General Operations

• Success story: Advancing inclusive and sustainable procurement through the Social Procurement Program

  January 8, 2025

  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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• Canada Post Strike 2024

  November 19, 2024

  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

• Diversity and inclusion at the heart of social procurement pilot

  March 16, 2022

  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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