Canoe is one of Canada’s largest group procurement organizations built for the public sector. Canoe supports over 6,000 public and not-for-profit organizations across Canada by offering choice and flexibility, simplifying procurement, and providing access to competitively awarded, trade-compliant supplier contracts.
Current Canoe members include municipalities and local governments, Indigenous communities, school divisions, libraries, non-profits, hospitals, airports, and other public sector entities.
Why Canoe?
- Built for Canadian Communities: Canoe was created by Canadian municipalities to serve the unique needs of the public sector
- Delivered Through Local Municipal Associations: UMNB is a local Canoe partner
- No Use Requirements: There is no minimum purchase or use obligation
- Trade-Compliant: All contracts and programs comply with applicable trade agreements and public procurement best practices
- Local Supplier Engagement: Work directly with trusted local suppliers and dealers whenever possible
Benefits for Members
- Preferential Pricing: Access volume-based pricing from hundreds of approved suppliers
- Streamlined Procurement: Reduce administrative workload by using contracts already competitively tendered on your behalf
- Flexible Purchasing: Select only the products, services, and suppliers that meet your organization’s needs
- Wide Program Selection: From office supplies to heavy equipment, facility assessment to public administration software, Canoe offers a broad range of programs to meet your procurement needs
- Procurement Support: Work with dedicated Canoe representatives to navigate programs, compliance, and supplier connections
How to Join
Becoming a Canoe member is easy. Visit the Become a Member page on the Canoe website to review eligibility and submit the membership inquiry form. A Canoe representative will contact you directly to guide you through the next steps.
How to Participate
- Step 1: Get your opt-in Member Enrolment Form – Canoe Procurement Group of Canada
- Step 2: Create and sign your municipality’s declaration letter and email it to procurement@snb.ca for Minister Aaron Kennedy, Service New Brunswick approval. CC: StephanieM@canoeprocurement.ca and dan.murphy@umnb.ca.
- Step 3: Reach out to Stephanie Morris, Member Outreach Representative, at 343.344.4162 or StephanieM@canoeprocurement.ca about your specific purchasing needs.
Confirmation of program approval from Service New Brunswick. The Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick, on behalf of its current and potential members and represented associations and their members, intend to participate in one or more procurements conducted by the Canoe Procurement Group of Canada and Sourcewell between February 2021 – February 2022. For further information and access to the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick tender notices, please review the Service New Brunswick Procurement website at www2.snb.ca and the MERX website at www.merx.com.
For further information on our alliance with Canoe, please visit the website at www.canoeprocurement.ca. For further information on Sourcewell, please visit the website at www.sourcewell-mn.gov.