Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada 2025: Trends, Insights & CCSP Report

CCSP releases its 16th Annual Report: The State of Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada

Have you been wondering what other public sector organizations are doing to advance sustainable procurement – or what to do next in your own institution? Take a look at the Canadian Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement’s 2025 Annual Report on the State of Sustainable Public Procurement in Canada! 

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Drawing on the hard work and success stories of the CCSP’s network of 57 member institutions from coast to coast, this report highlights national sustainable procurement trends, showcases CCSP member accomplishments, and features success stories from across Canada throughout 2025.

Amid the pressures of tariffs and tightening budgets, a roll-back on EDI south of the boarder, and increasing legislation, procurement teams stayed the course. We saw lots of work going towards adopting or renewing sustainable procurement action plans, engaging with suppliers, updating RFP tools and procedures, and training internal audiences.  

What’s in this years’ report?

The report highlights emerging and evolving trends, best practices in sustainable public procurement, and profiles developments and success stories from CCSP members. You can find our guiding 10-point Best Practice Framework for a high-performing program on page 14.

2025 Trends in Sustainable Procurement – We’ve highlighted ten key trends shaping sustainable purchasing this year. These include strengthening local supply chains in the face of tariffs, refining sustainability questions in RFPs, new work on integrating sustainability into vendor performance management and modern slavery due diligence, maintained focus on social and Indigenous procurement, and a need for more meaningful action as progress on climate and circularity slows. 

Member Benchmarking and Program Developments – Wondering how our members become sustainable procurement champions? We conducted benchmarking interviews to support members in assessing their progress on implementing the Best Practice Program Framework. Head to this section to see the ever-popular Moon Chart Ratings for each member and their main program developments across the 10 Program Elements. 

Member Success Stories – We’re all about celebrating the successes of CCSP members, and this year we’ve shared inspiring stories of how they’re embedding sustainability into real procurement decisions. From UBCO advancing sustainable custodial services, to the City of Brampton supporting Diverse suppliers, City of Mississauga sourcing sustainable coffee services, and City of Winnipeg working with an Indigenous supplier — we love seeing our members “do the doing” in sustainable procurement. Explore this section to read more real-world examples.

2025 CCSP Operations – This section of the Report provides an overview of the sectors in which our network operates, the geographic distribution of our members across the country, and other program activities that took place in 2025.

We hope you join us in celebrating the successes and hard work of the CCSP members and share this report far and wide! Please navigate to our ABOUT CCSP page to download the full report. 

It’s not too late to join the 2026 CCSP Program!

Contact Amanda Chouinard, Program Manager, at ccsp@reeveconsulting.com if you’re interested in learning more.  

CCSP members have access to a community of practice with peer organizations who have similar goals to align their sustainability values with their purchasing practices, including educational webinars, a Resource Library, and one-on-one support.