C-300Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, the Defence Production Act and the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (Canadian products and services)
Adds climate and labour-standards criteria to federal procurement. Requires the federal government to consider greenhouse-gas emissions and labour conditions in bids for major contracts (defence production, infrastructure, IT). Builds on existing Indigenous-procurement set-asides.
Status
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Introduced✓
1st Reading3
2nd Reading4
Committee5
Report6
3rd Reading7
Royal AssentQuick learn
Federal contracts (a $20-billion-a-year purchasing pool) now have to weigh climate emissions and labour standards alongside price. Applies to everything from military equipment to office IT.
Issues this bill touches
- Foreign Policy & Defence
PWGSC + Defence Production Act + munitions to Ukraine bundle.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
View source - Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
View source - Second reading
Debated in principle; vote sends the bill to committee.
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Official source
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