The Regional Municipality of Durham has received the Durham Info-Tech award for innovation, earning the research firm’s 2026 Innovator of the Year title in a North American division.
Info-Tech Research Group named Durham the Canadian winner in the North America Large and Enterprise Division. The firm announced the Canadian recipients on October 13.
Award recognizes technology-driven initiatives
The Innovator of the Year category recognizes organizations that use technology to address business challenges, improve efficiency and establish new standards.
Info-Tech said recipients were selected using diagnostic data, nomination forms and interviews, with criteria tailored to each award category. Durham was among 68 recipients recognized worldwide in the 2026 program.
Five Canadian organizations or leaders received awards. The other honourees represented Manulife, the City of Brampton, Premier Tech and Yorkville University in categories covering women in technology leadership and IT excellence.
Durham recognized in large-organization division
The award identifies the Regional Municipality of Durham as the sole Canadian Innovator of the Year recipient listed in the large and enterprise division. The announcement does not detail the specific Durham technology initiative used in the evaluation.
Info-Tech describes its annual program as recognizing organizational innovation, operational improvement and leadership that strengthens information-technology performance.
Sources
- Info-Tech Research Group announcement distributed through CNW, October 13, 2026.
- Daily Durham local report, October 14, 2026 at 12:05 a.m. EDT.
