12.4.1 All contract documents should contain conditions and clauses that reflect the requirements of the work to be produced or supplied under the contract. In addition, certain clauses are applicable for all contracts. As stated in article 4.2, Related requirements, other necessary clauses will include: a provision for paying interest when the Crown causes a delay in paying the contractor; a clause to permit the Crown to pay the Goods and Services Tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax; a clause covering possible conflict of interest situations; and, if relevant, a clause addressing intellectual property issues, including the ownership of intellectual property. An appropriate termination clause is especially important so that the contracting authority may end the contract if, for example, there is a change in the government's priorities or a cutback in funding. The Department of Justice representative in each department or agency should be consulted about contract terms.
12.4.2 As stated in article 4.2, the Standard Government Construction Contract has been prescribed for all construction contracts that exceed $100,000. The basic policy governing the principles and expression of the Standard Government Construction Contract is the prerogative of the Treasury Board. However, the style and content are the responsibility of the Public Works and Government Services Canada.
12.4.3 When the Crown or the contracting authority is referred to in a contract, the proper designation is "Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, referred to in the contract as "Her Majesty," represented by the Minister of (the legal name of the contracting authority) referred to in the contract as the "Minister". "The applied titles of departments or agencies should not be used. Legal and applied titles for departments and agencies are set out in "Titles of Organizations", Federal Identity Program, issued by Treasury Board.