Roles and responsibilities of contracting authorities 

7.10 Contracting authorities are responsible for ensuring that solicitations issued to bidders contain appropriate documentation on the Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity. They must ensure that all bidders/suppliers to which the FCP applies provide evidence of compliance with the FCP prior to awarding any contract (see section 2 of this document).

7.11 Contracting authorities should not award contracts for goods and services valued over the threshold for solicitation of bids as set out in the GCRs to ineligible contractors unless prior approval was obtained from senior management (see section 3 of this document).

7.12 Departments/Agencies should endeavour to bring the bidding requirements of the Federal Contractors Program to the attention of suppliers including appropriate references on the Internet.

7.13 Contracting authorities should provide to HRDC-Labour completed Certificates of Commitment submitted by successful contractors (see section 4 of this document).

7.14 On request, contracting authorities should provide information on contracts to enable HRDC-Labour to administer and monitor the Federal Contractors Program.