Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)
The Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) is the leading professional association in Canada for supply chain management professionals.
With more than 7000 members working in all sectors of the Canadian economy, including retail, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, government, natural resources and service sectors, PMAC is the principal source of training, education and professional development for supply chain management professionals in Canada.
Education and member development programs are delivered through the provincial and territorial institutes, supported by the PMAC National office. The highest achievement in professional supply chain management education in Canada is the PMAC Certified Professional Purchaser (C.P.P.) designation.
Contact Info
777 Bay Street
Suite 2701
Po Box 112
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Phone: 416-977-7111
Fax: 416-977-8886
Email: info@pmac.ca
Website: www.pmac.ca
Continuing Education Policy
Purpose (from the PMAC website)
In order for the C.P.P. holder, the purchasing profession, and employers of C.P.P.s to benefit from and maintain credibility of the certification, continuous professional development is expected to ensure a level of competency and current knowledge with respect to purchasing-related business matters.
A professional is more likely to remain at a high level of competence and currency if:
Pursuing self-education that has some value in the business world, or
Expanding the body of purchasing knowledge, or
Bettering the purchasing profession by disseminating business knowledge, or
Promoting or supporting the value of the purchasing profession.
Maintenance Requirements
Credits are assigned to prescribed maintenance activities and while there is no upper limit, a minimum of 30 credits needs to be achieved over each maintenance period of three years.
It is up to C.P.P. holders to report their activities each year to their Institute and provide satisfactory evidence of their acitvities to that Institute.
Exemptions
All honorary and permanently retired non-practising Institute members shall be exempt from maintenance requirements. A C.P.P. holder not belonging to any of these categories may request in writing and be granted a one-time exemption at the absolute discretion of the governing Institute.
Email: differs by Region
Email: none given
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