The OPBA staff team is small but mighty. We are committed to serving our members and associates promptly, professionally, and positively. Our goal is to deliver quality Pro-D and networking opportunities to support our members to be effective public procurement professionals now and in the future.In January, we welcomed two new staff to the team. […]
Read more »Every year the OPBA reaches out to our membership asking how you plan to celebrate March – Procurement Month. We have decided to turn this contest into an annual event!Let’s celebrate a procurement colleague. We want to hear from you about a colleague who works in procurement, either in your agency or another, who has […]
Read more »OPBA warmly welcomes the following new members (December 2022): Danny Aguirre, Supply Chain Coordinator, Regional Municipality of Halton Ayokanmi Akinjayeju, Student, Durham College Richard Appiah, Student, Cambrian College Shawna Bailey, Purchasing Admin Assistant, City of Belleville Shannon Banks ,Senior Purchasing Agent, Niagara Region Josemari Buan, Student, Durham College Savan Harsh, Purchasing Agen,t Niagara Region Nhi […]
Read more »As we come to the close of our calendar year, I hope that everyone has been keeping well and will get an opportunity this holiday season to reflect on the past 12 months with gratitude and appreciation. As usual for this time of year, I would like to provide a recap of this year’s Annual […]
Read more »The Principles Certificate program is a widely recognized, industry-standard program that provides a solid foundation of entry-level training for procurement professionals in the public sector. OPBA is committed to continuous improvement of the program to ensure that learners have a meaningful experience. Since 2020, we have been modernizing the delivery and content. Read on to […]
Read more »The Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario (CDAO) brought back Procurement Day on October 28 for the first time since 2015. With a theme of How to Manage and Mitigate Risk, the CDAO offered four virtual sessions free of charge to public sector employees and client groups involved in the procurement of infrastructure projects. If […]
Read more »By Tanya Gaudet, CSCMP, C.Mgr.,Manager, Procurement and Insurance Services at the Town of New TecumsethIt is that time of year again when many public sector organizations are in the throes of budget planning for the next fiscal year. A daunting task in the most typical of times, budgeting in 2022 has presented challenges that are […]
Read more »OPBA warmly welcomes the following new members (November 2022): Mona Bibi, City of Mississauga Tricia Bray, Town of Collingwood Mohit Choyak, Durham College Student Knick Dawe, City of Cambridge Mirla Echavarria, Durham College Student Holly Lynne Finucan, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Terry Foerster, Upper Grand District School Board Andrea Geoffrey, City of Cambridge […]
Read more »Supply chain obstacles have long been the bane of public sector buyers. And with delays, shortages, and pricing fluctuations set to linger for the foreseeable future, there is a need for collaborative strategies that will provide relief.“Even though we’re coming out of the pandemic, where a lot of the supply chain issues originated, we’re still […]
Read more »Are you a public procurement leader and budgeting for 2025 staffing and/ or succession planning or just plain short on resources and need some help.It gets more and more challenging to find skilled employees in procurement and we seem to have less and less time to train new staff. Workloads keep increasing and resources feel […]
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