Canadian Military Procurement

The future of Canadian military procurement will be much friendlier to their domestic companies, according to the minister responsible for federal procurement.

Military procurement to better benefit Canadian economy: Ambrose

The future of Canadian military procurement will be much friendlier to domestic companies, according to the minister responsible for federal procurement.

Proposals coming in with the lowest bottom line will no longer be given the most weight by the government when making acquisitions for the Canadian Armed Forces, Public Works minister Rona Ambrose announced at a keynote speech at CANSEC Wednesday afternoon.

Using Tom Jenkins’s report on defence and security procurement as a guideline, it’s time for Canada to implement a procurement strategy that will work in favour of Canadian companies, Ms. Ambrose said.

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Source: Ottawa Business Journal.