COLUMN I30

TRANSITIONAL PROCUREMENT
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

COLUMN II31

NON-CONFORMING
PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND
PROGRAMS

Federal Government

Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy

The Federal Government may seek national industrial and regional benefits in procurement exceeding $2 million provided that the evaluation of regional benefits is carried out in a non-discriminatory manner with respect to regions for which the Federal Government has a general framework of regional development.

British Columbia

The RISP contract system (B.C. Transportation and Highways)

Northwest Territories

Business Incentive Policy (BIP)

The Government of the Northwest Territories (G.N.W.T.) will continue to apply the BIP , or successor programs having similar objectives, to all procurements by G.N.W.T
. departments and corporations, as well as communities and other organizations which receive fifty-one (51) per cent or more of funding from the G.N.W.T. The program has the objective of compensating business for the higher costs of northern operations. It operates to discount 2bids from both northern and southern contractors on the basis of northern and/or local content included in the tender. Most tenders are publicly called and opened and details of the program and its criteria are publicly available and generally are included in tender calls.

Yukon

The Government of Yukon will continue to apply the following programs or contracting conditions, or the successor programs and contracting conditions having similar objectives, to all procurements by the Government of Yukon.

Business Incentive Policies (BIPs)

The Business Incentive Policies which provide cash rebates for the use of Yukon apprentices, the use of Yukon labour and materials, and the provision of Yukon-made goods.

Community Contracting Policy

The Community Contracting Policy (CCP) which states that "Government departments shall contract for goods and services in the communities in which they are to be used, to the extent that their needs can be met by community-based businesses."

Supplementary Conditions in Construction Contracts

The Supplementary Conditions which require contractors to provide adequate living accommodation, meals, and transportation to the job site, and to make other "best efforts" to hire locally.

Prince Edward Island

Public Purchasing Act Regulations

Section 11 exempts certain commodities, including those related to highway maintenance and construction from the application of the Act. The effect of section 11 is to create opportunities to encourage local and regional suppliers.