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Canada’s federal procurement watchdog has launched a review into a contracting method known as “bait and switch,” a practice that occurs when suppliers identified in a winning procurement bid are not the same ones who perform the work. Bait and switch occurs when suppliers apply for contracts by proposing “highly qualified individuals,” but later substitute […]
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The Bank of Canada is seeking to fill a new, additional external deputy governor position, after creating the role last year. The central bank introduced the role last year as a way of bringing outside perspectives and a diversity of views to its monetary policy decision-making. The position is currently held by economics professor Nicolas […]
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Amazon.com Inc. says some customers in Canada can now start getting their packages delivered to their garage. The e-commerce giant says the garage drop-offs are now available to Canadians who are enrolled in its Prime service and have a compatible myQ Smart Garage. Access to the service spans 1,700 cities, towns and neighbourhoods in Canada […]
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Ottawa’s tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) offer only a “short reprieve” for Canada’s EV industry, the Commons trade committee was told at a recent meeting about a month after the tariffs were announced in late August. “This is basically a short reprieve—a temporary reprieve for Canadian manufacturers in the EV supply chain to basically […]
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