Business Access Canada

Summary

Internet

The Business Access Canada Web site provides online information on how to do business with the Government of Canada and how businesses can keep track of opportunities to bid on federal government purchases.

Seminars

Seminars are held regularly on a variety of topics to assist companies and suppliers who want to do business with the federal government. These seminars are held across Canada. Topics include:

• Selling to the Government of Canada - The Basics: provides information which is fundamental to selling to the federal government;
• Contracting for Services: focuses on how the government buys services and gives information on the trade agreements that affect government procurement;
• Writing an Effective Proposal: provides advice and guidance in preparing a winning proposal.

For a schedule of upcoming seminars, visit the Business Access Canada Web site.

Publications

Business Access Canada produces a number of publications and fact sheets about federal government procurement policies and practices.

• Your Guide to Doing Business with PWGSC: a booklet for new suppliers providing them with basic information on doing business with Public Works and Government Services Canada - the major provider of central and common services to the Government of Canada.
• Fact Sheets: Business Access Canada has developed a series of fact sheets to provide information to suppliers and federal departments on topics relating to government purchasing.
• Customer Manual: a guide for government buyers using PWGSC's procurement and related services.
• List of Departmental Material Managers: an Internet-based directory of contacts in the federal government. Materiel managers are usually responsible for overseeing the tendering and contracting services for their departments.

Supplier Registration

Suppliers wanting to do business with the federal govenment should register in Business Access Canada's Web site. The SRI database is accessible to all federal government buyers who may use it to identify potential suppliers for purchases not subject to any of the trade agreements.  

An important feature of SRI is the Procurement Business Number (PBN) created using a company's Canada Revenue Agency Business number - BN to uniquely identify a branch, division, or office of the company. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has adopted the PBN for its purchasing and payment systems as a supplier identifier code. Other federal government departments will gradually be adopting the PBN as part of their purchasing activities.

Alberta Contact(s):
Ms. Fran Weekes
Client Services Representative
Western Region
Public Works and Government Services Canada
5th Floor
Telus Plaza North
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3682
Fax: (780) 497-3510
E-mail: fran.weekes@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

British Columbia Contact(s):
Ms. Shamim Jivani
Client Supplier Relations
Public Works and Government Services Canada
641-800 Burrard St.
Vancouver, British Columbia  V6Z 2V8
Telephone: (604) 666-1902
Fax: (604) 666-3063
E-mail: shamim.jivani@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Manitoba Contact(s):
Mrs. Lucille Mahon
Client Services Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
1410 Mountain Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R2X 3B4
Telephone: (204) 983-0047
Fax: (202) 983-7796
E-mail: lucille.mahon@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mrs. Danielle Babineau
Corporate and Operational Services Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Unit 108, Lobby C, 1st Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: (506) 851-3467
Fax: (506) 851-6759
E-mail: danielle.babineau@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
Mr. Art Rice
Public Works and Government Services Canada
6th Floor, Phase II, Cabot Place
10 Barter's Hill
P.O. Box 4600
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador  A1C 5T2
Telephone: (709) 772-4392
Fax: (709) 772-4603
E-mail: art.rice@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Northwest Territories Contact(s):
Ms. Fran Weekes
Client Services Representative
Western Region
Public Works and Government Services Canada
5th Floor
Telus Plaza North
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3682
Fax: (780) 497-3510
E-mail: fran.weekes@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Mrs. Margot Campbell
Client/Supplier Relations
Public Works and Government Services Canada
1713 Bedford Row
P.O. Box 2247
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 3C9
Telephone: (902) 496-5452
Fax: (902) 496-5016
Toll-free (information):   
E-mail: margot.campbell@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Ontario Contact(s):
Ms. Patricia Darling
Regional Coordinator
Ontario Region CADC
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Room 480
33 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, Ontario  L5B 2N5
Telephone: (905) 615-2033
Fax: (905) 615-2113
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-5378 (in Ontario)
E-mail: patti.darling@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Mrs. Danielle Babineau
Corporate and Operational Services Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Unit 108, Lobby C, 1st Floor
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 1H1
Telephone: (506) 851-3467
Fax: (506) 851-6759
E-mail: danielle.babineau@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Quebec Contact(s):
Mr. Denis Arsenault
Marketing Specialist
Contracts Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Suite 240, Champlain Harbour Station
901 du Cap Diamant Street
Québec, Quebec  G1K 4K1
Telephone: (418) 649-2871
Fax: (418) 649-2833
E-mail: denis.arsenault@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://contractscanada.gc.ca/en/index.html

Saskatchewan Contact(s):
Mr. Dick Lamb
Supplier Promotion Program Coordinator
Client Services
Supply Operations Service
Public Works and Government Services Canada
3rd Floor
1942 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan  S4P 3V7
Telephone: (306) 780-5591
Fax: (306) 780-5601
E-mail: dick.lamb@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Yukon Contact(s):
Mrs. Diane Balmforth
Client Service Centre -Yukon
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Room 105
300 Main Street
Whitehorse, Yukon  Y1A 2B5
Telephone: (867) 667-3947
Fax: (867) 393-6707
E-mail: diane.balmforth@pwgsc.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca

Nunavut Contact(s):
See National Contact.