Canada Implements New Integrity Regime For Public Procurement

On July 3, 2015, the Government of Canada took further steps to overhaul the integrity provisions of its procurement process. Public Works and Government Services Canada, the body which conducts most public procurements for Canadian government departments, announced a new government-wide "Integrity Regime" for procurement and real property transactions. The Integrity Regime is intended to replace the Integrity Framework previously put in place in 2012. Among the most significant changes are the elimination of automatic debarment for affiliate conduct and the reduction of the debarment period from 10 years to five years where suppliers can demonstrate that they have cooperated with law enforcement or undertaken remedial actions.