Why we exist

Our Mission

Buy Social Canada exists to build healthy communities that are rich in social, cultural, human, environmental and economic capital. We shift how goods and services are bought and sold in the marketplace through social procurement consulting, education and advocacy and social enterprise certification.

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Who we are

Buy Social Canada

Buy Social Canada is a national, women-led social enterprise with team members in British Columbia and Ontario. We operate both a Community Contribution Company (CCC) and a Not-for-Profit Corporation. Our CCC is in the process of becoming fully employee owned.

As a social enterprise, Buy Social Canada reinvests 100% of our Community Contribution Company profits into our free events, open-source resources, advocacy, and engagement to further our mission.

Buy Social Canada is proud to be a certified Living Wage Employer in British Columbia and Ontario, and a confirmed Net-Zero Challenge Participant.

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Our Social Procurement Policy

Our IDEA Policy

Our Net-Zero Commitment

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What we do

Our Services

Buy Social Canada brings together purchase-driven purchasers and social value suppliers to build business relationships to buy and sell with impact in Canada. Our services support organizations to achieve strategic goals and build healthy, vibrant, and resilient local economies and communities.

We offer social procurement consulting for the public and private sectors, including policy design and implementation, community benefits in construction design and implementation, and stakeholder engagement. We provide social procurement training and free resources. We work with community to advocate for social procurement and social enterprise and host virtual and in-person engagements and events to increase awareness, network and share learnings. We offer a recognized, Canada-wide social enterprise certification that verifies impact and opens the door to our growing network of social purchasers.