CEO Memo from Al-Azhar Khalfan, President and CEO, SCMAO.

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On January 6, 2023 SCMAO was advised by Supply Chain Canada, National Office that the Board and leadership had chosen to defer the matter back to a “working group” and the FC.

Based on the response from Supply Chain Canada, National Office, the SCMAO Board and leadership interpret the continued lack of a decision by the National leadership as suggesting that the reciprocity of CSCMP/SCMP is unlikely.

View the National’s Response to Reciprocity Proposal

On December 22, 2022 SCMAO sent a reciprocity proposal to Supply Chain Canada, National Office

The reciprocity proposal sent by SCMAO was followed by a conversation between the CEOs at both offices, subsequent to which SCMAO was advised that the National Board would convene on January 5, 2023 and advise on their decision by January 6, 2023.

View the Reciprocity Proposal

No update on SCMP/CSCMP reciprocity from the Federation at Dec 6, 2022 Federation Council (FC) Meeting

Despite the Federation Council’s commitment in the October 2022 meeting, to provide an update to SCMAO on our request for reciprocity at the next scheduled Federation Council meeting in December 2022, they advised that they weren’t in a position to do so.

The Federation Council (FC) held its first meeting following the mass resignation of the National Board and staff in June.

At the meeting on October 1, 2022, SCMAO tabled the opportunity to maintain reciprocity as it relates to the SCMP/CSCMP designation and specifically cited that clause 5.8 in the Federation Agreement provides the National office the “exclusive right” to provide reciprocity with other designations and as such the national office does not require the Federation Council’s approval on the matter.

View the Federation Agreement

Given the continued instability of Supply Chain Canada’s National office,

The SCMAO Board and Management sent a formal notice to the Supply Chain Canada Board Chair on September 7, 2022 to confirm on how they intend to continue delivering services and commitments, outlined in the Federation Agreement.

View the Letter of Concerns

Supply Chain Canada National held an emergency board election

The board election took place on August 12, 2022 and with the new “interim” National Board in place, the hope was that the Federation will be able to reconvene meetings to discus the possibility of a path forward.

SCMAO took the first step toward building its operations, independent of the Federation to proceed with business continuity plan

Launch of SCMAO branding, website and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform.

Supply Chain Canada National informed the membership that the National CEO had resigned.

On June 15, 2022 Supply Chain Canada National Office made the announcement, as well in the same month, the whole management team and the Board of Directors resigned - creating the need for SCMAO to evoke its business continuity plan.

SCMAO provided Notice of Disassociation to Supply Chain Canada

On June 2, 2022, SCMAO provided Notice of Disassociation to Supply Chain Canada.

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Over two-thirds of the members present at the Special Meeting of Members voted in favour of disassociation from the FC on May 31, 2022.

The document here encapsulates the history and key milestones behind this decision.

View the Special Members Meeting Document

The SCMAO Board weighed the evidence and results from the FC,

as well as the merits of the Operational Plan as it relates to delivering value to members in a sustainable way, in order to make their recommendation to disassociation from FC.

FC rejected the suggested change to Voting Structure

and Project charters were NOT completed.

SCMAO Board presented the alternative plan

at the Special Members Meeting to SCMAO members who attended – the plan to disassociate from the FC.