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ARTICLE · 23 SEPTEMBER 2019

Canada Tightens Fraud And Corruption Controls On Government Procurement

These changes affect all suppliers engaged in the federal contracting process.

CanadaGovernment, Public Sector

Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations add fraud and corruption certifications for bidders and increases the bidding threshold for construction contracts

On June 10, 2019, amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations (GCRs) entered into force. These changes affect all suppliers engaged in the federal contracting process.

In brief, the GCRs establish rules for federal government bid solicitation and contracts. The amendments to the GCRs affect suppliers in two significant ways. First, all bidders and contractors must now declare that, throughout the solicitation process, they have not committed certain offences related to fraud or corruption. Second, the amendments raise the threshold for non-competed service and construction contracts to CA$40,000 from its previous threshold of CA$25,000.

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