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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
New Canada-U.S. Government Procurement Deal Could Shake-Up Provincial and Municipal Procurement
It was just over a month ago already that the Federal Government announced a deal giving Canadian companies access to U.S. procurement contracts in 37 states. After being shut out of the first round of the U.S. stimulus package, this was exciting news for many Canadian companies doing business in the U.S. Who wants to be shut out of one of the world's biggest markets, eh? Full Article With Comments...

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Denis Chamberland
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Long-Awaited Supply Chain Guideline is Here
The procurement business in Ontario has been busy in the last few months. Last April the Ministry of Finance released its long-awaited Supply Chain Guideline. This is basically a procurement code for the so-called Broader Public Sector (BPS), such as hospitals, school boards and universities. The release of the Guideline was promptly followed a month later by the eHealth Ontario revelations, which continue to be felt right across the province. One thing's for sure: the old ways of doing procurement in Ontario are finished, never to return. Full Article With Comments...

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Denis Chamberland
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
New Buy America Deal Means More Competition in Municipal Procurement

Big news last Friday!

The Harper Government announced a tentative deal that would give Canadian companies access to U.S. procurement contracts in 37 states. This sounds like really good news for Canadian companies doing business in the U.S.

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