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Government Procurement

Governments, suppliers, and taxpayers have all benefitted from the efforts to open government procurement markets. Government procurement agreements help to ensure that Canadian suppliers of goods and services are treated in an open, transparent and nondiscriminatory manner when they sell to governments outside of Canada. The following provides further information on Canada's government procurement in trade agreements and negotiations.

WTO - Government Procurement

In the WTO there are three areas of work on government procurement: the Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement, the Working Party on GATS Rules, and the Committee on Government Procurement.

FTAA - Government Procurement

Canada continues to work on negotiations on government procurement in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Such an agreement would improve the access of Canadian firms selling their goods and services to foreign governments within the hemisphere and ensure that Canadian suppliers are treated in an open and non-discriminatory manner.

NAFTA - Government Procurement

NAFTA Chapter 10 provides for Canada, the United States and Mexico to open markets for government procurement to each other's suppliers. The agreement specifies the procurement to be opened and a framework of open and transparent processes that all three Parties have agreed to follow.

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Last Updated:
2006-05-11

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