City of Winnipeg: Social Procurement Contract Reporting

City Council voted in 2022 to adopt the Sustainable Procurement Action Plan.  As a part of that plan, they have developed a list of contractual clauses that may be included on City tenders as a part of the contract delivery. The social value clauses will be specific to employment of equity groups and Indigenous Rightsholders, training and apprenticeship opportunities, and purchasing from social value suppliers like Social Enterprises, diverse-owned businesses, and Indigenous businesses. This session will walk through the Social Value Menu, supporting tools and how to use them, and include a question-and-answer portion.  

This session is for you if you are: 

• A City contractor who wants to be able to compete successfully on the City’s social procurement evaluations by incorporating social value into your supply chain
• A potential subcontractor who may need to report on your employment, purchasing and training activities
• A General or Trade Contractor that does or wants to do ANY work with the City of Winnipeg

Corinne Evason – Sustainable Procurement Liaison, City of Winnipeg

Corinne is the new Sustainable Procurement Liaison with the City of Winnipeg, Materials Management Division.  Corinne has been with the City for over 22 years. Corinne has her Supply Chain Management Professional designation, a Certificate in Management, and a diploma in Business Administration.  Corinne has over 30 years of purchasing experience.  Corinne started to get involved in Sustainable Procurement back in 2008 and has been a champion ever since. Corinne chairs the Sustainable Procurement in Manitoba Working Group and is part of the Canadian Collaboration of Sustainable Procurement Steering Committee. Her newest challenge is implementing the Sustainable Procurement Action Plan for the City of Winnipeg.

Tori Williamson – Chief Operating Officer, Buy Social Canada

Tori’s project management, communications, marketing, and logistics experience ranges from transportation to education to tourism. She sees the importance in expanding objectives beyond price and quality in order to shape healthy, vibrant communities. As Chief Operating Officer, she spearheads consulting services and works across the social procurement ecosystem. She sits on the Stronger Together Solidarity Working Group to help bring inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility to the social innovation sector. Currently, she is the Project Manager for Wood Buffalo Social Procurement Implementation, Winnipeg Sustainable Procurement Action Plan, Edmonton Sustainable Procurement Tools and Procedures and Education and Training Lead for the British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative.

Sabrina Musto – Social Procurement Consultant, Buy Social Canada  

Sabrina is a Social Procurement Consultant at Buy Social Canada. She plans and implements social procurement policies, conducts research on procurement practices, coordinates and executes community and stakeholder engagement, and supports project meeting coordination and documentation. Her projects range from developing a sustainable procurement implementation framework with OCAD University to supporting the design and implementation of a Community Benefit Agreement with the Learning Enrichment Foundation. Her interdisciplinary background in research and urban planning, makes her thoughtful in her approach and has enabled her with strong communication, project management and analytical skills. She is passionate about people and believes that building community capital must be at the forefront of all we do.