On June 13, 2025, amendments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Regulations) came into force. The Regulations Amending the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (SOR/2025-140), along with the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on July 2, 2025.

Most notably, the Regulations have been amended to:

• specify when a procurement process begins and ends;
• specify who can bring a procurement complaint before the Tribunal;
• modify the conditions that must be met for the Tribunal to conduct an inquiry into a complaint;
• impose limits on the remedies, including the amount of compensation, that can be recommended by the Tribunal when it determines that a complaint is valid;
• impose limits on the amount of bid preparation costs that may be awarded to a complainant by the Tribunal and the circumstances under which they may be awarded; and
• specify when the Tribunal must award costs of, and incidental to, the proceedings to the complainant or the government institution.

Resulting changes to the Tribunal’s practices and procedures

As a result of these amendments, the Tribunal will be updating the following:

• Procurement inquiries guide
• Procurement compensation guidelines
• Procurement costs guidelines
• Procurement complaint form

More information

Any questions regarding this notice or any related matter should be addressed to:

The Registry
Telephone: 613-993-3595
Telephone (toll free): 1-855-307-2488
Email: citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca