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ARTICLE · 06 MAY 2026

Made In Ontario, By Mandate: Decoding The 2026 Buy Ontario Procurement Directive

Ontario's new Buy Ontario Procurement Directive consolidates existing procurement initiatives into a single framework that fundamentally reshapes how public sector entities acquire goods and services.

CanadaGovernment, Public Sector

On March 30, 2026, the Government of Ontario released procurement directives under the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025 that fundamentally reshape how public sector entities in the province procure goods and services. Effective April 13, 2026, the Buy Ontario Procurement Directive (the Directive) consolidates the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative (BOBI), the Procurement Restriction Policy, and new requirements for two strategic categories — capital infrastructure and fleet vehicles — into a single, binding instrument.

1. Scope and application

The Directive applies to two broad categories of public sector entities:

  1. Government entities, which include all ministries, all provincial agencies and all Crown corporations, including Ontario Power Generation Inc. and each of its subsidiaries (OPG), and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).

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