Supply Ontario

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.

Supply Ontario

ApprovisiOntario
Agency overview
Type	Crown agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible	Hon. Todd McCarthy, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, with responsibility for Supply Ontario
Agency executives	Jamie Wallace, Chief Executive Officer Paul G. Smith, Chair
Parent ministry	Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Website	www.supplyontario.ca

Governance and leadership

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]

References

1. "Centralized Supply Chain Ontario (Supply Ontario) - Public Appointments Secretariat". www.pas.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
2. "Law Document English View". Ontario.ca. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
3. "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
4. "Frequently asked questions - Supply Ontario". www.supplyontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
5. Jones, Allison; Casey, Liam (June 6, 2024). "Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet". CBC News.
6. "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
7. "Frank Rochon named first Supply Ontario CEO". Canadian Manufacturing. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
8. "Supply Ontario leadership update - Supply Ontario". www.supplyontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
9. "Jamie Wallace appointed Chief Executive Officer of Supply Ontario - Supply Ontario". www.supplyontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
10. Artuso, Antonella (December 23, 2022). "Premier Doug Ford makes changes at top of his office". Toronto Sun.
11. Thompson, Mitchell (2021-02-01). "Old Mulroney Family Friend Tapped to Chair Brand New Ontario Government Procurement Agency". PressProgress. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
12. "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

Notes

1. While agency operates as Supply Ontario, its legal title is Centralized Supply Chain Ontario (French: Gestion centralisée de la chaîne d'approvisionnement Ontario).