Summary of Payment and Procurement Methods

The purchase of goods and services can be made using different methods depending on the type of purchase and value. For clarifications on using available payment methods, please see theĀ Overview of Procurement & Payment Methods.


McGill Market Place (MMP)

The McGill MarketPlace (MMP) is an e-procurement system; a virtual shopping mall where users can view, compare and order products from McGill contracted and preferred vendors.

The Procurement Services website contains instructions for Using the MMP, Tracking an Order, Troubleshooting, Purchasing Goods/Services, Requesting a New Supplier or Changing/Canceling Purchase Orders.


Procurement Card (PCard)

The McGill University Procurement Card (PCard) is a credit card selected by the University and assigned to authorized McGill Employees in order to allow purchasing of goods and services up to specified amounts for approved business purposes.

The PCard Regulation outlines the policies and procedures related to issuing a PCard, such as the criteria for PCard eligibility, the responsibilities of a cardholder, the PCard application process, the secure use of a PCard and the replacement/cancellation of a PCard.


Payment Requests

Payment Requests are to be used when no other method of payment is appropriate (e.g. Purchase Requisitions, PCard, Payroll and Expense Reimbursements).

Consult the Payment Requests Policy to determine whether a Payment Request is appropriate for your situation.

Ready to issue a Payment Request? You will need to fill out the Payment Request form.


Banner Student Aid (BSA)

The Banner Student Aid (BSA) system, is the authoritative source for all financial aid and award data and provides comprehensive interfaces and functions to manage all related processes.

Consult the Student Funding website for instructions on processing awards through BSA.

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