a lighter note, mentioned that it was appropriate that cricket being a sport that originated in England was to be played in such English weather.

The news papers and TV stations got great footage of the Mayor and other VIP's tumbling in the muddy outfield during the CEO's XI vs the Mayor's XI that had VIP's from the public sector and the private sector battling it out in the cricket field.

All in all, the Fourth Annual Mayor's Trophy turned out to be an excellent event. The accolades came from all participants for the innovative youth cricket promotional program that CIMA launched this event. The main media firms, corporate sponsors and the big 4 accounting firms have solidly supported the fund raising efforts for youth cricket scholarships.

With Royal Bank of Canada committed as lead sponsor for the next two years, it appears that this event can only get bigger.

‍Publicity and promotion of the CIMA Brand
‍While the social aspect is commendable and is a great opportunity for CIMA to portray its social responsiveness, our primary goal is to advertise and publicize the CIMA brand and thereby increase brand recognition in Canada. This recognition translates to greater employability of our members in the medium to long term. Some of the publicity and advertising that took place around this event are:

The Mayor's office called for a press conference on June 24th to announce the "Cricket across the Pond" initiative - the 12 youth cricketers from Toronto's "at risk" neighborhoods that are being sent to the UK on a two week tour as an add on to the CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy. CIMA was commended by all speakers including the Mayor of Toronto for its social involvement. The press conference was covered by all TV stations and newspapers.

CIMA Deputy President Aubrey Joachim, was interviewed on CITY TV, Toronto's prominent news channel, ATN - Canada's cricket channel and Fan 590, Toronto's popular sports Radio Station.

CIMA Secretary, Veena Venkatraman was interviewed by the CBC (Canada's BBC).The Mayor of Toronto and one of the members of the youth tour were interviewed by the CBC prior to the press conference on June 24th and both of them credited CIMA for its involvement, during the interview.

CIMA Deputy President, Aubrey Joachim, was quoted on the CBC on the day of the event.

The Metro newspaper advertised and wrote about the event prior to and after the event.

The Globe and Mail advertised the event and covered the event in three separate stories.

The Toronto Star, a prominent Toronto newspaper covered the event and were very complimentary to CIMA about the youth tour, in its article.

Toronto Sun ran a story on the Youth cricket tour and took part in the CIMA media competition

The CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy advertisement (with the CIMA logo and the Chartered Institute of Management accountants being prominently positioned) was displayed on each rail car of GO transit for four weeks in June. GO Transit also ran a story on the CIMA event on their quarterly customer newsletter distributed through rail stations and trains. Go transit transports passengers from the suburbs to Toronto and carries around 50 million riders annually. This advertising created much interest and CIMA Canada received many phone inquiries.

The CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy advertisement (same ad as above) was displayed at each of Royal Bank of Canada's 52 branches in the Greater Toronto region for four weeks in June.

The CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy advertisement (same ad as above) was displayed at select Subway and bus stations in the Greater Toronto region.

The CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy advertisement (same ad as above) was displayed at all of Toronto's public libraries and community centre

CIMA Canada Mayor team - UK Tour receives extensive media coverage

Visit the link below for media coverage http://www.cimacanada.org/uk.jsp
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June 28, 2008
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto

Notable Attendees

Toronto Mayor - David Miller
Councillor -Adam Vaughn
Police Chief - Bill Blair
Globe and Mail Publisher & CEO -Philip Crawley
Go Transit CEO - Gary McNeil
Royal Bank of Canada Regional President - Nicholas Armour

The Fifth Annual CIMA Mayor’s Trophy
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‍The fifth annual CIMA Mayor’s Trophy was originally scheduled to be held on June 27th at the Sunnybrook Park in Toronto. CIMA launched a six week long campaign on GO Transit, TTC, Television and newspapers promoting the event as a fundraiser for the UK cricket scholarships for Toronto Mayor’s youth cricket team. Soon as the media campaign ended CIMA Canada faced a major set back as Toronto’s civic workers announced a strike just days before the event. The strike paralyzed the operations at all City of Toronto parks and CIMA issued a media release canceling the event. The strike dragged on for close to two months ruling out any possibility rescheduling the event in the summer.
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However, driven by the energy and enthusiasm of the participating teams and sponsors alike CIMA rescheduled 2009 Mayor’s Trophy for Saturday the 3rd October. The last week of September was a complete wash out as Toronto experienced both rain and below seasonal temperature. CIMA Canada advised all teams to be ready to play cricket on wet grounds and cold temperatures. Surprisingly, the event started on October 3rd, with no rain disruptions during the opening ceremony and temperatures touching double digits. All 22 teams showed up at the grounds on time. The Mayor, City Councilors, Corporate executives and the usual media cricket team were there to celebrate cricket with CIMA Canada under very unusual circumstances – playing cricket in Toronto in the first week of October.

A steel band joined as the event started with speeches and recognitions. Mayor Miller pointed out a unique Canadian flavour of a Caribbean steel band with a couple of them wearing toques. Toronto steel band led the Mayor’s and CEO’s teams onto the field for the opening game – Mayor’s X1 Vs. CEOs XI. The mayor’s s side scored 38 runs in 5 overs. The UK Consul General batted during a heavy shower, and Philip Crawley, publisher of the Globe and Mail, hit the winning run for the CEOs team. A fitting end as he was the captain. Over 300 people attended the event despite the weather challenges. The event continued with no major disruption until the last over of the championship finals between Police team and the Royal Bank when lightening, thunder and hail forced the fifth annual Mayor’s Trophy being shared by RBC and Police.
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The Sixth Annual CIMA Mayor’s Trophy
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‍Saturday June 27th, 2010
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto

The sixth Annual CIMA annual Mayor’s Trophy was held amidst the uncertainties of road closures and traffic congestions resulting out of the G20 Summit scheduled to be held on the same day in Toronto. However, it turned out that the G20 had no impact at on the event plans but it was the usual suspect, the bad weather that threatened the event for the third year in a row. Yet again CIMA Mayor’s Trophy eventually prevailed beating both the G20 blues and the weekend that saw over 50 mm rain in Toronto.

The event started on a gloomy Saturday morning with a Chinese Band and a lion dance followed by the ceremonial opening game CEOs team Vs. the Mayor’s team. The CEOs tam included both the Globe and Mail Publisher Phillip Crawley and the Toronto Sun publisher Mike Power. Mayor David Miller missed the event for the first time since the inaugural event in 2005, due to G20 obligations. At a press conference held at City Hall on June 18th, CIMA Canada announced the Mayor David Miller Spirit of Cricket Award as a tribute to Mayor Miller. This year marks the last year of Mayor David Miller’s term of office.

With continued threats from the rain that started around 10.30 am, eighteen teams taking part in the CIMA Mayor’s Trophy 2010 did not let the rain dampen their enthusiasm to continue with the event. In the end the spectators were treated to one of the most exciting finals games of the CIMA Mayor’s Trophy finals. Toronto Housing beat Metro News to become the 2010 Champs of the Mayor’s Trophy. Metro News was the winner of the CIMA Media Trophy and Deloitte won the CIMA Accountants Trophy.
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Seventh Annual Mayor's Trophy a huge success
‍After three consecutive years of rain interruptions at this event, rain finally kept away from the 2011 CIMA Mayor's Trophy which ended with Toronto Police winning the Cup and Metro News winning the CIMA Media Trophy.

Harold Baird, the President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Gulzari Babber, the Deputy President, traveled to Toronto to join Toronto Mayor Ford and MPP Christine Elliott at the successfully concluded seventh annual CIMA Mayor’s Trophy. Large crowds from Toronto’s diverse communities attended the seventh annual CIMA Mayor’s Trophy held on June 25, 2011 at the Sunnybrook Park in Toronto.

“We are delighted to see such a broad representation of Toronto’s public, private and media institutions coming together with CIMA in our annual community event,” says Amal Ratnayake, Chair of the Board of Directors of CIMA Canada. “With the help from our sponsors and community partners, this event has helped CIMA give back to our community with a particular focus on youth. CIMA Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament and the Cricket Across the Pond scholarship program are direct results of the success we achieved through the Mayor’s Trophy.”

Media cricket teams from the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, OMNI TV and CBC participated in the event and NEWSTALK 1010 joined CIMA as a media partner. These partnerships helped attract extensive media coverage for the youth initiative. The TTC Chief General Manager Gary Webster was on hand to Cheer the TTC Cricket Team. Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly and the Chair of the Police Services Board Dr. Alok Mukherjee were there to cheer the Toronto Police team. Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne cheered GO Transit to win the Cup. Councillors Doug Ford, Adam Vaughan and Joe Mihevc attended the event supporting CIMA Cricket initiatives. Mayor Rob Ford and MPP Chrstine Elliott were the Chief Guests at the event.

CIMA Canada wishes to thank CIMA President Harold Baird, Deputy President Gulzari Babber, and our sponsors and partners for helping CIMA organize another successful Mayor's Trophy.

‍Please see below for some pictures from the CIMA Mayor's Trophy 2011
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Toronto's annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy cricket tournament a success
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‍Saturday June 23rd, 2012
Sunnybrook Park, Toronto
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"Once again, the annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy tournament brought together teams from across the city for a great day of cricket," said Mayor Rob Ford. "Cricket seems to be getting more popular every year in Toronto."

Among the many enthusiastic spectators at the event were Gulzari Babber, President of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and Amal Ratnayake, Chair of CIMA Canada, along with City of Toronto staff and representatives of many Toronto businesses and community organizations that support cricket."

CIMA Mayor's Trophy is a unique Toronto community event that brings communities together through the shared passion for the game of cricket," said Ratnayake of CIMA Canada. "As a global professional body of management accountants, CIMA is proud to be associated in promoting cricket in Toronto, a sport that is passionately followed by billions of fans around the world."

The Mayor's Trophy, with the help of a myriad of sponsors and community partners, helps to bring cricket to the broader Toronto community.

In two other trophy games at today's tournament at Sunnybrook Park, Metro News won the CIMA Media Trophy and KPMG won the CIMA Accountants Trophy.

Another CIMA initiative, the newly inaugurated CIMA Mayor's School Cricket Tournament for the new CIBC Trophy, was played in May of this year. CIMA, in partnership with RBC Royal Bank and Tom's Place, also sponsors the Cricket Across the Pond scholarship program, which is sending 12 young players to Surrey, England this summer for a cricket training program.

CIMA is a membership body that offers an internationally recognized professional qualification in management accountancy, with over 195,000 students and members in 176 countries. CIMA members and students around the world are involved in community activities. A significant majority of CIMA members in Toronto have roots in cricket playing nations.

More information about the scholarship program and the CIMA Canada Mayor's Trophy 2012 is available from Michael Lam, 905-553-0346, and at cimacanada.org.

Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.7 million people. Toronto's government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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CIMA President in Toronto for the CIMA Mayor's Trophy 2013
June 22, 2013
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‍Toronto Police cricket team won the CIMA Mayor's Trophy for 2013 in an exciting match today with the CIBC cricket team. The employee cricket team from Rogers Communications won the CIMA Media Trophy and KPMG won the CIMA Accountants’ Trophy.

Among the many enthusiastic spectators at the event, held in Sunnybrook Park, were Mayor Rob Ford, Malcolm Furber President of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Raza Hasan, Senior Vice President of CIBC, Mahes Wickramasinghe Senior Vice President Rogers and News Talk 1010 host John Tory. The event is held in partnership with CIMA. CIBC, Rogers, Newstalk 1010, ONESTOP Network , Tom's Place and several other community partners joined CIMA in supporting this year’s event."

The 9th annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy has drawn prominent Torontonians to the cricket field, showcasing the importance of cricket in connecting diverse communities," said Mayor Rob Ford. "The sport of cricket is gaining new players and great popularity every year in Toronto."

"Since its launch in 2005, CIMA Mayor's Trophy has helped bring a diverse group of community partners together. The success of this event has helped CIMA assist aspiring young cricketers to fulfill their dreams," said Michael Lam, Deputy Chair CIMA Canada.

The Mayor's Trophy, with the help of a myriad of sponsors and community partners, helps to bring cricket to the broader Toronto community.

"CIBC is proud to support an inclusive event that is engaging children in our community in a healthy activity and fostering the growth of cricket in one of the world's most multicultural cities," said Raza Hasan, Senior Vice President CIBC.

Another CIMA initiative, the third annual CIMA Mayor's School Cricket Tournament for the CIBC Trophy, was played in May of this year.
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About CIMA:
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, founded in 1919, is the world's leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with over 203,000 members and students operating in 173 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce, the public sector and not-for-profit organizations. CIMA has formed a joint venture with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to establish the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. CGMA is the global quality standard that further elevates the profession of management accounting. For more information about CIMA, please visit www.cimaglobal.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CIMA_News.

About CIBC:
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution, with nearly 11 million personal banking and business clients. CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, our employees and our communities. We aim to make a difference in communities through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees. In 2012, CIBC contributed more than $38 million to charitable and non-profit initiatives in Canada to support national, regional and local organizations. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC in our Press Centre on our corporate website at www.cibc.com.Toronto is Canada's largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Toronto's government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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CIMA Canada Media ,905 553 0346 – members@cimacanada.org
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CIMA President in Toronto for the CIMA Mayor's Trophy 2014.
June 21, 2014
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‍The Toronto Transit Commission team won the CIMA Mayor's Trophy for 2014 in an exciting match Saturday with the Toronto Police Services team. The employee cricket team from Rogers Communications won the CIMA Media Trophy and PriceWaterhouseCoopers won the CIMA Accountants’ Trophy.

Among the many spectators at the event, held at Sunnybrook Park, were Councillor Anthony Perruzza, (Ward 8 York West), Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee; Jonathan Dart, British Consul General Toronto and Director-General UKTI Canada; Martin Saxton, Chair of CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants); Keith Luck, CIMA President, United Kingdom; Raza Hasan, Senior Vice-President of CIBC; and NewsTalk 1010 host John Moore.

"The CIMA Mayor's Trophy always brings out the top players in Toronto and showcases the popular sport for both novice and seasoned enthusiasts," said Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. "The sport of cricket has been influential in connecting diverse communities, welcoming new players and growing immensely in popularity.

The event is held in partnership with CIMA, CIBC, Rogers, Newstalk 1010, Toronto Sun, CBC, Metro News, ONESTOP Network and Tom's Place. Several other community partners joined CIMA in supporting this year’s event.

The 10th annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy is a great opportunity to highlight outstanding Toronto cricketers."As Chair of the Canadian branch, I am tremendously proud of the CIMA Mayor's Trophy. The success of this volunteer-run event is yet another example of the ingenuity and dedication that is typical of CIMA members," said Saxton.

“I am delighted to be attending the CIMA Mayor’s Trophy in its 10th anniversary year. This annual event has been a remarkable success in bringing business and sport together and providing opportunities for the younger generation to grow and flourish," said Luck. "CIMA is committed to helping young people equip themselves with the skills to meet the needs of business and the CIMA Mayor’s Trophy is a great example of how we provide opportunities for learning and personal development in a number of different settings.”“CIBC is proud to support this terrific event that brings the corporate community together to help raise funds for school cricket programs across the GTA,” said Hasan. “CIBC has helped fund the school program since its inception because it encourages children in our communities to get active while introducing new fans to Canada’s fastest-growing sport.”

The Mayor's Trophy, with the help of a myriad of sponsors and community partners, helps to bring cricket to the broader Toronto community."

The CIMA Mayor’s Trophy has become a cricket tradition. Like the game of cricket itself in Toronto, it continues to grow in popularity and to build deeper roots in the various communities in this great city," said Dart. "The sponsors deserve huge credit for the support they have generously given."

Another CIMA initiative, the third annual CIMA Mayor's School Cricket Tournament for the CIBC Trophy, was played in May of this year.
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‍About CIBC:
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 11 million personal banking and business clients. CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, our employees and our communities. We aim to make a difference in communities through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees. In 2013, CIBC contributed more than $41 million to 1,870 charitable and non-profit initiatives in over 430 communities. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC in our Press Centre on our corporate website at http://www.cibc.com.
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About CIMA:
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with over 218,000 members and students operating in 177 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce, the public sector and not-for-profit organizations. CIMA has formed a joint venture with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to establish the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. CGMA is the global quality standard that further elevates the profession of management accounting.
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For more information about CIMA, please visit http://www.cimaglobal.com.
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Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.
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Toronto's annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy cricket tournament a success
June 22, 2015
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‍CIBC won the CIMA Mayor's Trophy for 2015 in an exciting match Saturday with the TTC cricket team. The employee cricket team from the Toronto Sun won the CIMA Media Trophy and PwC won the CIMA Accountants’ Trophy.

Among the many enthusiastic spectators at the event, held in Sunnybrook Park, were Mayor John Tory; Kevin McGurgan, British Consul General Toronto and Director-General UKTI Canada Helen Berhane, Chair of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA); Myriam Madden, CIMA President, United Kingdom; Arlene Thomas, Senior Vice President of Management Accounting and Global Markets at the AICPA and Mahes Wickramasinghe Chief Strategy Officer, Canadian Tire.

The event is held in partnership with CIMA, CIBC, Rogers, Newstalk 1010, Toronto Sun, CBC, Metro News, ONESTOP Network and Tom's Place. Several other community partners joined CIMA in supporting this year’s event.

The 11th annual CIMA Mayor's Trophy is a great opportunity to highlight outstanding Toronto cricketers.

"The CIMA Mayor's Trophy has been influential in connecting diverse communities, welcoming new players and growing immensely in popularity, said Mayor John Tory. "The tournament always brings out the top players in Toronto and showcases the popular sport for both novice and seasoned enthusiasts

"As Chair of the Canadian Branch, I am tremendously proud of the CIMA Mayor's Trophy. The success of this volunteer-run event is yet another example of the ingenuity and dedication that is typical of CIMA members," said Helen Berhane

The Mayor's Trophy, with the help of a myriad of sponsors and community partners, helps to bring cricket to the broader Toronto community.
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Another CIMA initiative, the fourth annual CIMA Mayor's School Cricket Tournament for the CIBC Trophy, was played in May of this year. Additionally, Mayor’s School Cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka through CIMA Cricket Across the Pond program.:00 am – 9:30 am Cricket Demonstration – Ontario Women’s Cricket Development Programme
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‍About CIBC:
CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 11 million personal banking and business clients. CIBC is committed to supporting causes that matter to our clients, our employees and our communities. We aim to make a difference in communities through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees. In 2013, CIBC contributed more than $41 million to 1,870 charitable and non-profit initiatives in over 430 communities. You can find other news releases and information about CIBC in our Press Centre on our corporate website at http://www.cibc.com.

About CIMA:
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with over 227,000 members and students operating in 179 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce, the public sector and not-for-profit organizations. CIMA has formed a joint venture with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to establish the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. CGMA is the global quality standard that further elevates the profession of management accounting.
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For more information about CIMA, please visit http://www.cimaglobal.com.
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