Supply Ontario (SO ; French : ApprovisiOntario )[ NB 1] [ 1] is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario . Created in 2020, the agency's mandate is to provide and support supply chain management and procurement activities for the provincial government, the broader public sector, and health care sector.
Governance and leadership [ edit ]
The agency was established in 2020 by the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party government of Premier Doug Ford under Ontario Regulation 612/20, made under the Supply Chain Management Act (Government, Broader Public Sector and Health Sector Entities), 2019 .[ 2] The agency was initially under the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS),[ 3] and briefly the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS).[ 4] In June 2024, the agency returned to MGCS, which had since been re-named to Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (MPBSDP).[ 5]
Chief executive officers
No.
Name
Start date
End date
Reference
Notes
1
Frank P. Rochon
March 1, 2021
August 4, 2022
[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
2
Jamie Wallace
January 23, 2023
Incumbent
[ 9] [ 10]
Former chief of staff to Premier Doug Ford
Board chairs
No.
Name
Start date
End date
Reference
1
Paul G. Smith
January 2021
Incumbent
[ 11] [ 12]
^ While agency operates as Supply Ontario, its legal title is Centralized Supply Chain Ontario (French : Gestion centralisée de la chaîne d'approvisionnement Ontario ).
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