Getting e-tendering right
From the April 2023 print edition
In its May 2022 determination in Gregory Kerr Ltd. v. Canada (Department of Public Works and…
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Feds to require biggest suppliers to disclose emissions, set carbon footprint targets
OTTAWA — Major suppliers to the federal government will soon have to start disclosing their carbon footprint to keep doing…
Advancing innovation
From the February 2023 print edition
Unnecessarily strict procedures, overly narrow evaluation criteria, and overly…
Canada to spend $1.24 billion on rescue helicopter upgrades through sole-sourced deal
OTTAWA — Canada is planning to spend $1.24 billion to upgrade its fleet of military search-and-rescue helicopters, about $200…
Canada receiving two million vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA — Canada is set to begin receiving more than two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two…
Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1 billion
OTTAWA — The federal government has quietly revealed that it plans to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new ocean research vessel…
Most Canadians blame feds for vaccine delays: poll
OTTAWA — The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a…
Ottawa signs procurement partnership with BC
GATINEAU, QC — British Columbia and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) have signed the Canadian Collaborative…
Europe mulls export controls on vaccine to Canada
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he remains confident in Canada's vaccine supplies coming out of Europe despite…
Canadian manufacturers predict ‘tough sledding’ amid Biden’s Buy American order
CALGARY — The head of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters says he expects "tough sledding'' ahead for his members after US…