1. Treasury Board Secretariat has provided notice of the amendment of previously established thresholds for the international trade agreements. The new thresholds in Canadian dollars are applicable for two years, January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003.
2. CKTEA has the same WTO-AGP threshold for goods, therefore the CKTEA threshold in Canadian dollars has also changed.
3. Revised thresholds:
- Departments and Agencies
- Enterprises (Crown Corporations)
CKTEA (goods only) / WTO-AGP
Goods
- (a) CAN $ 255 800
Services
- (a) CAN $ 255 800
Construction
- (a) CAN $ 9 800 000
NOTE: The WTO-AGP and CKTEA do not cover Crown Corporations.
NAFTA
Goods
- (a) CAN $ 37 500
- (b) CAN $ 422 200
Services
- (a) CAN $ 84 400
- (b) CAN $ 422 200
Construction
- (a) CAN $ 10 900 000
- (b) CAN $ 13 500 000
3. The Supply Manual will be revised to reflect this change.
4. The thresholds for the AIT remain unchanged at $25,000 for goods and $100,000 for services and construction.