Government of Canada Announces Improvements to Integrity of Federal Procurement
Integrity Regime Introduced Across Government
(firmenpresse) - GATINEAU, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 07/03/15 -- Government of Canada
The Government of Canada is taking action on its to ensure that it does business with ethical suppliers in Canada and abroad. Today, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) announced the implementation of the new government-wide Integrity Regime for procurement and real property transactions.
The new regime is efficient, robust and holds companies accountable for their actions. It will also encourage companies to cooperate with legal authorities when problems arise and to quickly take corrective actions. This regime will apply to all government departments and agencies. The new Integrity Regime better aligns with international best practices and includes new provisions to ensure fairness and due process. It will also allow companies to undertake remedial action to address misconduct in order to conduct business with the Government of Canada.
The Integrity Regime also provides for new tools such as independent expert third-party assessments, and administrative agreements that will specify required corrective actions and ensure their effectiveness.
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"Our Government is committed to ensuring that we use taxpayers'' money to purchase goods and services from corporations that undertake ethical business practices at home and abroad. Under this new regime, companies who are criminally convicted or face ethical violations will bear the cost of proving to the Government that they are a reliable business, not taxpayers."
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services
"The Government of Canada''s new Integrity Regime is proportionate, thoughtful and consequential, reflects industry feedback and commercial realities, and sets a high bar for Canadian companies behaving ethically and playing by the rules."
Richard Leblanc, PhD, Associate Professor of Law, Governance and Ethics at York University
"Having listened to industry''s concerns, the suggested changes to the Government of Canada''s new Integrity Regime will both ensure the government is doing business with ethical companies and also encourage those companies to institute proactive risk management compliance processes."
Bronwyn Best, President of Heiwa Business International
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Marcel Poulin
Office of the Honourable Diane Finley
819-997-5421
Media Relations
Public Works and Government Services Canada
819-956-2315
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Datum: 03.07.2015 - 10:21 Uhr
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