Contracting Policy Notice 2021-6 Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update

From Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Date: December 20, 2021 To: Senior Designated Officials for the management of procurement and Functional Heads, Finance and Administration of all Departments and Agencies Subject: Update of thresholds for the Free Trade Agreements

Summary

The thresholds in effect from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 for procurements subject to Free Trade Agreements to which the federal government is a Party are set out below.

Thresholds
(CDN$ January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)
Free Trade Agreement Entities (departments and agencies) Crown corporations and other government enterprises
Goods Services Construction Goods Services Construction
Internal
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) 30,300 121,200 121,200 605,600 605,600 6,056,100
Thresholds
(CDN$ January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023)
Free Trade Agreement Entities (departments and agencies) Crown corporations and other government enterprises
Goods Services Construction Goods Services Construction
International
Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement 120,400 120,400 9,100,000 602,200 602,200 19,200,000
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) 238,400 238,400 9,100,000 651,000 651,000 9,100,000
Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement 120,400 120,400 9,100,000 602,200 602,200 19,200,000
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 238,400 238,400 9,100,000 Section A
651,000		 Section A
651,000		 9,100,000
-- -- -- Section B
733,600		 Section B
733,600		 --
Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement 120,400 120,400 9,100,000 602,200 602,200 19,200,000
Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement 100,000 100,000 9,100,000 -- -- --
Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement 120,400 120,400 9,100,000 602,200 602,200 19,200,000
Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement 174,200 174,200 9,100,000 602,200 602,200 19,200,000
Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement 238,400 238,400 9,100,000 651,000 651,000 9,100,000
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement 238,400 238,400 9,100,000 Section A
651,000		 Section A
651,000		 9,100,000
Section B
733,600		 Section B
733,600
World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA) 238,400 238,400 9,100,000 651,000 651,000 9,100,000

Background

Every two years, the thresholds in the free trade agreements are updated. This Notice amends the thresholds in Contracting Policy Notice 2019-4 to provide new thresholds, which are expressed in Canadian dollars. All thresholds are for the period January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023.

Requirements

Notices of Intended Procurement, also referred to as Tender Notices, must be published for procurements subject to the free trade agreements. Departments, agencies and some Crown corporations must publish through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) provided by Public Services and Procurement Canada via the Tenders page on the Buyandsell.gc.ca web site.

References

  1. The trade agreements to which this Contracting Policy Notice pertains have been hyperlinked in the table above.
  2. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations
  3. Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement

Enquiries

  1. For matters of content with respect to government procurement obligations contained in any of the international trade agreements, please contact Global Affairs Canada: Telephone:
    1-800-267-8376 (toll-free in Canada)
    613-944-4000 (in the National Capital Region and outside Canada)
    If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or you have a speech impediment and use a text telephone, you can access the TTY service from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time by calling 613-944-9136 (in Canada only). Facsimile: 613-996-9709 Email:tpz@international.gc.caWrite to:
    Government Procurement, Trade and Environment Division (TPZ)
    Global Affairs Canada
    John G. Diefenbaker Building
    111 promenade Sussex Drive
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2
  2. For information with respect to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, please contact the Internal Trade Secretariat: Telephone: 204-987-8094
    Email:Pcaron@its-sci.ca
    Facsimile: 204-942-8460 Write to:
    #101 – 605 Des Meurons Street
    Winnipeg, MB R2H 2R1
  3. For information with respect to the TB Directive on the Management of Procurement, please contact TBS Public Enquiries.

Samantha Tattersall
Assistant Comptroller General, Acquired Services and Assets Sector
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat