C-65.1 - Act respecting contracting by public bodies

Section 14.10 Disposition versions

2022-06-02

14.10. The purpose of this chapter is to improve contract rules to enable public bodies to better contribute to the achievement of the following government objectives:

(1)  increase procurement by public bodies that is responsible in nature;

(2)  reduce the actual and potential negative environmental impacts of the goods, services and construction work procured by public bodies, in particular as concerns their carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, and increase their sustainability;

(3)  use public procurement as a vector of influence in the fight against climate change;

(4)  improve representation of Indigenous enterprises and of social economy enterprises within the meaning of the Social Economy Act (chapter E-1.1.1) in public procurement;

(5)  encourage participation, in the performance of public contracts, of persons facing labour market barriers; and

(6)  support the development of innovative goods, services and construction work.

The Government may, by order and on the recommendation of the Conseil du trésor, define any other objective, provided the objective is compatible with the principles set out in section 2.

2022, c. 18, s. 5.