Our Story

CDW publishes its first catalogue

CDW offers first services, helping customers set up their computers 

CDW begins hiring coworkers with technical expertise

CDW completes its first IPO; lists on NASDAQ 

CDW embraces online sales by introducing CDW.com 

CDW first enters the Canadian market 

CDW Canada moves to a new space – Carlson Court

Jon Stevens, CDW’s Sr. VP CIO & Operations, leads the Canadian team

CDW Canada begins advertising in the country

CDW Canada joins Channel Daily News’ (CDN) Top 100 Solution Providers in Canada list, ranking number 13

Canadian coworkers: 106

CDW Canada ranks 7th on CDN’s Top 100 Solution Provider List

CDW Canada hosts its first-ever Business Technology Expo (BTEX) in Toronto 

Mary Ann Yule becomes CDW Canada’s General Manager 

Canadian coworkers: 209

CDW Canada is authorized and certified for HP & Cisco for Federal Government, IBM P-Series, Lenovo Premiere Status and Cisco SMB Specialization & Express Communication

CDW Canada wins platinum at IT in Canada’s Business People’s Choice Awards

CDW Canada is recognized as one of the best workplaces in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada 

CDW Canada named a “Best Place to Work for Women”

Cisco recognizes CDW Canada as Small Business Partner of the Year and Public Sector Partner of the Year

CDW Canada ranks third on CDN's Top 100 Solution Provider list

CDW Canada hosts its first Calgary Stampede networking event

CDW Canada ranks second on CDN's Top 100 Solution Provider list

CDW Canada donates more than $23,000 to Children’s Miracle Network in support of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto

CDW Canada ranks number one on CDN’s Top Solution Providers for the first time

CDW Canada hosts BTEX West in Calgary for the first time

CDW Canada is recognized as a Great Place to Work for the fifth consecutive year

CDW Canada achieves Cisco Gold Certification in Canada and receives four awards at the Cisco Partner Summit

CDW Canada reaffirms authorization as a Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider

CDW Canada is awarded HP’s Partner One Pan-HP Growth Reseller of the Year for Canada award

CDW Canada is honoured as a winner of Microsoft’s Excellence in Operations

CDW Canada is recognized as Microsoft Partner of the Year

Our first Security Study, about cybersecurity in Canada, is released in partnership with IDC

CDW Canada launches partnership with Dell and is awarded the Dell Shining Star Channel Partner of the Year award

J.D. Hupp becomes CDW Canada’s Vice President & General Manager

CDW Canada relocates its office headquarters to The West Mall in Etobicoke

CDW Canada Partners with Ontario Education Collaboration Marketplace (OECM)

CDW Canada is named HP Partner of the Year – Print Hardware

CDW Canada ranks number one on CDN’s Top Solution Providers list for the fifth year in a row 

CDW Canada is named Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year

CDW Canada takes home three awards at the Dell EMC Partner Summit – including Partner of the Year

CDW Canada receives Cisco Architectural Excellence Partner of the Year

CDW Canada is recognized by Dell as the Go Big-Win Big New Business Partner of the Year

CDW Canada completes acquisition of Scalar Decisions

Canadian coworkers: 750

CDW Canada commissions from IDC its first-ever Cloud Report about the crucial role cloud services play in Canadian organizations

CDW Canada is named Cisco Partner of the Year

Ginette Adragna becomes CDW Canada's Vice President & General Manager

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) renames its data centre to “CDW Canada Data Centre” in recognition of our continuous donations for over 16 years 

CDW Canada celebrates its first-ever Penetration Testing Day, to raise awareness of the importance of strengthening security in Canadian companies 

CDW Canada is named Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year, Dell’s Canada Partner of the Year and Microsoft CSP Partner of the Year  

CDW Canada ranks number one on CDN’s Top Solution Providers list for the ninth time and the fourth time in a row. CDW Canada also receives a Channel Innovation Award recognizing its commitment to supplier diversity in Canada

CDW Canada adds to Dell’s Physical Infrastructure Supply Arrangement

CDW Canada receives more than 18 Partner of the Year awards – including HP Print, Veeam, Microsoft Modern Workplace, NetApp, Ingram Micro Cloud and more