2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.
“ACAN” means an Advance Contract Award Notice provided for in section 157.1.(PAC)
“Act” means the Procurement Act.(Loi)
“Atlantic Canadian supplier” means a supplier of goods or services that has a place of business in Atlantic Canada. (fournisseur du Canada atlantique)
“Atlantic supplier” Repealed: 2022-77
“Canadian good” means a good produced exclusively from domestic materials, a good manufactured in Canada or a good that, if exported outside Canada, would qualify as a good of Canada under applicable rules of origin.(bien canadien)
“Canadian service” means a service performed in Canada by
(service canadien)
(a)
an individual who is a resident of a province or territory of Canada, or
(b)
an enterprise constituted, established or organized under the law of Canada or the law of a province or territory of Canada.
“Canadian supplier” means a supplier of goods or services that has a place of business in Canada.(fournisseur canadien)
“Canadian value-added” means
(valeur ajoutée canadienne)
(a)
for a procurement of goods or services commenced before July 2, 2019, Canadian value-added as defined in Article 518 of the Agreement on Internal Trade, and
(b)
for a procurement of goods or services commenced on or after July 2, 2019, Canadian value-added as defined in Article 520 of the CFTA.
“CETA” means the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Union and its Member States, done at Brussels on October 30, 2016, including any amendments made to the agreement. (AECG)
“CFTA” means the Canadian Free Trade Agreement signed in 2017 by the Government of Canada and the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada, including any amendments made to the agreement.(ALEC)
“competitive bidding process” means a procurement method used to acquire goods and services through a solicitation for bid submissions that is open to more than one supplier and includes, but is not limited to, an invitation to tender, a request for proposals and a reverse auction.(appel à la concurrence )
“cultural industries” means cultural industries as defined in the CFTA.(industries culturelles)
“estimated value” means the estimated maximum total value of a procurement contract and any optional renewals of a procurement contract or, in the case of a standing offer agreement, the estimated maximum total value of all procurement contracts anticipated under the agreement for its original duration and any optional renewals of the procurement contracts, and includes transportation costs, maintenance costs, costs associated with the manufacture of goods, installation costs, tariffs, duties, premiums, fees, commissions, interest and any other costs incidental to the purchase of the goods or services, but does not include taxes.(valeur estimée)
“government enterprise” means a government enterprise as defined in the CFTA.(entreprise publique)
“limited competitive bidding” means a competitive bidding process that is limited in some aspect when bid submissions are solicited.(appel à la concurrence restreinte)
“New Brunswick manufacturer” means a manufacturer of goods that has a place of business in New Brunswick.(fabricant néo-brunswickois )
“New Brunswick supplier” means a New Brunswick manufacturer or a New Brunswick vendor.(fournisseur néo-brunswickois)
“New Brunswick vendor” means a vendor of goods or services that has a place of business in New Brunswick.(vendeur néo-brunswickois)
“open competitive bidding process” means a competitive bidding process in which bid submissions are solicited by public advertisement and that is open to all interested suppliers.(appel à la concurrence ouverte)
“place of business” means an establishment where a vendor or manufacturer conducts activities on a permanent basis, is clearly identified by name and is accessible during normal business hours. (établissement commercial)
“procuring entity” means
(entité acquéresse)
(a)
in the case of a Schedule A entity, the Minister or, if the Act and this Regulation authorizes a Schedule A entity to procure its own goods and services, the Schedule A entity, or
(b)
in the case of a Schedule B entity, the Schedule B entity regardless of whether the procurement is a joint procurement or the Minister procures on its behalf.
“SDRs” means special drawing rights, a unit of exchange created and maintained by the International Monetary Fund.(DTS)
“small business” means a business that employs fewer than 100 persons.(petite entreprise)
“standing offer agreement” means a procurement contract with a supplier by which a procuring entity agrees to buy goods or services, when needed, from the supplier for a period specified in the contract and the contract includes all terms applicable to the procurement, including the cost of the good or service and delivery requirements. (marché à commandes)
“trade agreement” means a domestic or international trade agreement. (accord commercial)