The British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative (BCSPI) helps local governments and institutional purchasers turn their procurement dollars into achievable and measurable community benefits

Read BCSPI's first Annual Impact Report to learn how our members are turning public spending into measurable community benefits

Learn About BCSPI Membership

Join over 30 local governments and purchasers in British Columbia and become part of BCSPI's social procurement learning network

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Get access to training, resources and expert knowledge to generate social, economic and environmental value from your existing purchasing

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Get access to training, resources and expert knowledge to generate social, economic and environmental value from your existing purchasing

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Local Governments

Integrate full social value into your procurement process

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Institutional Purchasers

Convert your purchasing dollars into local community benefit

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Suppliers & Contractors

Get "procurement ready" to deliver great value and social impact

Every purchase has an economic, environmental and social impact. When we focus on "best value for money" procurement becomes a tool for building healthy communities

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Every purchase has an economic, environmental and social impact. When we focus on "best value for money" procurement becomes a tool for building healthy communities

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BCSPI Member Story

SCRD: Changing the Procurement Landscape

See how the Sunshine Coast Regional District included social and sustainable value in a contract for consolidated landscaping services

BCSPI Member Story

City of Victoria: Small Spends for Community Benefit

The City of Victoria is using corporate credit card spending as a first step to integrating community benefit across the organization - find out how!

BCSPI Member Story

Comox Valley Regional District: Keeping It Simple

Read about how Comox Valley's water treatment plant project created significant local employment opportunities for people facing barriers

Participating Governments & Organizations

Territorial Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that the offices of BCSPI's four delivery partners are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples– specifically the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwəta/ Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, the Katzie, Semiahmoo and Kwantlen Nations, the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, now known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.