John D.V. Hoyles
Past President
John Hoyles is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Bar Association. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the National Capital Commission. Before that he was Head of the GST Consumer Information Office.
John grew up in Val d’Or in northwestern Quebec and practiced law for a number of years in New Liskeard in northeastern Ontario before moving to Ottawa. He is the Past President of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives. He is also Past Chair of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE).
His past charitable volunteer experiences have included Chairing the Board of the Temiskaming Hospital, Chairing the Red Shield Appeal for the Salvation Army, and actively supporting fundraising for the University of Ottawa. John has been a member of the Board of the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation since 2005 and is currently Vice-Chair and a member of the Courage Campaign Cabinet.
In 2006 John received the Pinnacle Award, which is the highest award given by CSAE to an individual exhibiting exemplary association executive leadership.
