Minister Van Loan announced that Canada and the United States have reached an agreement in principle that would allow Canadian companies to participate in U.S. infrastructure projects financed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ...

A long-time member of the Exhibition Place board of governors has been awarded the contract to design a $100 million hotel that he helped approve. ...

The City of Ottawa has lodged itself in another legal quagmire over procurement with a project that began as $6.7 million, grew to $17 million, and then was cancelled Wednesday. The fiasco has the mayor questioning the ...

OTTAWA — Trade Minister Stockwell Day says he hopes all provinces will soon sign on to a commitment not to discriminate against U.S. companies in government procurement. The federal trade minister said Wednesday he is still hoping ...

An open letter to politicians and senior bureaucrats: Are your procurement dollars working for or against your local industry? Local industry in Canada and the US is hurting. The global recession has slowed demand and investment. To make ...

Buried deep within the $787 billion economic stimulus law is a small provision, barely noticeable on a quick skim, that could well change the federal government’s procurement practices for years to come. The provision is just 56 ...

The OECD Principles take a holistic view by helping governments to review and prevent risks to integrity in the entire public procurement cycle, from needs assessment, through the award stage, until contract management and ...

A new online anti-bid-rigging presentation was launched today on the Competition Bureau’s Web site, featuring greater interactivity and enhanced multi-media components, including surveillance video excerpts from an actual cartel in progress. ...

The Way Forward initiative, sometimes referred to as 10-10-50, is a much needed, greatly heralded ongoing process to improve the design, management and delivery of procurement across the federal government. ...