Indigenous Manufacturing and Contracting Network (IMCN) - officially launched and hiring an Executive Director
April 19, 2022
SIMSA has been assisting the develop and launch, of the newly formed Indigenous Manufacturing and Contracting Network (IMCN). The IMCN is currently filing as a non profit, seeking sponsorship, etc. Once this has been completed, SIMSA will be backing away from the IMCN but remaining as an advisor. The IMCN is now searching for … Continued
SIMSA Brings the “Certified Saskatchewan Supplier” Designation to SupplierLink SK
March 22, 2022
March 22nd, 2022 The Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA) has brought the “Certified Saskatchewan Supplier” Designation to SupplierLink SK. SupplierLink is a trade-agreement compliant supplier-sourcing tool, which is seeing growing use by provincial governments, their agencies and crowns, as well as cities, towns, and RMs. The Saskatchewan Construction Association (SKCA) pursued the … Continued
SIMSA now has 300 members!
March 15, 2022
Just a quick note to mark SIMSA hitting the 300 member mark today! Here is how we have grown: SIMSA thanks it members for our continued growth!
SIMSA "Hiring Needs" Survey Results
March 11, 2022
SIMSA concluded a survey of its members’ labour needs on March 11th. We had 143 responses from the 250’ish members that would qualify as actual suppliers (i.e. not banks, software firms, etc.) – we currently have 298 members in total (up 39% through COVID). Given the rapid collapse of Russian and Belarusian relations with the … Continued
SIMSA's Economic View - February 24, 2022
February 28, 2022
February 24, 2022 The following was an email sent to SIMSA members on February 24, 2022 Before we dive into economic news, we must first pray for peace and the people of Ukraine. A significant portion of Saskatchewan’s population has Ukrainian ancestry and they helped build our province into what it is today. I … Continued
