Canada: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

The Canadian government has launched Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency designed to increase housing supply by building affordable housing at scale. With an initial $13 billion investment and access to federal lands, the initiative aims to deliver thousands of homes through direct-build projects and partnerships with provinces, municipalities, and Indigenous communities.

The Government of Canada has launched the Defence Drone Initiative, a cross-government program designed to accelerate the development and deployment of uncrewed and autonomous systems for military and coast guard operations. With six priority areas ranging from tactical surveillance drones to long-range precision strike systems, the initiative opens new opportunities for Canadian businesses across the innovation spectrum. The Request for Supply Arrangement is open now, with a closing date of August 14, 2026

Ce chapitre a été initialement publié dans le document intitulé Competing for Capital, un rapport mondial publié par la Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) en collaboration avec Freshfields...

Canada's defence sector is experiencing unprecedented transformation as the Federal Government commits $81.8 billion over five years to rebuild domestic defence capacity.

In Dalren Limited v Loadstar Trailers Inc, 2026 ONCA 500, the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the Construction Act’s transition provision for determining which version of the statutory regime applies to a project. The determinant is when a procurement process for “the improvement” was commenced “by the owner of the premises”. Based on a functional reading, the Court of Appeal held that a procurement process may trigger the provision despite the proponent not then owning the premises, and even if the premises for the project is later changed.

Le projet de loi n° 22 introduit des modifications importantes au droit municipal québécois, notamment deux nouvelles exonérations de droits de mutation immobilière et un pouvoir permanent permettant aux municipalités d'autoriser certains projets d'habitation...

Collaborative construction models like alliance contracting, IPD, and PDB fundamentally challenge traditional project finance structures through shared risk frameworks and transparent governance. These approaches replace adversarial contractor relationships with collective decision-making and open-book accounting, creating inherent tensions with conventional financing requirements. Understanding how these core principles—from "no blame" cultures to best-for-project commitments—interact with proj

Canadian Governments Invest in Innovation, Talent and Domestic Competitiveness — Federal and provincial governments, frequently alongside private-sector partners, have introduced a series of new funding programs, capital sources and talent initiatives designed to support the retention and growth of technology, intellectual property and human capital in Canada. This edition's Market Insight is a summary of recent initiatives that are of particular relevance to companies, founders and investors operating in Canada’s innovation economy.

British Columbia is consolidating natural-resource compliance and enforcement functions from multiple ministries into a single agency. The BC Compliance and Enforcement Agency launches July 1, 2026, bringing together over 400 staff under the Ministry of Environment and Parks to deliver more consistent oversight across the province's resource sector.