Past events
Government Procurement Obligations of Canada’s Trade Agreements
Ricardo Seoane, Associate Director, Strategic Policy Sector, Acquisitions Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada. Since he began working for the Government of Canada in 2002, Ricardo has worked for Employment and Social Development Canada and most recently with Public Services and Procurement Canada. He has held increasingly senior positions in financial management, real property management, and procurement. Most recently, as the Associate Director for Strategic. Policy Development, Ricardo has been leading the design, development, and implementation of a new vendor performance management regime that will apply across the Government of Canada. In addition to these responsibilities, he also oversees the provision of policy advice and guidance as it relates to the interpretation of Canada’s procurement obligations that stem from national as well as international trade agreements.. Ricardo is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
Kelly MacKenzie, Senior Policy Advisor – Trade Agreements Unit – Public Services and Procurement Canada
Kelly has worked for the Trade Agreements Unit at Public Services and Procurement Canada for over four years, and has significant experience providing advice and guidance on trade agreement obligations to procurement officers across the Government of Canada.
ProServices Professional Services
Date: April 27th, 2021
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/
Josée Lacroix, Supply Specialist, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Josée works in the new Business and Technology Solutions Sector (BTSS) formerly the Services & Technology Acquisition Management Sector (STAMS). This Division is responsible for managing the mandatory methods of supply for professional services.
Description:
The presentation will focus on the ProServices method of supply and how to use this Supply Arrangement.
PG Competencies – Perspective from a Global Affairs Canada Director of procurement
Minh Khai Trinh, Director of Procurement Operations, assets and fleet management, Department: Global Affairs Canada
Vendor Performance Management
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
Dante Scalzo
Dante began his career working for the Government of Canada in 2006 and has worked for Natural Resources Canada, The Indian Residential School Adjudication Secretariat, Employment and Social Development Canada and is currently employed within the Acquisitions Branch of Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Social Procurement
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
Social Procurement is used by governments worldwide to improve the value of public procurement and to advance socio-economic outcomes. As governments prepare to rebuild from a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted under-represented groups and suppliers, social procurement is an increasingly important tool to expand the Government’s supplier base, generate broader economic benefits to Canadians and the communities they live in, and to create jobs. This session will outline Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) work to re-imagine best value, building a social procurement framework that will provide PSPC with the tools to increase supplier diversity for the, support businesses recovering from the pandemic, and economically empower diverse groups across Canada.
Virtual Summit 2021
3-4 june 2021
2021 National Workshop
28-29 September + A Series of Master Classes
October – November
CIPMM Mentorship Program Orientation
Government Procurement Obligations of Canada’s Trade Agreements
CIPMM Mentorship Program 2021 ProServices Professional Services
PG Competencies – Perspective from a Global Affairs Canada Director of Procurement