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ANNEX 2

Sub-Central Government Entities

Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by entities listed in this Annex, subject to the following thresholds:

Thresholds:

Goods SDR 355,000

Services SDR 355,000

Construction Services SDR 5,000,000

List of Entities:

1ALBERTA*†

1.1.All Ministries and Agencies (All Government Departments and Provincial Agencies, Boards, Councils, Committees and Commissions) of the Province.

1.2.This Annex does not include:

  1. Legislative Assembly;
  2. Legislative Assembly Office;
  3. Office of the Auditor General;
  4. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer;
  5. Office of the Ethics Commissioner;
  6. Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner;
  7. Office of the Ombudsman.

2BRITISH COLUMBIA*†

2.1.All Ministries, Boards, Commissions, Agencies and Committees of the Province.

2.2.This Annex does not include the Legislative Assembly.

3MANITOBA†

3.1.All Departments, Boards, Commissions and Committees of the Province.

4NEW BRUNSWICK†

4.1.The following provincial entities are included:

  1. Chief Electoral Officer;
  1. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly;
  2. Communications New Brunswick;
  3. Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture;
  4. Department of Business New Brunswick;
  5. Department of Education;
  6. Department of Energy;
  7. Department of Environment;
  8. Department of Finance;
  9. Department of Fisheries;
  10. Department of Health;
  11. Department of Intergovernmental Affairs;
  12. Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs;
  13. Department of Local Government;

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  1. Department of Natural Resources;
  2. Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour;
  3. Department of Public Safety;
  4. Department of Social Development;
  5. Department of Supply and Services;
  6. Department of Tourism and Parks;
  7. Department of Transportation;
  8. Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport;
  9. Executive Council Office;
  10. Labour and Employment Board;
  11. Language Training Centre;
  12. New Brunswick Police Commission;
  13. Office of Human Resources;
  14. Office of the Attorney General;
  15. Office of the Auditor General;
  16. Office of the Comptroller;
  17. Office of the Leader of the Opposition;
  18. Office of the Lieutenant-Governor;
  19. Office of the Ombudsman;
  20. Office of the Premier.

5NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR†

5.1.All Departments of the Province.

6NORTHWEST TERRITORIES†

6.1.All Departments and Agencies of the Territory.

6.2.This Annex does not cover procurement subject to the Northwest Territories Business Incentive Policy.

7NOVA SCOTIA*†

7.1.All Departments and Offices of the Province established under the Public Service Act.

7.2.This Annex does not include Emergency Health Services (a division of the Department of Health) in respect of ground ambulance-related procurement, including telecommunications for Emergency Health Care purposes.

8NUNAVUT†

8.1.All Departments and Agencies of the Territory.

8.2.This Annex does not cover procurement subject to the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti (NNI Policy) nor those contracts within the terms of Article 24 of the Nunavut Land Claims.

9ONTARIO

9.1.All Ministries of the Province.

9.2.The following Agencies are included:

  1. AgriCorp;
  1. Centennial Centre of Science and Technology (Ontario Science Centre);
  2. Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario;
  3. Metropolitan Convention Centre Corporation;
  4. Niagara Parks Commission;
  5. Ontario Clean Water Agency;
  6. Ontario Financial Services Commission;
  7. Ontario Immigrant Investor Corporation;
  8. Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation;

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  1. Ontario Mortgage Corporation;
  2. Ontario Northland Transportation Commission;
  3. Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation;
  4. Ottawa Congress Centre;
  5. Science North.

10PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND*†

10.1.All Departments and Agencies of the Province.

10.2.This Annex does not cover procurement of construction materials that are used for highway construction and maintenance.

11QUÉBEC*

11.1.All Departments of the Province.

11.2.The following public bodies are included:

1.  Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé;

2.  Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement;

3.  Comité de déontologie policière;

4.  Commissaire à la déontologie policière;

5.  Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être;

6.  Commission consultative de l'enseignement privé;

7.  Commission d'accès à l'information;

8.  Commission d'évaluation de l'enseignement collégial;

9.  Commission de l'équité salariale;

10.  Commission de la fonction publique;

11.  Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec;

12.  Commission de toponymie;

13.  Commission des biens culturels du Québec;

14.  Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse;

15.  Commission des partenaires du marché du travail;

16.  Commission des transports du Québec;

17.  Commission municipale du Québec;

18.  Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles;

19.  Conseil consultatif du travail et de la main-d'œuvre;

20.  Conseil de la famille et de l'enfance;

21.  Conseil de la justice administrative;

22.  Conseil de la Science et de la Technologie;

23.  Conseil des aînés;

24.  Conseil des relations interculturelles;

25.  Conseil des services essentiels;

26.  Conseil du médicament;

27.  Conseil du statut de la femme;

28.  Conseil permanent de la jeunesse;

29.  Conseil supérieur de l'éducation;

30.  Conseil supérieur de la langue française;

31.  Coroner;

32.  Curateur public du Québec;

33.  Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales;

34.  Office de la protection du consommateur;

35.  Office des personnes handicapées du Québec;

36.  Office québécois de la langue française;

37.  Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux;

38.  Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec;

39.  Régie du logement;

40.  Sûreté du Québec.

11.3.This Annex does not cover procurement:

  1. of cultural or artistic goods and services;

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  1. of seedling production services;
  2. for work to be performed on property by a contractor according to provisions of a warranty or guarantee held in respect of the property or the original work;
  3. of construction-grade steel (including requirements on subcontracts); and
  4. from a non-profit organization.

11.4.This Agreement does not apply to any measure of Québec adopted or maintained with respect to culture or cultural industries.

12SASKATCHEWAN*†

12.1.All Ministries of the Province.

12.2.The following Boards and Agencies are covered:

  1. Public Employee Benefits Agency;
  1. Saskatchewan Archives Board;
  2. Saskatchewan Arts Board.

12.3.This Annex does not include Legislative Branch Entities.

13YUKON*†

13.1.All Departments and Agencies of the Territory.

Notes to Annex 2

1.  For provinces and territories listed in this Annex, this Agreement does not apply to preferences or restrictions on highway projects.

  1. For provinces and territories listed in this Annex, this Agreement does not apply to preferences or restrictions associated with programs promoting the development of distressed areas.

3.  This Agreement does not cover procurement that is intended to contribute to economic development within the provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia or the territories of Nunavut, Yukon or Northwest Territories.

  1. For those provinces and territories marked by an asterisk (*), this Agreement does not cover procurement:

a.  of goods purchased for representational or promotional purposes; or

b.  of services or construction services purchased for representational or promotional purposes outside the province or territory.

  1. For those provinces and territories marked by an obelisk (†), this Agreement does not cover the procurement of goods, services or construction services purchased for the benefit of, or which is to be transferred to the authority of, school boards or their functional equivalents, publicly-funded academic institutions, social services entities or hospitals.
  2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent any provincial or territorial entity from applying restrictions that promote the general environmental quality in that province or territory, as long as such restrictions are not disguised barriers to international trade.
  3. This Agreement does not cover procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a noncovered entity.

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  1. This Agreement does not include Crown Corporations of the provinces and territories.
  2. For Iceland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, this Agreement does not apply to procurement by entities listed in this Annex.

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