Purchasing and Payment Services

Mandate

The University strives to procure all goods and services by applying professional and ethical standards in the execution of contracts that protect both buyer and seller and demonstrate the prudent and economical use of resources provided to the University by its stakeholders.

  • Purchasing Services will assist in the sourcing, development of competitive bid documents, negotiation of terms and conditions, issuance of purchase orders and expediting, when requested.
  • Accounts Payable will ensure the timely and accurate payment and reporting of all non-salary disbursements to suppliers, employees and students for the University of Guelph.

Purchasing and Payments Updates

UPDATE – New Tariffs as of March 13, 2025

Mar 13 2025 - 10:49

NEW LIST OF IMPACTED GOODS

A new list of goods subject to tariffs coming from the US has been implemented as of Mar 13.  The new list can be found at the following...

Tariffs on Incoming Goods from the United States - March 5, 2025

Mar 4 2025 - 10:01

UPDATE – General Information About Tariffs When making purchases for goods coming from the US, please keep the following information in mind; For the tariffs that came into effect Mar 4, there is a very specific list of products impacted, not all goods shipping from the US are covered New...