Contracting Policy Notice 2021-6 Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
Date: December 20, 2021
To: Senior Designated Officials for the management of procurement and Functional Heads, Finance and Administration of all Departments and Agencies
Subject: Update of thresholds for the Free Trade Agreements
Summary
The thresholds in effect from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 for procurements subject to Free Trade Agreements to which the federal government is a Party are set out below.
Free Trade Agreement |
Entities (departments and agencies) |
Crown corporations and other government enterprises |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods |
Services |
Construction |
Goods |
Services |
Construction |
|
Internal |
||||||
30,300 |
121,200 |
121,200 |
605,600 |
605,600 |
6,056,100 |
|
Free Trade Agreement |
Entities (departments and agencies) |
Crown corporations and other government enterprises |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods |
Services |
Construction |
Goods |
Services |
Construction |
|
International |
||||||
120,400 |
120,400 |
9,100,000 |
602,200 |
602,200 |
19,200,000 |
|
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) |
238,400 |
238,400 |
9,100,000 |
651,000 |
651,000 |
9,100,000 |
120,400 |
120,400 |
9,100,000 |
602,200 |
602,200 |
19,200,000 |
|
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) |
238,400 |
238,400 |
9,100,000 |
Section A |
Section A |
9,100,000 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Section B |
Section B |
-- |
|
120,400 |
120,400 |
9,100,000 |
602,200 |
602,200 |
19,200,000 |
|
100,000 |
100,000 |
9,100,000 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
120,400 |
120,400 |
9,100,000 |
602,200 |
602,200 |
19,200,000 |
|
174,200 |
174,200 |
9,100,000 |
602,200 |
602,200 |
19,200,000 |
|
238,400 |
238,400 |
9,100,000 |
651,000 |
651,000 |
9,100,000 |
|
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement |
238,400 |
238,400 |
9,100,000 |
Section A |
Section A |
9,100,000 |
Section B |
Section B |
|||||
World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA) |
238,400 |
238,400 |
9,100,000 |
651,000 |
651,000 |
9,100,000 |
Background
Every two years, the thresholds in the free trade agreements are updated. This Notice amends the thresholds in Contracting Policy Notice 2019-4 to provide new thresholds, which are expressed in Canadian dollars. All thresholds are for the period January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023.
Requirements
Notices of Intended Procurement, also referred to as Tender Notices, must be published for procurements subject to the free trade agreements. Departments, agencies and some Crown corporations must publish through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada via the Tenders page on the Buyandsell.gc.ca web site.
References
- The trade agreements to which this Contracting Policy Notice pertains have been hyperlinked in the table above.
- Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations
- Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement
Enquiries
For matters of content with respect to government procurement obligations contained in any of the international trade agreements, please contact Global Affairs Canada:
Telephone:
1-800-267-8376 (toll-free in Canada)
613-944-4000 (in the National Capital Region and outside Canada)
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or you have a speech impediment and use a text telephone, you can access the TTY service from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time by calling 613-944-9136 (in Canada only).Facsimile: 613-996-9709
Email: tpz@international.gc.ca
Write to:
Government Procurement, Trade and Environment Division (TPZ)
Global Affairs Canada
John G. Diefenbaker Building
111 promenade Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2-
For information with respect to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, please contact the Internal Trade Secretariat:
Telephone: 204-987-8094
Email: Pcaron@its-sci.ca
Facsimile: 204-942-8460Write to:
#101 – 605 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2R1 - For information with respect to the TB Directive on the Management of Procurement, please contact TBS Public Enquiries.
Samantha Tattersall
Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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