Promise History
3.03.61 - “A re-elected Liberal government will […] further strengthen federal procurement policies to integrate human rights, environment, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles and supply chain transparency principles and ensure they apply to both core government agencies and Crown corporations.”
27-Mar-2024
“Effective April 1, 2023, the Directive on the Management of Procurement includes requirements to integrate human rights, the environment, social and corporate governance, supply chain transparency principles, and Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Code of Conduct for Procurement into all government procurements.”
Directive on the Management of Procurement - Government of Canada
26-Sep-2023
The promise will be measured over the entire term of office.
“Diversity and inclusion in Government of Canada procurement processes helps build a more inclusive economy and stimulates competition and prosperity for Canadian businesses. // Today, Shared Services Canada (SSC) is making its ScaleUp social procurement initiative available to other government departments and agencies. // This program encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), as well as businesses led by women, visible minorities and Indigenous Canadians, to respond to federal calls for tender. This will increase the diversity of suppliers that receive federal government contracts.”
02-Mar-2023
“The “Diversifying the Federal Supply Chain Summit” is being organized by the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) to increase the diversity of bidders on federal government contracts. // Now in its fifth year, this virtual Summit is designed to raise awareness of the public and private sector programs that can help small businesses and businesses led by Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized Canadians, women, Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender diverse people (2SLGBTQI+) Canadians, persons with disabilities and other underrepresented groups access federal contracting opportunities.””
28-Apr-2022
“This enactment enacts the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, which imposes an obligation on certain government institutions and private-sector entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used by them or in their supply chains. The Act provides for an inspection regime applicable to entities and gives the Minister the power to require an entity to provide certain information. // This enactment also amends the Customs Tariff to allow for a prohibition on the importation of goods manufactured or produced, in whole or in part, by forced labour or child labour as those terms are defined in the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.””
20-Apr-2022
« En entrevue, le ministre O’Regan a dit préparer un large projet de loi qui obligerait les entreprises et les différentes branches du gouvernement à scruter en profondeur leur chaîne d’approvisionnement dans le but de protéger les travailleurs. […] Il y a deux éléments qui nous intéressent. D’abord, il doit y avoir une obligation de transparence dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement des entreprises. L’autre porte sur la vérification diligente, les obliger à vérifier. »
07-Apr-2022
“In Budget 2022, the federal government is announcing that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will develop new tools, guidelines, and targets to support the adoption of green procurement across the federal government. Additional details will be announced by PSPC in the months ahead.”
08-Feb-2022
“This enactment enacts the Ending the Use of Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, which imposes an obligation on certain entities to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used at any step in the production of goods in Canada or elsewhere by them or in the production of goods they import into Canada. The Act provides for an inspection regime and gives the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness the power to require an entity to provide certain information. // The enactment also amends the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act to require the Minister of Public Works and Government Services to ensure that, in relation to materiel or services acquired for the use of a government department, the risk that forced labour or child labour is used is prevented or reduced. It also requires the Minister to table annually in each House of Parliament a report on the measures taken during the previous year to prevent and reduce that risk.””
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