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More freezes coming in the public sector: province issues draft Protecting Public Services Act, 2012

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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September 27 2012

The wage freeze that has swept over part of the broader public sector may now be spreading even further if the provincial government has its way

The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and light rail transit in the Waterloo Region

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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April 27 2012

The Waterloo Region’s exploration of light rail transit provides an excellent case study and example of some of the challenges that exist with Ontario's current Municipal Conflict of Interest Act ("Act"

Due diligence and the tendering process

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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January 10 2012

As condominium buildings age, they all need repair and renovation

Recent domestic and international development affecting municipal procurement

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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September 15 2011

In adopting procurement policies and practices, municipalities must address the challenges of understanding a complex array of trade agreements, legislation, directives and court decisions

Court of Appeal rules that provisions of the Builder’s Lien Act are inapplicable to certain leasehold interests in Federal Crown lands

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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March 4 2011

On February 25, 2011, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its judgment in Vancouver International Airport Authority v. British Columbia (Attorney General

The Broader Public Sector Supply Chain Guidelines: yesterday, today and tomorrow

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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December 15 2010

YesterdayIn April of 2009, the BPS Supply Chain Secretariat, Ministry of Finance (better known as "Ontario Buys") rolled out the Broader Public Sector Supply Chain Guidelines, Version 1

International organizations should consider CIDA funding

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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September 30 2010

It may surprise international organizations to learn that the Canadian International Development Agency ("CIDA") does not limit its funding to Canadian organizations

To disqualify or not to disqualify what does the Supreme Court decision in Tercon teach us?

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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September 28 2010

In 2000, the Province of British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Highways (the "Province") issued a request for expressions of interest (the "RFEI") relating to the design and build of a highway, with the intention of identifying three qualified contractors to bid on the project

Buy American

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada, USA
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May 27 2010

In the September, 2009 issue of this newsletter, we explained the problems for Canadian companies with the “Buy American” clause in the U.S. government's $700-billion economic stimulus package (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The Supreme Court of Canada declines to improve certainty in relation to exclusion of liability clauses

Miller Thomson LLP
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Canada
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April 13 2010

Parties involved in procurement, whether in the construction industry or otherwise, will be familiar with the concept of "Contract AContract B"

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