The Act respecting contracting by public bodies (the
“Act”) provides a framework for the awarding of
contracts by public bodies in Quebec. Assented to on December
7, 2012, the Act sets out various obligations with which
enterprises wishing to do business with public bodies must comply,
including the obligation to hold an authorization to contract for
certain types of contracts involving an expenditure equal to or
greater than the monetary thresholds set out in the Act.
In recent years, cases of non-compliance with the obligations
imposed by the Act have received increasing attention from the
media and, more generally, from Quebecers. For example, the
Charbonneau Commission and the recent events surrounding long-term
care facilities (“CHSLDs”).
