City of Calgary to buy more local and Canadian goods, services to decrease U.S. tariff impacts

COLUMN: In municipal procurement, Buy Canada policies aren’t so easy

Supporting the Buy Canadian effort presents challenges to local governments

Sarnia approves buy-Canadian policy changes

Amid ongoing tariffs and tariff threats from the United States, Sarnia is changing how it awards contracts and buys goods and services, to try to prioritize Canadian, and local where possible.

City of Calgary to buy more local and Canadian goods, services to decrease U.S. tariff impacts

The City of Calgary will be buying more local and Canadian goods and services under changes to procurement practices that kicked in Monday.

NL starts screening procurement of US medical products

ST. JOHN’S – Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says everything it buys is under the microscope as it looks for alternatives to U.S. products but adds it can’t come at the cost of affecting patients. Tony Williams (pictured), the senior director of supply chain for NLHS, says thousands of items are housed inside the health authority’s new 85,000-sq. ft warehouse in St. John’s — which he says serves as the backbone of the health system. “W…

Specialist highlights ways for SMEs and small businesses to stand out in the public procurement market

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