Regulatory Initiative: Regulations amending the government contracts regulations - Forward Regulatory Plan 2016-2018
Title or working title of the regulatory initiative
Regulations Amending the Government Contracts Regulations, 2013
Description of the objective
Issue
Inclusion of a new deemed clause in contracts for goods, services and construction services to reduce the risk of corruption and collusion in the bidding process, make various technical and other amendments to clarify the scope and modernize the content of the regulations, and make amendments to address some translation and grammar issues identified by the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.
Description of the regulation
The inclusion of a deemed term will fulfill a government commitment in the Federal Accountability Action Plan to "clean up the procurement of government contracts."
The power to make this regulation is section 42(1) of the Financial Administration Act, as amended by the Federal Accountability Act. The other amendments are technical and do not change the intent of the Regulations. The power to make these amendments is section 41 of the Financial Administration Act.
Enabling Act
Financial Administration Act
Flag for business impacts
There are no expected business impacts.
Public consultation opportunities
Canadians will have an opportunity to provide their input in response to a pre-publication of the draft amendments in the Canada Gazette Part 1.
Departmental contact
Glenn Richardson, Senior Advisor,
613-818-4414,
Glenn.Richardson@tbs-sct.gc.ca
For more information
- Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
- Government-Wide Administrative Burden Baseline Counts
- The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
- The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
- The Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.