Canadian
Public
Procurement Council

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Annual Forum

MONTREAL, QC

APRIL 21 – 24, 2024

TRANSFORMATION: ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT

AND CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES

 

Word from the Chair

I’m delighted and honoured to be chairing the Canadian Forum on Public Procurement 2024 in Montreal.  It’s been 25 years since the first Canadian Forum was held in Quebec City. I can see that the enthusiasm and passion of procurement professionals is as strong as ever, and I’m delighted to be taking part.More than ever, the role of public procurement professionals is key to creating added value for customers. Managing risk and keeping on track during disruption is a driver for innovation. It is with great pride that I have joined a highly dynamic team to work on the creation and development of a program that includes diversity and inclusion. We all know that public procurement is transforming in many ways, which is why the theme of this year’s Forum, Transformation: Adapting to the Environment and Current Economic Challenges, is so timely. I’m very excited about it, because it will focus on innovation, integration, relationships, and our shared interest in dealing with change in public procurement. The challenges are great, so standardizing our best practices will be most beneficial and rewarding for us all.

I look forward to welcoming you to Montreal in April 2024. Join me in celebrating and sharing these 25 years of experience and exchange within our organizations.

Martine Côté, Chair of CPPC Forum 2024

 

CPPC Connect

We are pleased to announce the first edition of CPPC Connect which will take place on April 23rd. CPPC Connect is an event designed to build relationships among the supplier community and government entities from all sectors. It is a great opportunity for suppliers to network in One-on-One appointments with procurement professionals from public organizations which are important consumers of goods and services in the country. Further details on this new event are available by clicking here to access our electronic brochure.

Registration for this event is also possible by clicking here to access our online registration form. Once your registration is complete you will receive a confirmation email with further details on next steps to book your One-on-One meetings.

 

Program

Our English program for “Transformation: Adapting to the Environment and Current Economic Challenges“ is now complete. Click here to view it and see the schedule of what will be a great event again this year.

It is with great pleasure that we are integrating into our program a full day of content exclusively in French on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. This program will take place in parallel of the English program which will take place in the morning only for this last day. To view the schedule of this French program, click here.  It should be noted, however, that all of the sessions planned for this program will take place exclusively in French and that no simultaneous interpretation service will be offered.

Our sessions will offer our participants a program rich in content with workshops and learning activities that will leave you with practical tools to use in your working environment.

 

Registration

Registration is now open. Click here to access our online form for the English program. You will find below the detailed early bird rates that are valid until March 29.

CPPC                                                                  Member                        Non-member

Full Forum + Pre-Forum Seminar                $1100                                  $1550

Full Forum only                                                   $750                                  $1100

One-Day only                                                       $400                                    $700

Pre-Forum only                                                   $350                                    $450

French Program Only                                       $300                                     $350

To register for our French program only, click here. Visit the French page of our Forum section for more details.

 

Hotel Reservation

Staying at the host hotel helps the CPPC meet its contractual obligations, therefore keep registration fees down. Take advantage of the convenience, camaraderie and savings by staying at the Doubletree by Hilton where the event will be held. Attendees choosing alternate accommodations will be assessed a $150 surcharge on their registration fee. In your registration process you will be asked to provide your hotel reservation confirmation number so please make sure you complete your hotel reservation first. To book your room, please click here. Room reservations can also be made over the phone by calling 1-800-361-8234 and you need to mention the following event name: 2024 CPPC Annual Forum. Please note that all reservations must be made no later than April 4, 2024.

Local attendees: If you plan to commute daily and live within a 100 kilometer radius the host hotel, please include as part of your registration the commute mileage (one way) when registering and you will not be assessed of a 150$ surcharge.

Room Sharing: Attendees sharing a room at the host hotel must provide a confirmation number and list all names on reservation for verification and you will not be assessed of a 150$ surcharge

Traveling to Montreal

Air Canada is pleased to offer reductions on base fares for travel booked to and from Forum. 5% discounts will apply to Standard fares, 10% to Flex fares and up for North America travel. 10% discounts will apply to Standard fares and up for International travel. To book your flight directly with Air Canada, access www.aircanada.com and enter our promotion code PMRKJ7X1.

VIA Rail Canada is pleased to participate as a major ground transportation company for CPPC Forum 2024. The discount code will be valid for transportation from April 17th to 27th, 2024. Participants must enter the event’s VIA convention discount code 14517 as a Corporate code to benefit from 10% off the best available fare in Economy, Economy Plus, Business, Business Plus, Sleeper class. “Subject to the conditions and restrictions of the fare plan to which the additional discount is being applied.” Discount does not apply in any Escape fares and Prestige Class. Fare applies to a maximum of two passengers per booking. One complimentary stopover is allowed at no additional charge. For travel on all fare plans in Business class, the first stopover is allowed at no additional charge, provided that this stopover takes place in Toronto, Montréal or Ottawa only. It is available from all stations throughout the VIA system to Montreal, QC and return.

 

Why Attend CPPC Forum?

You would like to attend our Forum this year in Montreal to live an amazing experience but you don’t know how to convince your supervisor that this event is worth it ? Download our Why Attend CPPC Forum document and show it to your supervisor so he can see what you can get and why you have to participate at the 23rd edition of our Forum.

 

WANT TO HAVE A SNEAK PEEK OF MONTREAL? Click here!

 

Marketing Opportunities

The CPPC encourages companies who do business with governments at all levels to take this opportunity to meet public procurement officials outside of the confines of a contract negotiation. Marketing opportunities in the form of different sponsorships are available for the three-day conference. For more information, click here to download our sponsorship brochure.

 

Mobile Application

To improve the overall attendee experience and to follow emerging technology trends in event management, the CPPC decided to invest in a mobile application for Forum. Over the past two years we have tackled the learning curve and validated real benefits of this investment. Now, with a growing number of users and the improved ability to communicate with Forum participants, we will offer the experience again this year at Forum 2024.

The app will accommodate all the resources and information needed for attendees to take full advantage of their experience at Forum 2024 in Montreal. The app offers an up-to-the-minute communication platform for all users and can supplement and enhance the content of Forum 2024 sessions by including easy access to presentation materials. This means you won’t need to bring paper copies, you can follow along using this app.

During Forum 2024, the app will have all the information on sessions, attendees, speakers, sponsors, social events, etc. It will also allow users to have access to different maps from all of Montreal points of interest to the Forum event location – the Doubletree by Hilton.

Users will receive alerts in the app during the event so no one will miss any of the action throughout Forum. In addition, evaluation surveys will be available through the app allowing users to provide immediate feedback on our sessions and on Forum in general, which is great for us to use in our efforts to continuously improve year after year.  Finally, a gamification feature will allow people to live a more interactive experience and the chance to maybe win something!

Stay tuned to download our Forum mobile application before the event !!

We are looking forward to seeing you in Montreal this April !