Contracting policy notices

2026

• Amendments to the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to provide Ministerial Procurement Authority for Services and Construction Services and consequential amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement (2026-2)
• Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to Increase Contracting Limits for Inflation (2026-1)

2025

• Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update (2025-8) Updated
• Buy Canadian Policies and associated amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Inquiry Regulations and Directive on the Management of Procurement (2025-7)
• Updates to the Standard on Embodied Carbon in Construction under the Policy on Green Procurement (2025-6)
• Reciprocity in Federal Procurement and Amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (2025-5)
• Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to add a risk-based exceptional limit (2025-4) Updated
• New Guide to Mitigating Conflicts of Interest in Procurement (2025-3)
• Rescission of section D.5, “COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel,” from the Directive on the Management of Procurement (2025-2)
• Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations (2025-1) Updated

2024

• Entry into Force of the Modernized Canada–Ukraine Trade Continuity Agreement (2024-3)
• Changes to Emergency Contracting Limits (2024-2)
• Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to Strengthen Management and Oversight (2024-1)

2023

• Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update (2023-6)
• Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations (2023-5)
• Exceptional Contracting Limit for Sustained Emergencies of National Importance for Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada (2023-4)
• Updated Guide to the Proactive Publication of Contracts (2023-3)
• Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to Strengthen Internal Controls (2023-2)
• Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to integrate Human Rights; Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Principles (2023-1)

2022

• Guide to Official Languages in Federal Procurement (2022-4)
• Introducing two standards under the Policy on Green Procurement (2022-3)
• New Appendix E – Mandatory Procedures for Contracts Awarded to Indigenous Businesses to the Directive on the Management of Procurement (2022-1)

2021

• Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update (2021-6)
• New Directive on the Management of Procurement (2021-3)
• Entry into force of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (2021-1)

2020

• Replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (2020-2)

2019

• New Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area (2019-3)
• Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations (2019-2)
• Changes to Contracting Limits and Approval of Contracts with Former Public Servants, and New Requirements for Accessibility (2019-1)

2018

• Update on Thresholds for Trade Agreements, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (2018-1)

2017

• Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations (2017-5)
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (2017-4)
• Canadian Free Trade Agreement (2017-3)

2015

• Policy on Title to Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts (2015-1)

2014

• World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement - Revised (2014-2)

2013

• Amendments to the Guidelines on the Proactive Disclosure of Contracts (2013-4)
• Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity (2013-3)
• Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 (to be reported in 2013) (2013-2)
• Changes to Harmonized and Provincial Sales Taxes (2013-1)

2012

• Contracting with Former Public Servants (2012-2)

2007

• Non-Competitive Contracting (2007-4)
• Procurement Contracting and the Conflict of Interest Act (2007-2)

2006

• Addition of two Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements to the information contained in CPN 1997-8 (2006-4)

2000

• Extension of Time Element of Contracts (2000-3)

1997

• ADDENDUM – Amendments and Additions to the Implementation of Contracting Obligations under Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements, National Park Agreements, and DND Co-operation Agreements (1997-8)

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