Contracting policy notices
Contracting Policy Notices (CPNs) are official communications issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Office of the Comptroller General. These notices provide updates, interpretation and guidance related to federal procurement, and support government departments and agencies in awareness and compliance with regulations, Treasury Board policy instruments and trade agreements.
2025
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-6: Updates to the Standard on Embodied Carbon in Construction under the Policy on Green Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-5: Reciprocity in Federal Procurement and Amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-4: Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to add a risk-based exceptional limit
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-3: New Guide to Mitigating Conflicts of Interest in Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-2: Rescission of section D.5, “COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel,” from the Directive on the Management of Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2025-1: Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations
2024
- Contracting Policy Notice 2024-3: Entry into Force of the Modernized Canada–Ukraine Trade Continuity Agreement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2024-2: Changes to Emergency Contracting Limits
- Contracting Policy Notice 2024-1: Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to Strengthen Management and Oversight
2023
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-6 Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-5: Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-4: Exceptional Contracting Limit for Sustained Emergencies of National Importance for Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-3: Updated Guide to the Proactive Publication of Contracts
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-2: Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to Strengthen Internal Controls
- Contracting Policy Notice 2023-1: Amendments to the Directive on the Management of Procurement to integrate Human Rights; Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Principles
2022
- Contracting Policy Notice 2022-4: Guide to Official Languages in Federal Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2022-3: Introducing two standards under the Policy on Green Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2022-2: Amendments to Appendix D of the Directive on the Management of Procurement Related to the COVID-19 Vaccination of Supplier Personnel Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2022-01: New Appendix E – Mandatory Procedures for Contracts Awarded to Indigenous Businesses to the Directive on the Management of Procurement
2021
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-6 Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-5: Continued Response to COVID-19 Limited Extension of Temporary Amendments to Contracting Limits updated
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-4: Amendments to Appendix D of the Directive on the Management of Procurement Related to the COVID-19 Vaccination of Supplier Personnel Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-3: New Directive on the Management of Procurement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-2: Continued Response to COVID-19 Limited Extension of Temporary Amendments to Contracting Limits
- Contracting Policy Notice 2021-1: Entry into force of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
2020
- Contracting Policy Notice 2020-4: Updated Response to COVID-19 Temporary Amendments to Contracting Limits
- Contracting Policy Notice 2020-3: Response to COVID-19 – Extension of Amendments to Contracting Policy
- Contracting Policy Notice 2020-2: Replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- Contracting Policy Notice 2020-1: Response to COVID-19
2019
- Contracting Policy Notice 2019-04 – Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
- Contracting Policy Notice 2019-03: New Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area
- Contracting Policy Notice 2019-02: Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations
- Contracting Policy Notice 2019-01: Changes to Contracting Limits and Approval of Contracts with Former Public Servants, and New Requirements for Accessibility
2018
2017
- Contracting Policy Notice 2017-6 – Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
- Contracting Policy Notice 2017-5 – Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations
- Contracting Policy Notice 2017-4 – Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
- Contracting Policy Notice 2017-3 – Canadian Free Trade Agreement
- Contracting Policy Notice 2017-2 – Procurement reporting for calendar year 2016 (to be reported in 2017)
2016
2015
2014
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2014-5 – Updates to the Treasury Board Contracting Policy
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2014-3 – Updates to the Treasury Board Contracting Policy
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2014-2 – World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement - Revised
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2014-1 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2013 (to be reported in 2014)
2013
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2013-5 – Trade Agreements: Thresholds Update
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2013-4 – Amendments to the Guidelines on the Proactive Disclosure of Contracts
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2013-3 – Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity)
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2013-2 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 (to be reported in 2013)
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2013-1 – Changes to Harmonized and Provincial Sales Taxes
2012
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2012-2 – Contracting with Former Public Servants
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2012-1 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2011 (to be reported in 2012)
Archived Contracting Policy Notices (1995 -2011)
- Contracting Policy Notice 2011-05 – Trade Agreements: Update of Thresholds Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2011-4 – Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2011-3 – Amendments to the Government Contracts Regulations Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice: 2011-02 – Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2011-1 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2010 (to be reported in 2011) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2010-2 – Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
- Contracting Policy Notice 2010-1 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2009 (to be reported in 2010) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2009-3 – Free Trade Agreements: Update of Thresholds and New Free Trade Agreements Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2009-2 – Procurement Reporting for Calendar Year 2008 (to be reported in 2009) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2009-1 – Guidelines on the Proactive Disclosure of Contracts Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2008-5 – Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement – Government Procurement Chapter Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2008-4 – Amendments to the Treasury Board Contracting Policy: Clarification of the obligations to monitor and report contracts under Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2008-3 – Amendments to the Treasury Board Contracting Policy: Administrative changes Archived
- Contracting policy notice 2008-2 – Low Dollar Value (LDV) Purchases of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Shrink-Wrap Proprietary Software and related Maintenance and Support
- Contracting Policy Notice 2008-01 – Purchasing Activity Report for CY 2007 (to be reported in 2008) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2007-5 – Update of thresholds for the World Trade Organization Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2007-4 – Non-Competitive Contracting
- Contracting Policy Notice 2007-3 – Intellectual Property arising from Procurement Contracts Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2007-2 – Procurement Contracting and the Conflict of Interest Act
- Contracting Policy Notice 2007-1 – Purchasing Activity Report for CY 2006 (to be reported in 2007) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2006-5 – Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Services (Corps) – Right of First Refusal for Guard Services Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2006-4 – Addition of two Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements to the information contained in CPN 1997-8
- Contracting Policy Notice 2006-3 – Removal of definitions for advertising and public opinion research from the Contracting Policy Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2006-2 – Purchasing Activity Report for CY 2005 (to be reported in 2006) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2006-1 – Policy on Green Procurement Archived
- Policy Notice: Business Transformation Initiative – The Way Forward Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2005-3 – Update of thresholds for the World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement and the North American Free Trade Agreement Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2005-2 – Termination of the Canada Korea Telecommunications Equipment Agreement Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2005-1 – Purchasing Activity Report for CY 2004 (to be reported in 2005) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2004-2 – Commissionaires Services (Corps) – Right of First Refusal for Guard Services Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2004-1 – Purchasing Activity Report for CY 2003 (to be reported in 2004) Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2003-6 – Update of thresholds for the World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement and the North American Free Trade Agreement Archived
- Contract Policy Notice 2003-05 – Policy on Decision Making with Respect to Limiting Contractor Liability in Crown Procurement Contracts Archived
- Contract Policy Notice 2003-04 – Strengthened Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2003-3 – Changes required to be current with legislation, policies and changing marketplace conditions Archived
- Contract Policy Notice 2003-1 – Revised Policies Related to Contracting for Advertising and Public Opinion Research Services Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2001-3 – Update of thresholds for the World Trade Organization – Agreement on Government Procurement and the North American Free Trade Agreement Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 2000-4 – Changes to the Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) Policy and New Guide for Managers – Best Practices Using Advance Contract Award Notice Archived
- Guide for Managers – Best Practices for Using Advance Contract Award Notices (ACANS)
- Contracting Policy Notice 2000-3 – Extension of Time Element of Contracts
- Contract Policy Notice 2000-2 – Revised Policy on Ownership of Intellectual Property Arising Under Crown Procurement Contracts Archived
- Contracting Policy Notice 1999-8 – Fair Wages and Hours of Labour in Construction Contracts Archived
- Acquisition of Goods and Services from CORCAN – Contracting Policy Notice 1999-2 Archived
- Updating of the Treasury Board Contracting Policy – Contracting Policy Notice 1998-5 Archived
- Amendments and Additions to the Implementation of Contracting Obligations under Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements, National Park Agreements, and DND Co-operation Agreements – Contracting Policy Notice 1997-8
- ADDENDUM – Amendments and Additions to the Implementation of Contracting Obligations under Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements, National Park Agreements, and DND Co-operation Agreements - Contracting Policy Notice 1997-8
- Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: Guidelines for Buyers-Government Officials – Contracting Policy Notice 1997-6 Archived
- Aboriginal Business Procurement Policy – Contracting Policy Notice 1996-l0 Archived
- Aboriginal Business Procurement Policy Performance Objectives – Contracting Policy Notice 1996-6 Archived
- Aboriginal Business Procurement Policy and Incentives – Contracting Policy Notice 1996-2 Archived
- Reduction of administrative overhead and paper burden related to Treasury Board submissions – TB Circular 1995-3 Archived
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