WBE Canada’s Breakfast with Brands events are designed to be educational and informative, providing greater access to procurement networks for women-owned businesses looking to succeed in corporate supply chains. The second event in 2019’s Breakfast with Brands series hosted by The Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) brings together certified women owned businesses and buyers from Automotive industry from… Read More

Bringing together today’s brightest women leaders to shape the future we all want to see Be inspired at The Art of Leadership for Women in Toronto on April 12th with keynote speaker Robin Roberts, Co-Anchor, “Good Morning America”. Join over 2,000 leaders and participate in a full day of world-class learning, networking, and inspiration. Bringing a group to The Art… Read More

The “Diversifying the Federal Supply Chain Summit” is designed to increase diversity in the federal procurement supply chain. This event is focused on creating awareness of Government of Canada and private sector programming that can help women, Indigenous, minority, LGBTQ2+, and persons with disabilities owned businesses access federal contracting opportunities. The day will include: Presentations by federal government programs and… Read More

WBE Impact events are designed to be a resource to propel women-owned businesses to succeed and to create a greater impact in their communities. The Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) will bring together women owned businesses, corporate and government supplier diversity and procurement professionals. This event will address the needs of emerging and established business owners. We will… Read More

Our WBE Impact: BC event is coming up fast – we’ll see you next Thursday, February 28th, 2019 at 11am – 3:30pm PT in Vancouver, BC. Meanwhile, we wanted to help you prepare for the event, therefore we are offering a complimentary Vancouver Event Huddle to review latest updates and information about the event. Date: Wednesday February 20, 2019 Time: 1-2pm ET… Read More

Investing in Inclusion event explores how organizations have successfully integrated supplier diversity into their daily practice. Understanding that one of the major barriers in businesses is finding qualified suppliers, WBE Canada has partnered with Ryerson University to help highlight best practices, lessons learned and top recommendations to help companies implement supplier diversity into their strategic sourcing. Investing in inclusion will… Read More

Silvia Pencak, President of WBE Canada will be participating in the panel conversation on the topic of Increasing Innovation through Supplier Diversity and Becoming a Strategic Contributing Partner which will take place during “Take the Lead: Women in Supply Chain” event organized by Supply Chain Management Association, Ontario chapter (SCMAO) this February. Presenting companies include WBE Canada, EY, Canada Goose,… Read More

Shannon Bowen-Smed is the President & CEO of BOWEN Group, the leading independent Canadian recruitment and contractor management firm headquartered in Calgary, AB. Shannon was recently awarded 2018 WBE of the Year award and WBE Canada team was so impressed with her accomplishments and impact on the community that we decided to ask Shannon couple questions to inspire other women entrepreneurs. WBE… Read More

Buy Social Canada in partnership with Artscape are pleased to invite you to attend our Tier 2 Tier: Social Procurement Fair 2018. This event will focus on facilitating business-to-business connections across all tiers of the supply chain by connecting corporations, governments, and anchor institutions with social enterprises and other certified diverse suppliers—all under one roof. If you are a purchaser… Read More

Join CBO at the Government-to-Business (G2B) Information Fair and Workshops on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in Oakville. The G2B Information Fair will offer businesses a chance to engage with government officials, participate in workshops, and learn about government programs and services for businesses. This one-day affair is the perfect place to learn about government supports in place to help with… Read More