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Contracting Policy Notice 2023-6 Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update

From: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

To: Senior designated officials for the management of procurement, functional heads, finance and administration of all departments and agencies

Subject: Update of thresholds for the free trade agreements effective January 1, 2024

Summary

The thresholds in effect from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025, for procurements subject to free trade agreements to which the federal government is a Party are set out below.

Table 1: Thresholds for internal agreements (CA$ January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025)
Free Trade Agreement Entities (departments and agencies) Crown corporations and other government enterprises
Goods Services Construction Goods Services Construction
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) 33,400 133,800 133,800 668,800 668,800 6,685,000
Table 2: Thresholds for international agreements (CA$ January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025)
Free Trade Agreement Entities (departments and agencies) Crown corporations and other government enterprises
Goods Services Construction Goods Services Construction
Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement 134,300 134,300 8,800,000 671,500 671,500 21,400,000
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) 229,600 229,600 8,800,000 627,200 627,200 8,800,000
Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement 134,300 134,300 8,800,000 671,500 671,500 21,400,000
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 229,600 229,600 8,800,000

Section A
627,200

Section B
706,700

Section A
627,200

Section B
706,700

 8,800,000
Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement 134,300 134,300 8,800,000 671,500 671,500 21,400,000
Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement 100,000 100,000 8,800,000 n/a n/a n/a
Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement 134,300 134,300 8,800,000 671,500 671,500 21,400,000
Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement 167,800 167,800 8,800,000 671,500 671,500 21,400,000
Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement 229,600 229,600 8,800,000 627,200 627,200 8,800,000
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement 229,600 229,600 8,800,000

Section A
627,200

Section B
706,700

Section A
627,200

Section B
706,700

 8,800,000
World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA) 229,600 229,600 8,800,000 627,200 627,200 8,800,000

Background

Every two years, the thresholds in the free trade agreements are updated. This Notice amends the thresholds in Contracting Policy Notice 2021-06 to provide new thresholds, which are expressed in Canadian dollars. All thresholds are for the period January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025.

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 Tender Opportunities page on CanadaBuys.ca.

References

  1. The trade agreements to which this Contracting Policy Notice pertains have been hyperlinked in the table above.
  2. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations
  3. Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement

Enquiries

  1. For matters of content with respect to government procurement obligations contained in any of the international trade agreements, contact Global Affairs Canada:

    Email:  tpz@international.gc.ca

  2. For information with respect to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, contact the Internal Trade Secretariat:

    Email: secretariat@its-sci.ca

  3. For information with respect to the Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement, contact TBS Public Enquiries.

Samantha Tattersall
Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

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