Become a member
Built by the public sector for the public sector
Canoe empowers municipalities, non-profits, and other eligible public sector organizations to simplify their operations, save time, and maximize value through group purchasing, benefits, and insurance solutions. Collectively, Canoe has over 6,000 members across the country and continues to grow.
At Canoe, we pride ourselves on providing the best products and services to members at competitive prices. If you have a suggestion that would help strengthen our services, please let us know. We want to make your purchasing processes more efficient and cost effective. We are stronger together.
Who can be a member?
Canoe membership is open to a wide range of public sector and non-profit organizations across Canada, including, but not limited to:
- Municipalities, counties, and regional districts
- Cities, towns, villages, summer villages
- Provincial or territorial government entities
- Indigenous Communities
- School divisions and post-secondary institutions
- Fire departments
- Emergency services
- Hospitals
- Airport authorities
- Non-profit and charitable organizations
- Utility providers, libraries, and recreation boards
- Community associations
- Housing foundations
- Seniors housing associations
- Gas Co-ops
- Water Co-ops
- Irrigation districts
- Waste management organizations
Why join Canoe?
Canoe membership offers tangible advantages that go beyond cost savings, including:
Streamlined Procurement
Reduce administrative workload by using contracts already competitively tendered on your behalf
Preferential Pricing
Leverage the collective buying power of the Canadian public sector to secure better procurement value
Improved Supplier Access
Work with hundreds of approved suppliers, including local vendors and dealers, whenever possible
Choice and Flexibility
Maintain full control over purchasing decisions – including what, when, and from whom to buy
Consolidated Invoices
Simplify your procurement process with consolidated billing across multiple suppliers and orders
Additional Time to Pay
Take advantage of extended payment terms on many purchases, giving your organization more flexibility
No Minimum Purchase Requirements
Whether you’re a large municipality or a small non-profit, there’s no minimum spend needed to participate
No Binding Contracts
Membership is entirely voluntary and non-exclusive. You’re free to use the program as needed, with no locked-in commitments
Stay Informed
Members receive regular updates, supplier promotions, program news, and procurement support
Why join Canoe?
Canoe membership offers tangible advantages that go beyond cost savings, including:
- Streamlined Procurement: Reduce administrative workload by using contracts already competitively tendered on your behalf
- Preferrential Pricing: Leverage the collective buying power of the Canadian public sector to secure better procurement value
- Improved Supplier Access: Work with hundreds of approved suppliers including local vendors and dealers whenever possible
- Choice and Flexibility: Maintain full control over purchasing decisions - including what, when, and from whom to buy
- Consolidated Invoices: Simplify your procurement process with consolidated billing across multiple suppliers and orders
- Additional Time to Pay: Take advantage of extended payment terms on many purchases, giving your organization more flexibility
- No Minimum Purchasing Requirements: Whether you're a large municipality or a small non-profit, there’s no minimum spend needed to participate
- No Binding Contracts: Membership is entirely voluntary and non-exclusive. You’re free to use the program as needed, with no locked-in commitments
- Stay Informed: Members receive regular updates, supplier promotions, program news, and procurement support
Get Started
To get started on becoming a member, please fill out our membership form and submit the completed form to your local Canoe Client Relations Manager via email. You can find the representative for your province or territory here.
Get Started
To get started on becoming a member, please fill out our membership form and submit the completed form to your local Canoe Client Relations Manager via email. You can find the representative for your province or territory here.
Built by the public sector for the public sector
Canoe empowers municipalities, non-profits, and other eligible public sector organizations to simplify their operations, save time, and maximize value through group purchasing, benefits, and insurance solutions. Collectively, Canoe has over 6,000 members across the country and continues to grow.
At Canoe, we pride ourselves on providing the best products and services to members at competitive prices. If you have a suggestion that would help strengthen our services, please let us know. We want to make your purchasing processes more efficient and cost effective. We are stronger together.
Canoe membership is open to a wide range of public sector and non-profit organizations across Canada, including, but not limited to:
- Municipalities, counties, and regional districts
- Cities, towns, villages, summer villages
- Provincial or territorial government entities
- Indigenous Communities
- School divisions and post-secondary institutions
- Fire departments
- Emergency services
- Hospitals
- Airport authorities
- Non-profit and charitable organizations
- Utility providers, libraries, and recreation boards
- Community associations
- Housing foundations
- Seniors housing associations
- Gas Co-ops
- Water Co-ops
- Irrigation districts
- Waste management organizations
Why join Canoe?
Canoe membership offers tangible advantages that go beyond cost savings, including:
- Streamlined Procurement: Reduce administrative workload by using contracts already competitively tendered on your behalf
- Preferrential Pricing: Leverage the collective buying power of the Canadian public sector to secure better procurement value
- Improved Supplier Access: Work with hundreds of approved suppliers including local vendors and dealers whenever possible
- Choice and Flexibility: Maintain full control over purchasing decisions - including what, when, and from whom to buy
- Consolidated Invoices: Simplify your procurement process with consolidated billing across multiple suppliers and orders
- Additional Time to Pay: Take advantage of extended payment terms on many purchases, giving your organization more flexibility
- No Minimum Purchasing Requirements: Whether you're a large municipality or a small non-profit, there’s no minimum spend needed to participate
- No Binding Contracts: Membership is entirely voluntary and non-exclusive. You’re free to use the program as needed, with no locked-in commitments
- Stay Informed: Members receive regular updates, supplier promotions, program news, and procurement support
Canoe members consist of not-for-profit and public sector organizations, such as school divisions, municipalities, Indigenous Communities, water irrigation districts, rural electrification associations, hospitals, airport authorities, post-secondary institutions, seniors housing associations, and many more. Collectively, Canoe has over 6,000 members across the country and continues to grow.
At Canoe, we pride ourselves on providing the best products and services to members at competitive prices. If you have a suggestion that would help strengthen our services, please let us know. We want to make your purchasing processes more efficient and cost effective. We are stronger together.
MEMBER BENEFITS
Our members enjoy the benefits of:
- Competitive pricing
- Consolidated invoices
- Additional time to pay
- Greater bargaining power to secure better prices
- Dividends distributed on a true patronage basis
STAY INFORMED
- Consolidated invoices
- No minimum purchasing requirements
- No binding contracts
