Canada GovWin Recon – March 24, 2023
Published: March 24, 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 Economy
- Federal budget to focus on clean economy, support for low-income Canadians, Freeland says
- Gartner finds tech leaders expect to grow revenue in 2023, despite economic uncertainty
Canada-U.S. Relations
- U.S. President Joe Biden to meet with Trudeau, address Parliament today
- Canada to reach deal with U.S. on irregular border crossings and accept 15,000 more legal migrants
- NEXUS application centres reopen at 8 Canadian airports starting March 27
Defense and Cybersecurity
- Defence minister dismisses concerns over DND's McKinsey contracts: 'Not a matter of state secrets'
- Ottawa makes little progress shoring up Crown corporations’ cybersecurity
- Ottawa still advertising on TikTok despite banning it on government devices due to security concerns
Provincial and Territorial
- Supreme Court skeptical about argument Ottawa is undermining provinces on regulation of natural resources
- Alberta may have to return $130M in unspent federal funding for oil and gas well cleanup
- From bubble to boom? New report shows economic momentum in Atlantic Canada
- New Brunswick’s $12.2B budget tackles challenges that come with growth
- (Nova Scotia) N.S. government offering nurses $10,000 bonuses to keep them in public health system
- Ontario aims to balance budget in 2025 despite largest spending plan in province's history
- (Ontario) Doug Ford's plan to build 1.5 million homes by 2031 is in trouble, budget suggests
- (Ontario) Why Doug Ford's government spends more than $6B/year subsidizing hydro rates
Municipal / MASH Sector
- ‘Regional Mayors Council’ being created for eastern Ontario
- No big cash injection for Toronto in Ontario budget
- Poorer areas of Toronto hit hardest by TTC cuts, study finds
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.