Presented at: GSEF2016 Montreal

Organisation: Canadian Community Economic Development Network - Manitoba (Government and public agencies)

Date: September 8, 2016

Presenter: Ms. Sarah Leeson Klym (Manitoba Regional Director)

Contacts: sleesonklym@ccednet-rcdec.ca

Summary: 

The Manitoba Housing and Community Development, a public agency, has been supporting the social economy through its procurement practices for nearly a decade. By contracting from social enterprises providing employment opportunities for multi-barriered individuals, the department has been leveraging its regular purchasing (energy retrofits and apartment refreshes) to support poverty reduction and employment in the communities of Winnipeg and Brandon.