Government of Canada procurement activities are principally carried out pursuant to a governing framework comprised of:
- statutes and regulations (including a challenge process);
- trade agreements; and
- policies, directives, procedures and guidelines.
Latest Policy Changes
What's New
December 1, 2022 - The Supply Manual (version 2022-3) and SACC Manual (versions 2022-4) have been updated in support of the following Policy Notifications, as applicable:
- Policy Notification 106R1: Policy updates on contract security
- Policy Notification 135U1: Publishing protected information in the SOSA App
- Policy Notification 154: New provisions pertaining to audit clauses
- CanadaBuys Notification 002: Standard Instructions 2004ACB – Goods or Services – Non-competitive Requirements for use in CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba)
- Policy Notification 123U1: Policy on the Phased Bid Compliance Process
- Policy Notification 63R1: Treasury Board Directive on the Management of Procurement
Additional updates were done to update and improve content. The complete details of the revisions can be viewed in the Supply Manual Synopsis and the Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions (SACC) Synopsis.