New west partnership trade agreement procurement

Government Procurement

The NWPTA requires open and non-discriminatory procurement where the anticipated costs are at or above the established threshold amounts.

The NWPTA has different procurement thresholds for different NWPTA government entities.

For procurements by:

1. Provincial government departments, ministries, agencies, boards, councils, committees, or commissions:

• $10,000 or greater for goods
• $75,000 or greater for services
• $100,000 or greater for construction

2. Provincial Crown corporations, government owned commercial enterprises and other entities that are owned or controlled by a NWPTA provincial government:

• $25,000 or greater for goods
• $100,000 or greater for services
• $100,000 or greater for construction

3. Municipalities, school boards, health regions and publicly-funded post-secondary institutions (the MASH sector) as well as corporations or entities owned or controlled by one of the preceding:

• $75,000 or greater for goods
• $75,000 or greater for services
• $200,000 or greater for construction

There are certain exceptions to procurement under the NWPTA, including the following:

• Procurement of health and social services, and services provided by lawyers and notaries
• Purchases from philanthropic institutions, prison labour or persons with disabilities
• Purchases from a public body or non-profit organization
• Goods required to respond to an unforeseeable situation of urgency
• Goods intended for resale to the public

For the detailed list, refer to Part V (Exceptions) of the NWPTA.