Canada: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Canada is positioning itself as a premier destination for institutional investment through legislative reforms, accelerated regulatory approvals, and a new sovereign wealth fund. With ambitious plans to catalyze $1 trillion in investment over five years, the question remains whether Canada can execute major projects with the certainty and speed required to deliver returns that global investors demand.

The federal government has published notices proposing to add the Mackenzie Valley Highway and Roberts Bank Terminal 2 to Schedule 1 of the Building Canada Act as projects of national interest. These potential listings, following a similar notice for the West Coast Oil Pipeline, provide the first practical indications of how the government may use the Act to advance major infrastructure projects through streamlined federal approvals while maintaining Indigenous consultation and environmental assessment requ

Le 27 août 2026, le gouvernement du Québec a officiellement déclenché les élections générales qui mèneront les électeurs québécois aux urnes le 5 octobre prochain. Avec l’ouverture de la période électorale prévue à la Loi électorale (RLRQ, c. E‑3.3), un régime strict de contrôle des dépenses électorales s’applique désormais jusqu’au jour du scrutin.

This article examines Build Canada Homes' strategic use of the Buy Canadian policy and government lands in addressing Canada's housing challenges. The analysis explores both the implementation of these approaches and the significant critiques and challenges facing BCH and the broader commercial real estate sector.

Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy marks a fundamental shift in defence procurement, linking national security with industrial capacity, supply chains, and workforce development. This three-part series examines the legal and business implications for organizations in defence and dual-use sectors, covering procurement frameworks, intellectual property considerations, and contract lifecycle management.

Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy introduces a fundamental shift in defence procurement through its Build-Partner-Buy framework, requiring businesses and legal counsel to rethink how they position for opportunities. This analysis examines the five integrated pillars of the strategy and explains why legal positioning must now begin before formal procurement processes start.

Canada's defence sector is experiencing unprecedented transformation as the Federal Government commits $81.8 billion over five years to rebuild domestic defence capacity.

In Dalren Limited v Loadstar Trailers Inc, 2026 ONCA 500, the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the Construction Act’s transition provision for determining which version of the statutory regime applies to a project. The determinant is when a procurement process for “the improvement” was commenced “by the owner of the premises”. Based on a functional reading, the Court of Appeal held that a procurement process may trigger the provision despite the proponent not then owning the premises, and even if the premises for the project is later changed.

Le projet de loi n° 22 introduit des modifications importantes au droit municipal québécois, notamment deux nouvelles exonérations de droits de mutation immobilière et un pouvoir permanent permettant aux municipalités d'autoriser certains projets d'habitation...