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'''[[Communauté nationale des gestionnaires (CNG) / Infolettre de la CNG / Octobre 2025|Lire la version en français ici]]'''[[File:NMC News Banner ENG .png|alt=Hand holding a smartphone displaying a email notification with an envelope icon on a blue background. / Main tenant un smartphone affichant une notification de courriel avec une icône d’enveloppe sur un fond bleu..|center|frameless|1140x1140px]]<h2><span style="color:#BF3341;">In this edition</span></h2>'''NMC Insight'''
  
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'''Spotlight on Resources'''
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*[[#GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: Support your employees to succeed|GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: Support your employees to succeed]]
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*[[#Key Procurement Resources and Guidance for Managers|Key Procurement Resources and Guidance for Managers]]
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*[[#Release of Better Accommodation Project (BAP) Toolkits|Release of Better Accommodation Project (BAP) Toolkits]]
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'''Regional News'''
  
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==<big>'''À propos de la série Demandez-moi n’importe quoi'''</big>==
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[[#Atlantic|'''Atlantic''']]
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<big>Cette séance fait partie de la série de séances Demandez-moi n’importe quoi qui nous sert de plateforme afin de partager des histoires, d’écouter, de poser des questions de façon respectueuse et de poursuivre notre parcours en vue de devenir une organisation plus inclusive.</big>
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*[[#Atlantic NMC Fall Networking Breakfast(s)|Atlantic NMC Fall Networking Breakfast(s)]]
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[[#National Capital Region|'''National Capital Region''']]
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*[[#NCR Arts Fusion|NCR Arts Fusion]]
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[[#Ontario|'''Ontario''']]
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*[[#Upcoming NMC Networking Events in Ontario|Upcoming NMC Networking Events in Ontario]]
  
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<big>En tant qu’individus, vous ne pouvez pas nécessairement changer l’endroit où vous vivez, vous ne pouvez décidément pas changer votre passé, mais vous pouvez modifier ce qui vous influence – par les auteurs que vous lisez, la musique que vous écoutez, les films que vous regardez et les interactions au sein de votre communauté. La série Demandez-moi n’importe quoi vous offre la possibilité d’élargir votre point de vue, d’apprendre des expériences vécues par des personnes qui partagent leurs expériences avec courage, ceci afin d’aider à éduquer et à faire évoluer la fonction publique vers une culture où l’équité est bien ancrée.</big>
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[[#Prairies & Northwest Territories|'''Prairies & Northwest Territories''']]
  
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<big>La série vous donne également l’occasion de savoir que vous n’êtes pas seul. Ces expériences, en particulier les expériences négatives, sont systémiques et se produisent trop fréquemment dans l’ensemble de la fonction publique. En mettant en lumière ces expériences, on vise à accroître de façon continue le réseau de fonctionnaires prêts à agir ainsi qu’à progresser vers une culture d’inclusivité et d’appartenance.</big>
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[[#Quebec_&_Nunavut|'''Quebec & Nunavut''']]
  
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==<big>'''Mission de la série Demandez-moi n’importe quoi'''</big>==
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[[#British_Columbia_&_Yukon|'''British Columbia & Yukon''']]
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<big>Nous reconnaissons que les individus sont dotés de multiples facettes qui font de nous ce que nous sommes. Nous ne sortons pas tous du même moule et nous ne correspondons pas à des catégories bien définies. Nous représentons la mosaïque du Canada.</big>
 
  
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<big>Il est important d’apprécier les expériences, les différences et les caractéristiques uniques de chacun. Lorsque nous développons nos compétences culturelles, nous sommes en mesure de mieux travailler ensemble au sein de nos équipes et d’agir les uns envers les autres avec pertinence, empathie et compassion. En célébrant et en partageant notre authenticité, nous nous apprécions davantage les uns les autres, de même que la diversité qui nous entoure.</big>
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===Managers Engaged and Inspired!===
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===We're Hiring: Atlantic Regional Lead – National Managers’ Community (NMC)===
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==Events and Celebrations==
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===Navigating AI: Age of the Agent for Public Service===
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Coming this fall and winter, Navigating AI: Age of the Agent for Public Service is a dynamic, hands-on training experience designed to help leaders and teams navigate the latest advancements in generative AI, including AI Agents.
  
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<big>Nous savons que grâce à la diversité, les lieux de travail et les communautés sont plus forts, plus résilients et obtiennent plus de succès. La diversité créé surtout des espaces d’inclusion et favorise un milieu de travail d’appartenance où les personnes se sentent estimées.\</big>
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'''Training will be provided by Microsoft in collaboration with the KPMG Skills Development Centre.'''
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📅  '''November 19, 26, and December 3, 2025 | Virtual | [https://ipac.ca/aiagents#registration More details and registration here]'''<div style="text-align: right;">
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===Creating An Inclusive Workplace Culture===
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The overall goal of this session is to engage you in a reflection on what you can do to create a culture of inclusion of persons with disabilities.
  
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📅  '''November 19, 2025 | Virtual | English session 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (ET) | French session 10h00 à 12h00 | [https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d997b0f9-54fb-42f4-97e4-2a2248067818@d05bc194-94bf-4ad6-ae2e-1db0f2e38f5e More details and registration here]'''<div style="text-align: right;">
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===Giving and Receiving Feedback: Why This Emotional Intelligence Skill Can Strengthen or Destroy Teams===
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Discover how effective feedback can transform your team dynamics. The Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace in partnership with the National Managers Community, are proud to welcome '''Dr. Karyn Gordon''', to deliver a practical, research-based session on how to give and receive feedback across generations to build trust, boost engagement, and strengthen collaboration.
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|<big>[[Mois national de l'histoire autochtone : Renouer avec l'identité]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Naviguer votre carrière dans la fonction publique fédérale]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Célébration des voix autochtones dans la fonction public]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Célébration des voix juives dans la fonction public]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Journée internationale des femmes : La représentation, c'est important!]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Mois de l’histoire des Noirs : Célébrons les voix des Noir(e)s à travers la diaspora]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[La neuro-diversité, c'est la diversité]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Honorer nos vétérans]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Mois canadien de l’histoire islamique]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Mois de l’héritage asiatique.|Mois de l’héritage asiatique : La perturbation de l'invisibilité]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Mois de l’héritage sikh]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Femmes en STIM]]</big>
 
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|<big>[[Mois de l’histoire des Noirs]]</big>
 
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<big>Nous encourageons les autres à prendre part à des conversations courageuses avec leurs pairs. Profitez des séances Demandez-moi n’importe quoi comme des occasions de dialoguer franchement avec vos équipes dans vos milieux de travail.</big>
 
  
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* How generational differences influence feedback styles
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<big>● Inviter les dirigeants et les collègues de votre organisation à un rassemblement pour visionner une séance Demandez-moi n’importe quoi, suivez une séance en direct et regardez-la ensemble. Assurez-vous de l’inscrire à leurs calendriers.    </big>
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Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your emotional intelligence and leadership impact.
  
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📅  '''November 25, 2025 | Online via MS Teams | English, with French interpretation, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (ET) | [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/giving-and-receiving-feedback-emotional-intelligence-skill-tickets-1778048303339?aff=oddtdtcreator More details and registrations here]'''<div style="text-align: right;">
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===Career boot camp 2026===
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Back for its 6th virtual edition, Career Boot Camp is your opportunity to sharpen your skills, build resilience, and thrive in a time of fiscal constraint. It’s a chance to find your way forward by adapting to change and growing within the federal public service.
  
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This year’s program features interactive workshops, practical strategies, and networking opportunities to help you build meaningful connections and confidently shape your next steps. Career Boot Camp 2026 is all about turning challenges into stepping stones for both personal and professional growth.
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📅 '''January 20 to 29, 2026 | Details and registrations : [https://events.zoom.us/ev/AhyfBCK4-IHgXxh6efEraKgvUf_praADc-hlCSsCjYrRW33Hmr7f~AiyOiFCa9dw8ucf9OoAgPjn587VIVIcnqkhd6spyyBfy-N2gwA7n5bDTEA Career boot camp 2026]'''<div style="text-align: right;">
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==Spotlight on Resources==
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===GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: Support your employees to succeed===
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Use this 2-minute [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB9gxhy1BE0 video] to learn about the Passport – a tool that you can use to foster a supportive work environment where employees with disabilities feel valued and equipped to do their best.  
  
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1.   Review a Passport that your employee has shared with you
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'''Watch the video on YouTube''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB9gxhy1BE0 GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: What Managers Need to Know]
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'''Download the video and transcript from the Accessibility Hub on the Passport''' [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/GC_Workplace_Accessibility_Passport/_Passeport_pour_l%E2%80%99accessibilit%C3%A9_en_milieu_de_travail_du_GC?setlang=en&uselang=en#Resources GCPedia] page.
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Let’s work together to equip employees to achieve their full potential and be productive!
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For more info, visit [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/wellness-inclusion-diversity-public-service/diversity-inclusion-public-service/accessibility-public-service/government-canada-workplace-accessibility-passport.html Canada.ca]. Questions? Contact the Office of Public Service Accessibility, TBS at: [Mailto:AccessibilityPassport.Passeportdaccessibilite@tbs-sct.gc.ca AccessibilityPassport.Passeportdaccessibilite@tbs-sct.gc.ca].<div style="text-align: right;">
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===Key Procurement Resources and Guidance for Managers===
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The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) has published a [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000442/SitePages/Business-owners%E2%80%99-roles-and-responsibilities.aspx resource page to help managers] understand their roles and responsibilities in procurement. Managers who procure goods and services in government act as “business owners” and have responsibilities under the Treasury Board [https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32692 ''Directive on the Management of Procurement''.]
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- [https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32810 Guide to Mitigating Conflicts of Interest in Procurement]
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'''Canada School of Public Service courses :'''
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* [https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/video/procuring-professional-services-eng.aspx Key Considerations in Procuring Professional Services (COR4-V01)]
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* [https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/video/procuring-integrity-eng.aspx Procuring with Integrity: The Essentials for Public Servants (COR4-V02)]
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* [https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=COR421&cm_locale=en Introduction to the Federal Procurement Process (COR421)]
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===Release of Better Accommodation Project (BAP) Toolkits===
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Launched in September 2024, BAP aims to improve how federal employees with disabilities are accommodated by addressing gaps in this process. With input from 365 managers and 933 employees, BAP developed two toolkits that will help to foster inclusive, barrier-free workplaces.
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The toolkits align with the [https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32634 Directive on the Duty to Accommodate] and the [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/wellness-inclusion-diversity-public-service/diversity-inclusion-public-service/working-government-canada-duty-accommodate-right-non-discrimination/duty-accommodate-general-process-managers.html Duty to Accommodate: A General Process for Managers.]
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* [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/wellness-inclusion-diversity-public-service/diversity-inclusion-public-service/accessibility-public-service/better-accommodation-project.html Better Accommodation Project - Canada.ca]
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===<span style="color:#BF3341;">Regional News</span>===
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==Atlantic==
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===Atlantic NMC Fall Networking Breakfast(s)===
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[[File:NMC Managers Connect Circle.png|left|frameless|81x81px]]We are thrilled to announce the return of our highly successful NMC Fall Networking Breakfasts in Atlantic Canada! These events provide a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues in a relaxed and informal setting while enjoying a delicious breakfast and some refreshing coffee. This year, we will be hosting breakfasts in Moncton, Miramichi, Fredericton, and Halifax, among other cities.
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===NCR Arts Fusion===
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Join [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157937668748440 NCR Arts Fusion] (a new employee-led community connecting public servants through shared arts and culture experiences in the NCR) for '''Arts & Minds''' at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), an evening of creativity, dialogue, and connection for public servants.
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In this edition

NMC Insight

Events and Celebrations

Spotlight on Resources

Regional News

Atlantic

National Capital Region

Ontario

Prairies & Northwest Territories

Quebec & Nunavut

British Columbia & Yukon

NMC Insight

Managers Engaged and Inspired!

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We're Hiring: Atlantic Regional Lead – National Managers’ Community (NMC)

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Events and Celebrations

Navigating AI: Age of the Agent for Public Service

Coming this fall and winter, Navigating AI: Age of the Agent for Public Service is a dynamic, hands-on training experience designed to help leaders and teams navigate the latest advancements in generative AI, including AI Agents.

Training will be provided by Microsoft in collaboration with the KPMG Skills Development Centre.

📅 November 19, 26, and December 3, 2025 | Virtual | More details and registration here

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Creating An Inclusive Workplace Culture

The overall goal of this session is to engage you in a reflection on what you can do to create a culture of inclusion of persons with disabilities.

At the end of this interactive session, participants will:

  • Explain the impact of a positive workplace culture on the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
  • Use neutral or non-ableist words to foster diversity and inclusion in the federal public service.
  • Be equipped to learn more about disability inclusion and what they can do to positively influence workplace culture.

📅 November 19, 2025 | Virtual | English session 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (ET) | French session 10h00 à 12h00 | More details and registration here

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Giving and Receiving Feedback: Why This Emotional Intelligence Skill Can Strengthen or Destroy Teams

Discover how effective feedback can transform your team dynamics. The Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace in partnership with the National Managers Community, are proud to welcome Dr. Karyn Gordon, to deliver a practical, research-based session on how to give and receive feedback across generations to build trust, boost engagement, and strengthen collaboration.

In this interactive webinar, you’ll learn :

  • How generational differences influence feedback styles
  • Why feedback can energize, or harm teams
  • Three simple strategies to make feedback more effective for everyone

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your emotional intelligence and leadership impact.

📅 November 25, 2025 | Online via MS Teams | English, with French interpretation, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (ET) | More details and registrations here

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Career boot camp 2026

Back for its 6th virtual edition, Career Boot Camp is your opportunity to sharpen your skills, build resilience, and thrive in a time of fiscal constraint. It’s a chance to find your way forward by adapting to change and growing within the federal public service.

This year’s program features interactive workshops, practical strategies, and networking opportunities to help you build meaningful connections and confidently shape your next steps. Career Boot Camp 2026 is all about turning challenges into stepping stones for both personal and professional growth.

📅 January 20 to 29, 2026 | Details and registrations : Career boot camp 2026

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Spotlight on Resources

GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: Support your employees to succeed

Use this 2-minute video to learn about the Passport – a tool that you can use to foster a supportive work environment where employees with disabilities feel valued and equipped to do their best.  

Learn how to:

1.   Review a Passport that your employee has shared with you

2.   Collaborate with your employee to remove barriers

3.   Implement potential solutions

4.   Access additional resources

Watch the video on YouTube: GC Workplace Accessibility Passport: What Managers Need to Know

Download the video and transcript from the Accessibility Hub on the Passport GCPedia page.

Let’s work together to equip employees to achieve their full potential and be productive!

For more info, visit Canada.ca. Questions? Contact the Office of Public Service Accessibility, TBS at: AccessibilityPassport.Passeportdaccessibilite@tbs-sct.gc.ca.

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Key Procurement Resources and Guidance for Managers

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) has published a resource page to help managers understand their roles and responsibilities in procurement. Managers who procure goods and services in government act as “business owners” and have responsibilities under the Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement.

Your first point of contact for procurement questions is the file’s contracting authority. This individual has procurement expertise and will guide you through the process. Additional resources for managers include :

- Manager’s Guide: Key Considerations When Procuring Professional Services

- Guide to Mitigating Conflicts of Interest in Procurement

Canada School of Public Service courses :

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Release of Better Accommodation Project (BAP) Toolkits

Launched in September 2024, BAP aims to improve how federal employees with disabilities are accommodated by addressing gaps in this process. With input from 365 managers and 933 employees, BAP developed two toolkits that will help to foster inclusive, barrier-free workplaces.

The toolkits align with the Directive on the Duty to Accommodate and the Duty to Accommodate: A General Process for Managers.

  • Toolkit for users guides managers and employees through every step of the accommodation process
  • Toolkit for organizations helps organizations review and strengthen their accommodation services.

Discover BAP tools:

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Regional News

Atlantic

Atlantic NMC Fall Networking Breakfast(s)

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We are thrilled to announce the return of our highly successful NMC Fall Networking Breakfasts in Atlantic Canada! These events provide a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues in a relaxed and informal setting while enjoying a delicious breakfast and some refreshing coffee. This year, we will be hosting breakfasts in Moncton, Miramichi, Fredericton, and Halifax, among other cities. Keep an eye on your inbox, as we will be sending you all the details, including dates, locations, and registration information soon. We can't wait to see you there and catch up!

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National Capital Region

NCR Arts Fusion

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Join NCR Arts Fusion (a new employee-led community connecting public servants through shared arts and culture experiences in the NCR) for Arts & Minds at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), an evening of creativity, dialogue, and connection for public servants.

Enjoy a welcome and gallery orientation by Rebecca Rama, OAG’s Development Officer, and a presentation on Ottawa’s Nightlife Economy Plan by “Night Mayor” Mathieu Grondin. Participate in “Sketchy Thursdays” sketching, explore the gallery in groups, or join the optional Public Policy Salon to discuss art’s role in the community, mental health, and democracy.

The evening wraps up with networking at the Jackson Café, where ideas and connections come to life.


📅 Thursday November 27, 2025 | Ottawa Art Gallery | 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST | *Cost: $10 : please RSVP on Eventbrite

* The $10 fee supports both the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) and a donation to the OAG.

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Ontario

Upcoming NMC Networking Events in Ontario

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📅 November 5, 2025 | In Person | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Details and registration here

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Prairies & Northwest Territories

Managers’ Connect Event in Regina

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📅 October 29, 2025 | In Person | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Details and registration here

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Quebec & Nunavut

Managers’ Connect Event in Montréal

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📅 October 22, 2025 | In Person | 8:30 am to 4:15 pm | Details and registration here

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British Columbia & Yukon

Managers’ Connect Event in Prince George

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📅 October 16, 2025 | In Person | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm | Details and registration here

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