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Failing to inform bidders can be expensive

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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January 18 2008

The Quebec Superior Court has expanded on work providers’ obligation to inform bidders in the context of a call for tenders

Canadian government procurement complaints: court closes a door

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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July 15 2008

In a May 22, 2008 decision, the Federal Court of Appeal closed the door on non-Canadian suppliers using the Agreement on Internal Trade (“AIT”) as a basis to challenge federal government contract awards before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”

Love my tender, love it sweet - the rebuffed proponent

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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February 19 2010

On Friday, February 12, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada released the long-awaited decision in Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways

Employment-related human rights due diligence in Ontario

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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March 10 2010

Section 26 of the Ontario Human Rights Code states that it is a "...condition of every contract entered into by or on behalf of the Crown or any agency thereof and of every subcontract entered into in the performance thereof that..." there be no discrimination in employment (as prohibited by section 5 of the Code) "...in the course of performing the contract."

Notices of qualification and applications for qualification governed by the act respecting contracting by public bodies: the court of appeal clarifies the rules

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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June 23 2011

Public bodies subject to the Act respecting contracting by public bodies may add a preliminary step to evaluate the qualifications of contractors and service providers interested in entering into contracts with them

Quebec company fined $425,000 for bid-rigging

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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August 4 2011

On July 19, Les Entreprises Promécanic Ltée (Promécanic) pleaded guilty to three counts of bid-rigging before the Superior Court of Quebec and was fined $425,000

Shoring up the Crown’s defences: amending the Government Contracts Regulations

Norton Rose LLP
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Canada
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November 1 2011

On October 12, 2011, the federal government published regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II, that amended the Government Contracts Regulations (GCRs

New Quebec blacklist keeps tabs on convictions under an array of different laws

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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October 24 2012

Quebec’s Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (referred to by its French acronym RENA) has been operational since June 1, 2012

As of January 15, 2013, certain City of Montreal contracts are subject to the rules of the Integrity in Public Contracts Act

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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January 23 2013

Any enterprise that wishes to participate in certain City of Montreal contracts will have to hold an authorization granted by the Autorité des

Leniency exception removed from Public Works and Government Services Canada integrity policy

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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December 13 2012

The federal government’s procurement department, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), recently announced an important change to the provisions of its Supply Manual that relate to integrity

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