The Chief Financial Officer has approved increases to the thresholds in accordance with the revised Procurement Policy (effective November 26, 2025). Join us Feb 25 @ 12pm for a practical refresher on the updated Policy, thresholds, and what these updates mean for your day-to-day procurement activities. Click to Register

Suppliers should be aware of potential fraud activity requesting the delivery of goods to a non-University of Toronto location. What to look for Fake email Non-U of T shipping address Requesting open line of credit Poorly written, bad grammar Suspected Fraud Suspected fraud attempts should be reported immediately to your local law enforcement. In addition,
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Please keep the following in mind, as requests received after these dates may not be completed prior to the holiday break: DEC 5 Procurement Policy Exemption Justification (PPEJ) requests DEC 12 Purchase Order Creation and Changes (more than $50,000) Vendor Setups and Changes New Credit Card Applications (PCard and T&H Card) Please ensure complete documentation
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As we approach fiscal year end, please keep the following deadlines in mind, as requests received after these dates may not be completed prior to April 28, 2025: APR 15 Purchase Order Creation and Changes (over $50,000) Procurement Policy Exemption requests Vendor Setups and Changes New Credit Card Applications Please ensure complete documentation is included
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The Facilities Management and Planning Department (Planning, Design, and Construction team) recently demonstrated the power of inclusive and sustainable procurement practices through a successful partnership with the Social Procurement Program and the active support of UTM Procurement. This partnership came to life during a renovation project for the Centre for Black Excellence and Belonging, where the
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) national strike came into effect Friday, November 15th at 12:01am ET. For the duration of the strike, Financial Services will continue to print cheques as scheduled, however, cheques will not be mailed until Canada Post resumes normal service. For more information: Canada Strike Memo 2024

As we approach fiscal year end, please keep the following deadlines in mind, as requests received after these dates may not be completed prior to April 29, 2024: APR 15 Purchase Order Creation and Changes (over $50,000) Procurement Policy Exemption requests Vendor Setups and Changes New Credit Card Applications Please ensure complete documentation is included
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Please keep the following in mind, as requests received after these dates may not be completed prior to the holiday break: DEC 8 Procurement Policy Exemption Justification (PPEJ) requests DEC 12 Purchase Order Creation and Changes (more than $50,000) Vendor Setups and Changes New Credit Card Applications (PCard and T&H Card) Please ensure complete documentation
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Visit the Social Procurement Program site to learn more.

As we approach fiscal year end, please keep the following deadlines in mind, as requests received after these dates may not be completed prior to April 29, 2023: APR 17 Purchase Order Creation and Changes (over $50,000) Procurement Policy Exemption requests Vendor Setups and Changes New Credit Card Applications Please ensure complete documentation is included
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Suppliers should be aware of potential fraud activity requesting delivery of goods to a non-University of Toronto location. The emails in question do not use standard University of Toronto email addresses (domain should end with @utoronto.ca) and if a telephone contact is given, it is not a University of Toronto phone number. Please forward any
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Every purchase has an economic, environmental, and social impact, whether intended or not. Leveraging social value from purchasing can have a powerful and positive ripple effect on our communities. To join the effort in building a more sustainable and thriving community, the University of Toronto is conducting a social procurement pilot. This one-year pilot will
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Two Factor Authentication As an extra layer of security, Bank of Montreal (BMO) will introduce two-factor authentication for Spend Dynamics. Starting March 14, 2022, Spend Dynamics users will be prompted to register for two-factor authentication when logging into the system. Users are encouraged to review the Spend Dynamics Two-Factor Authentication Guide. For questions or support
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