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On February 3, 2022, the Quebec government (Government) tabled Bill-12, An Act mainly to promote Québec-sourced and responsible procurement by public bodies, to reinforce the integrity regime of enterprises and to increase...more
Le 12 novembre 2020, Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada (« SPAC ») a publié un nouveau Manuel de la sécurité des contrats (le « MSC ») qui décrit les normes, procédures et engagements internationaux en matière de...more
On November 12, 2020, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) published a new Contract Security Manual (CSM) that details the security standards, procedures and international commitments that private sector...more
As part of its most recent budget legislation (Bill 138), the Government of Ontario introduced the Supply Chain Management Act (Government, Broader Public Sector and Health Sector Entities), 2019 (Act) in support of the...more
On June 21, 2019, Quebec’s autorité des marchés publics (AMP) rendered its first decision, less than a month after the coming into force of its powers to examine and process complaints about public procurement processes and...more
On January 25, 2019, certain provisions governing the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) come into effect, a welcome and anticipated change for many public bodies and private enterprises. The AMP is a neutral and...more
On July 25, 2018, Denis Gallant took office as the first president and chief executive officer of the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP), Quebec’s central public procurement supervisory body, following his appointment by the...more
The B.C. Ministry of Citizens’ Services (Ministry) recently introduced a new procurement strategy (Strategy), with the aim to “change the way government buys goods and services and make it easier for businesses to access...more
In its recent decision, Interpaving Limited v. City of Greater Sudbury, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) (Court) upheld a municipality’s four-year debarment of a contractor, affirming municipalities’...more
The Government of Ontario has passed the Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018 (Act) in response to measures taken in certain U.S. jurisdictions that restrict Ontario businesses’ opportunities to participate in public...more
In October 2017, Canada’s Commissioner of Competition John Pecman (Commissioner) joined competition law enforcement authorities from around the world in Ottawa for the International Competition Network’s (ICN) 14th annual...more
All procurements in Canada are, at common law, founded on the principles articulated in the Supreme Court of Canada decision in The Queen (Ontario) v Ron Engineering. Ron Engineering introduced the concepts of “Contract A”...more
On April 4, 2016, Public Works and Government Services Canada (Public Works), the procurement arm of the Canadian federal government, announced amendments to rules, known as the Integrity Regime, governing the eligibility of...more
This is the first of two posts about the recent Infrastructure Ontario 2015 Track Record Report. As the public-private partnership (P3) market in the United States continues to grow, U.S. agencies that are considering...more
This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more
On July 3, the Government of Canada announced a new Integrity Regime to replace the previous rules for debarment (disqualification) from public procurement. The new Regime, which is effective immediately, responds to more...more
On April 1, 2015, the Act to Ensure Mainly the Recovery of Amounts Improperly Paid as a Result of Fraud or Fraudulent Tactics in Connection with Public Contracts (Act) received assent following its unanimous adoption by...more