The Future of Federal Procurement
March 12, 2024
This webinar will present tools, online resources and programs associated with green and cleantech procurement, and will dive into the following topics:
Indigenous Procurement
This portion of the session we will share information on the 5% mandate, the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Businesses, the Indigenous Business Directory and Indigenous Participation Plans. What does these mean and how do they impact all suppliers?
Green and Sustainable Procurement
This portion of the session will focus on the GHG Emissions policy, policy on Environmentally Preferable Packaging, green and clean tech procurement.
This is the third webinar in MEIA’s three-part series in partnership with Supply Chain Manitoba.
Presenter: Kris Ruiter, Public Services and Procurement Canada
The Process of Procurement: How to Sell to the Government of Canada
March 5, 2024
The Government of Canada is one of the largest buyers of goods and services in Canada, with contract values ranging from hundreds to billions of dollars. On average, smaller businesses in Canada win the majority of the total value of contracts awarded each year.
This free webinar will delve into the “how to” of selling goods and services to the Government of Canada. The webinar will walk through what to look for as a supplier, how to find opportunities with the Government Electronic Tendering Service, and will include a live demo of the procurement website CanadaBuys.
This is the second webinar in MEIA’s three-part series in partnership with Supply Chain Manitoba.
Presenter: Daisy Truong, Public Services and Procurement Canada – Western Region
Mythbusting Federal Procurement
February 27, 2024
Each year, the Government of Canada spends billions of dollars by awarding hundreds of thousands of contracts, mostly from micro, small, and medium companies. This free webinar, delivered in partnership with MEIA and Supply Chain Manitoba, will help attendees learn more about how the Government of Canada does business: what they buy, who they buy from, and the process to become a supplier with the Government of Canada.
Presenter: Daisy Truong, Public Services and Procurement Canada – Western Region
Green and Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Panel
March 22, 2022
MEIA is excited to partner with Public Services & Procurement Canada and Supply Chain Manitoba to bring you this free webinar. The panel will discuss the Greening Government Strategy Cabinet Directive, Green & Clean Tech Commitments and Green Procurement Requirements, as well as green and sustainable procurement activities in the Western Region.
Presenters:
- Stefanie Bowles, Project Manager, Green and Clean Technology Procurement Team
Strategic Policy Sector, Public Services and Procurement Canada
- MaryAnn McCreight-Balshaw, MSc, CPPB,
Advisor, Contract Quality Assurance, Business Advisory Services / Western Region
Public Services and Procurement Canada / Government of Canada
- Kris Ruiter, Chief, Stakeholder Engagement
Procurement Assistance Canada of Public Services and Procurement Canada in Western Region
Indigenous Business and the 5% of Federal Contracts
March 15, 2022
MEIA is excited to partner with Public Services & Procurement Canada and Supply Chain Manitoba to bring you this free webinar, Indigenous Business and the 5% of Federal Contracts.
Presenters:
Mike Ricci, Senior Program Officer at Indigenous Services Canada
Kris Ruiter is the Chief, Stakeholder Engagement, Procurement Assistance Canada of Public Services and Procurement Canada in Western Region
Cherry Riley, Western Regional Service Line Leader, Contract Services at Defence Construction Canada
Myth Busting Federal Procurement Workshop
March 1, 2022
MEIA is excited to partner with Public Services & Procurement Canada and Supply Chain Manitoba to bring you this free webinar, Myth Busting Federal Procurement. The webinar will cover the fundamentals of federal procurement – how much they buy, what they buy, who they buy from, and more.
What You Will Learn:
- Fundamentals of federal procurement
- Small business opportunities
- Supplier Registration
- Leverage data – Supply chain opportunities
Presenter: Kris Ruiter is the Chief, Stakeholder Engagement, Procurement Assistance Canada of Public Services and Procurement Canada in Western Region. The office’s role is to help companies learn what products & services the Government of Canada buys and how the procurement processes work. Kris brings a variety of both public and private sector experience to the role with Procurement Assistance Canada.
Info Session: Recommendations for the Contaminated Sites Remediation Act
November 30, 2021
Presented by
– Warren Rospad, Contaminated Sites Program Specialist, Manitoba Conservation and Climate
– Serge Scrafield, Chair, Manitoba Clean Environment Commission
In December 2020, the Clean Environment Commission published the Review of Legislation and Programs for Sites Impacted by Development. Manitoba Conservation and Climate will be holding an information session about the thirteen recommendations that were made under the Contaminated Sites Remediation Act.
The report includes:
• the background and current state of legislation and programming addressing contamination and degradation of sites across Canada;
• a review of management approaches associated with orphaned and abandoned mining and oil and gas sites;
• an in-depth assessment of Manitoba’s legislation and programs; and
• options and recommendations for program improvements in Manitoba.
Following the information session MEIA will be initiating a formal feedback process for all interested stakeholders to provide comments, concerns and questions of clarity on the thirteen recommendations focused on the Contaminated Sites Remediation Act.
MEIA Remediation Conference 2021
June 9, 2021
Presentations from:
Province of Manitoba Regulatory Update – Warren Rospad, Manitoba Conservation & Water Stewardship
Risk Based Consulting for Property Clean Up – Theresa Phillips, Pinchin Ltd.
Somerset District Office ESA and Remediation – David Fehr, Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Permitting for Residential Geothermal Installations
May 4, 2021
Presented by MEIA and the Manitoba Geothermal Energy Alliance.
The Manitoba Geothermal Energy Alliance (MGEA) requires accredited installers to take out a permit for all geothermal installations. Accredited installers need to remain in good standing to qualify for Manitoba Hydro loans and Provincial grants; as a requirement for accredited installers, failure to take out permits can affect their membership status resulting in consumers being unable to obtain these loans and grants. This course provides live instruction on the process of how to fill out MGEA permits
Indigenous Clean Energy Webinar
Presented by MEIA & ManSEA
November 18, 2020
During this webinar, we will take closer look at how Indigenous communities and peoples are leading the way for Canada’s clean energy transition. The session will be hosted by the Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise (ICE) – Canada’s leading non-profit for Indigenous clean energy capacity-building. ICE will discuss how they have helped advance broad sustainable prosperity by supporting First Nation, Inuit and Métis clean energy participation and leadership from coast-to-coast-to-coast. ICE is an open and inclusive community where Indigenous peoples and allies strengthen their capacity and relationships by engaging in intensive collaboration to make clean energy projects a reality.
Presenters: Eryn Stewart, Terri Lynn Morrison, and Darrell Brown
Optimizing Geothermal Design Webinar
October 14, 2020
Presented by MEIA & ManSEA
Find out about what a geothermal heat pump system is, important considerations in designing a system, success stories (and examples of why a design was not as successful as it could have been), design process, feasibility assessment software and the benefits of monitoring ground heat exchanger performance over the life of the building. Presented by Ed Lohrenz, GEOptimize Inc. and Eric Souque, Efficiency Manitoba.
For access to the Optimizing Geothermal Design Webinar, please contact us at [email protected] or (204) 783-7090. There is a charge of $15+GST
The First Biomass Boiler in a Public School in Manitoba – Primary Heat Source
June 10, 2020
Presented by MEIA & ManSEA
Claude Plante, Facility Maintenance and Safety Supervisor at Prairie Rose School Division, and Nathan Waldner, Mechanical Department Manager and Service Technician at SIM Enterprises, Lowe Farm, Manitoba, describe how they are using biomass energy to replace fossil fuels to heat school division facilities at St. Eustache, Manitoba. For anyone considering the use of biomass as a heat source for your community infrastructure this is an excellent opportunity to learn how to do it.