Canada GovWin Recon – March 17, 2023
Published: March 17, 2023
GovWin's Canada Recon highlights key industry developments in government technology, policy, budget, and vendor activities to support awareness of the issues impacting Canadian government procurement.
Federal
Budget and Finance
- PM Trudeau says 2023 budget will include affordability measures 'that will directly help Canadians'
- Freeland's budget has to tread a narrow path between competing demands for cash: sources
- Small business groups push for extension to repay outstanding CEBA loans
- If a Canadian bank fails, how much do you get back?
- New federal rules will make Canada’s housing supply crisis worse
Defense and Public Safety
- Michael Duheme named interim RCMP commissioner
- Progress to Modernize the Canadian Armed Forces for Tomorrow’s Security Challenges: Minister Anand Updates National Defence Stakeholders
Energy and Environment
- Ties between pension fund directors and fossil fuels are 'incompatible' for some Canadians
- Why Canada likely won't need any more big new oil pipelines after Trans Mountain
- Introducing two new standards under the Policy on Green Procurement
Technology
- Ottawa should help SMBs more on cybersecurity: Parliamentary committee
- Canada is moving faster on digital ID than most think, says ATB Ventures
- Canada’s allies buy more Canadian cybersecurity products than Ottawa does, parliament told
- Government of Canada announces funding for training to help Canadians improve digital skills
Provincial and Territorial
- (British Columbia) B.C. government approves $3B First Nation-owned Cedar LNG project, bringing it one step closer to reality
- Ransomware, compromised credentials were behind Newfoundland healthcare attack
- (Nova Scotia) N.S., Ottawa spending $16.6 million on 236 affordable housing units across province
- Ontario mines minister says Ring of Fire could be worth $1 trillion, a figure critics call exaggerated
- Volkswagen picks Ontario for its first North American EV battery plant
- Governments of Canada and Ontario announce investment of nearly $2.4 million for high-speed internet access
- Government of Canada invests $13 million to bring high-speed internet in 6,400 homes in Eastern Ontario
Municipal / MASH Sector
GovWin’s Canada Recon is a weekly newsletter highlighting government contracting news and analysis from around the Canadian government contracting world. It is published every Friday.