RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  GPA/O/CAN/3 
2 décembre 2010 
 
 (10-6522) 
Comité des marchés publics Original:   anglais/ 
 français 
 
 
 
NÉGOCIATIONS SUR L'EXTENSION DE LA PORTÉE DE L'ACCORD ET 
L'ÉLIMINATION DES MESURES ET PRATIQUES DISCRIMINATOIRES  
AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE XXIV:7 B) ET C) DE L'ACCORD  
SUR LES MARCHÉS PUBLICS 
 
Communication du Canada1 
 
Offre préfinale  
 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 1er décembre 2010, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Canada.  
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1 En anglais et en français seulement. GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  PRE-FINAL OFFER OF CANADA 
(1 DECEMBER 2010) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 
SECTION A:  IMPROVEMENTS TO CANADA'S PRE-FINAL OFFER 
 
 Canada is pleased to submit the following pre-final offer, which contains several 
improvements to its current market access coverage. 
 
1. Improvements from Canada's revised offe r of 18 February 2010 (GPA/O/CAN/2/Rev.1) 
include:  
- the addition of the Territory of N unavut to Canada’s Annex 2 coverage; 
 
- the removal of all country-specific excl usions, premised on the achievement of 
mutual reciprocity; 
 
- the removal of several General Notes and notes to the Annexes;  and 
 
- the listing of Canada's services coverage in numerical order. 
 
2. Improvements from Canada's initial offer of 24 January 2006 (GPA/O/CAN/2) include: 
 
- the addition of coverage for Annex 2, S ub-Central Government Entities and Annex 3, 
Government Enterprises; 
 
- the listing of Canada's services c overage using a positive list;  and 
 
- the removal in Annex 7 (General Notes) of the exclusion respecting Federal Supply 
Classification (FSC) 70 (automatic data processing equipment, software supplies and 
support equipment), FSC 74 (office machines, text processing systems and visible 
record equipment and FSC 36 (special indus try machinery) for the Department of 
Transport;  the Department of Fisheries and Oceans;  the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in respect of the administration and enforcement of the Fish Inspection Act;  
the Department of Canadian Heritage in r espect of those function that were formerly 
the responsibility of the Department of Co mmunications;  the Department of Industry 
in respect of telecommunications, except in relation to:  (a) the planning and coordination of telecommunication services for departments, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada;  and (b) broadcas ting, other than in relation to spectrum 
management and the technical aspects of broa dcasting;  and the Department of Public 
Works and Government Services in respect of the Government Telecommunications 
Agency. 
 
SECTION B:  CONDITIONS APPLYING TO CANADA'S PRE-FINAL OFFER 
 
 This pre-final offer is subject to the following conditions: 
 
1. All Article numbers specified in this pre-fina l offer refer to the Articles as numbered in the 
Legal Check of the Revised Text of the Agreemen t on Government Procurement (Articles I – XXI) as 
at 19 November 2007 (Job No. 8274).   GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  2. The inclusion of any general exclus ion that Canada may deem necessary. 
 3. Canada reserves the right to implement its  procurement obligations  in any appropriate 
manner, including legislation, regulations  or other administrative mechanisms. 
 
4. Appropriate and satisfactory market access offe rs from GPA Parties representing, in Canada's 
estimation, an appropriate balance of con cessions relative to this pre-final offer. 
 5. Acceptance by GPA Parties of the proposed format for Appendix I to the GPA, including 
Annexes 1 to 7, as appended to the 14 October 2005 Clean Text of the GPA in Job No. 7713, dated 
20 October 2005.  Canada has, in general, utilized  this format in its pre-final offer, as follows: 
  - in Annex 1, the Federal Government Entities whose procurement will be covered by 
this Agreement; 
 
 - in Annex 2, the Sub-Central Government  Entities whose procurement will be covered 
by this Agreement; 
  - in Annex 3, the Government Enterprises whose procurement will be covered by this 
Agreement; 
 
 - in Annex 4, the goods that w ill be covered by this Agreement; 
  - in Annex 5, the services, other than constr uction services, that will be covered by this 
Agreement; 
 
 - in Annex 6, the construction services that  will be covered by this Agreement;  and 
  - in Annex 7, any General Notes.  6. Canada reserves the right to withdraw, amend or  restrict this pre-final offer at any time during 
the course of the negotiations. 
 
N.B.:  Modifications from Canada's revised o ffer of 18 February 2010 (GPA/O/CAN/2/Rev.1) 
are highlighted in bold and noted in underline and strikeout. GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) REVIEW OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada
 
 
1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 1 
 
Federal Government Entities 
  
Thresholds :  130,000 SDRs  Goods and Services  
   5,000,000 SDRs Construction Services  
 
Subordinate Entities:  No entity listed in Anne x 1 has the power to create subordinate entities.
 
 
List of Entities:  
 
1. Atlantic Canada Opportuni ties Agency (on its own account) 
2. Canada Border Services Agency 3. Canada Employment Insurance Commission 
4. Canada Industrial Relations Board 
5. Canada Revenue Agency 6. Canada School of Public Service 7. Canadian Centre for Occ upational Health and Safety 
8. Canadian Food Inspection Agency  9. Canadian Human Rights Commission 
10. Canadian Institutes of Health Research 
11. Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat 12. Canadian International Devel opment Agency (on its own account) 
12. Canadian International Trade Tribunal 13. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 
14. Canadian Radio-television and Teleco mmunications Commission (on its own account) 
15. Canadian Transportation Accident  Investigation and Safety Board 
16. Canadian Transportation Agency (on its own account) 17. Copyright Board 18. Correctional Service of Canada 19. Courts Administration Service 
20. Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 
21. Department of Canadian Heritage 22. Department of Citizenship and Immigration 23. Department of Finance 24. Department of Fisheries and Oceans  
25. Department of Foreign A ffairs and International Trade 
26. Department of Health 27. Department of Human Res ources and Social Development 
28. Department of Indian Affa irs and Northern Development 
29. Department of Industry   GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  30. Department of Justice 
31. Department of National Defence 32. Department of Natural Resources 33. Department of Public Safe ty and Emergency Preparedness 
34. Department of Public Works and G overnment Services (on its own account)  
35. Department of the Environment 
36. Department of Transport 37. Department of Veterans Affairs 38. Department of Western Economic Diversification (on its own account) 
39. Director of Soldier Settlement 
40. Director, The Veterans' Land Act 
41. Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 42. Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission 43. Immigration and Refugee Board 44. Library and Archives Canada 
45. Municipal Development and Loan Board 
46. National Battlefields Commission 47. National Energy Board (on its own account) 48. National Farm Products Council 49. National Parole Board 50. National Research Council of Canada 
51. Natural Sciences and Engineer ing Research Council of Canada 
52. Northern Pipeline Agency (on its own account) 53. Office of the Auditor General 54. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 55. Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 
56. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 
57. Office of the Coordinator, Status of Women 58. Office of the Governor General’s Secretary 59. Office of the Superintende nt of Financial Institutions 
60. Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 61. Parks Canada Agency 
62. Patented Medicine Prices Review Board 
63. Privy Council Office 64. Public Health Agency of Canada 65. Public Service Commission 66. Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada 
67. Public Service Labour Relations Board 
68. Registry of the Competition Tribunal 69. Royal Canadian Mounted Police 70. Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee 71. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission 72. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 
73. Statistics Canada 
74. Statute Revision Commission 75. Supreme Court of Canada 76. Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada 77. Treasury Board Secretariat 
 
 
Note to Annex 1:  
  The General Notes in Annex 7 apply to this Annex.
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  ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) REVIEW OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada
 
 
1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities 
  
Thresholds :  355,000 SDRs  Goods  
   355,000 SDRs  Services  
   5,000,000 SDRs Construction Services  
 
List of Entities: 
 
 *†ALBERTA
 
 
 All Ministries and Agencies (All Government Departments and Provincial Agencies, Boards, Councils, Committees and Commissions) of the Province. 
 
 This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include:  
 
Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly Office Office of the Auditor General 
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 
Office of the Ethics Commissioner Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Office of the Ombudsman 
  *†BRITISH COLUMBIA
 
 
 All Ministries, Boards, Commissions, Agencies and Committees of the Province.   This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  the Legislative 
Assembly. 
 
 †MANITOBA  
 
 All Departments, Boards, Commissions and Committees of the Province.   †NEW BRUNSWICK
 
 
 The following provincial entities are covered:  
Chief Electoral Officer  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 
Communications New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture Department of Business New Brunswick Department of Education 
Department of Energy 
Department of Environment Department of Finance Department of Fisheries Department of Health 
Department of Intergovernmental Affairs 
Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs Department of Local Government Department of Natural Resources Department of Post-Secondary E ducation, Training and Labour 
Department of Public Safety 
Department of Social Development Department of Supply and Services Department of Tourism and Parks Department of Transportation Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport 
Executive Council Office 
Labour and Employment Board Language Training Centre New Brunswick Police Commission Office of Human Resources 
Office of the Attorney General 
Office of the Auditor General Office of the Comptroller Office of the Leader of the Opposition Office of the Lieutenant-Governor Office of the Ombudsman 
Office of the Premier 
 
 †NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
 
 
 All Departments of the Province.   †NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
 
 
 All Departments and Agencies of the Territory. 
  This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  Northwest 
Territories contracts subject to the Nort hwest Territories Business Incentive Policy. 
 
 *†NOVA SCOTIA  
 
 This Agreement applies to  Canada's Appendix 1 includes  all Departments and Offices of 
the Province established under the Public Service Act . 
  This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  Emergency 
Health Services (a division of th e Department of Health) in respect to ambulance-related procurement, 
including telecommunications for Emergency Health Care purposes. GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  †NUNAVUT
 
 
 All Departments and Agencies of the Territory.  
 
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include Nunavut contracts subject to the Nunavummi 
Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti (NNI Policy) nor those contracts within the terms of Article 24 of 
the Nunavut Land Claims.  
 
 ONTARIO  
  All Ministries of the Province. 
  The following Agencies are covered:  
AgriCorp 
Centennial Centre of Science and Technology (Ontario Science Centre) 
Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario Metropolitan Convention Centre Corporation 
Niagara Parks Commission Ontario Clean Water Agency 
Ontario Financial Services Commission 
Ontario Immigrant Investor Corporation Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Ontario Mortgage Corporation Ontario Northland Transportation Commission 
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation 
Ottawa Congress Centre Science North 
 
 This Agreement does not
 apply to the procurement of:  
 
 (a)  urban rail and urban transportation e quipment, systems, components and 
materials incorporated therein, as well as all project -related materials of iron or 
steel;  and  
  (b)
 highway construction.  
 
 *†PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND  
 
 All Departments and Agencies of the Province.   This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  construction 
materials that are used for highw ay construction and maintenance.  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  *QUÉBEC  
 
 All Ministères of the Province. 
  The following public bodies are covered: 
 
Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement Comité de déontologie policière Commissaire à la déontologie policière 
Commissaire à la santé et au bien-être 
Commission consultative de l'enseignement privé Commission d'accès à l'information Commission d'évaluation de l'enseignement collégial Commission de l'équité salariale 
Commission de la fonction publique 
Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec Commission de toponymie Commission des biens culturels du Québec Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse Commission des partenaires du marché du travail 
Commission des transports du Québec 
Commission municipale du Québec Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles Conseil consultatif du trava il et de la main-d’œuvre 
Conseil de la famille et de l'enfance 
Conseil de la justice administrative 
Conseil de la Science et de la Technologie Conseil des aînés Conseil des relations interculturelles Conseil des services essentiels Conseil du médicament 
Conseil du statut de la femme 
Conseil permanent de la jeunesse Conseil supérieur de l'éducation Conseil supérieur de la langue française Coroner 
Curateur public du Québec 
Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales Office de la protection du consommateur Office des personnes handicapées du Québec Office québécois de la langue française Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux 
Régie des marchés agricole s et alimentaires du Québec 
Régie du logement Sûreté du Québec 
  This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include procurement: 
 
 (a) of cultural or artistic goods and services or to any measure adopted or maintained 
with respect to culture or cultural industries; 
  (b) of seedling production; GPA/O/CAN/3 
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 (c) for work to be performed on property by  a contractor according to provisions of a 
warranty or guarantee held in respect of the property or the original work; 
  (d) of construction-grade steel (incl uding requirements on subcontracts);  and 
 
 (e) from a non-profit organization.  
 *†SASKATCHEWAN
 
 
 All Departments of the Province. 
  The following Boards and Agencies are covered:  
Public Employee Benefits Agency 
Saskatchewan Archives Board 
Saskatchewan Arts Board 
  This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  Legislative 
Branch Entities.   *†YUKON
 
 
 All Departments and Agencies of the Territory. 
 
 
Notes to Annex 2  
1. This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  preferences or 
restrictions on highway projects.  
 2. This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  preferences or 
restrictions associated with programs promoting the development of distressed areas. 
 3. This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  procurement 
that is intended to contribute to economic deve lopment within the provinces or territories of 
Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nunavut,  Prince Edward Island, Nova 
Scotia, Yukon or Northwest Territories. 
 
4. This Agreement does not apply to any measur e adopted or maintained with respect to 
Aboriginal peoples.   It does not affect existing aboriginal or treaty rights of any of the 
Aboriginal peoples of Canada under section 35 of the Constitutio n Act, 1982 . 
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.4. For those provinces and territories marked by an asterisk  (*), this Agreement does not apply 
to Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  procurement: 
  (a) of goods purchased for representa tional or promotional purposes;  or 
 
 (b) services or construction purchased for representational or promotional purposes 
outside the province or territory. 
 
6.
5. Except for Ontario and Quebec  For those provinces and territories marked by an 
obelisk (†),  this Agreement does not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  the  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  procurement of goods, services or construction purch ased for the benefit of, or which is to be 
transferred to the authority of, school boards or th eir functional equivalents, publicly-funded academic 
institutions, social services entities or hospitals.  7.
6. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent any provincial or territorial entity 
from applying restrictions that promote the general environmental quality in that province or territory, 
as long as such restrictions are not disguised barriers to international trade.  8.
7. This Agreement does not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  any 
procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a non-covered entity. 
 
9.8. This Agreement does not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  Crown 
Corporations of the provinces and territories.  
10.
 The positive list of goods listed in Annex 1 for the Department of National Defence, 
Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Poli ce also applies to procurement by provincial 
police forces at the goods threshold applicable to this Annex.  
 11.
 The entities covered by this annex shall be s ubject to the Revised Text of the Agreement 
on Government Procurement (Articles I -XXI) as at 13 November 2007 (WTO Document negs 
268, 19 November 2007), rather than Articles I -XXIV of this Agreement in relation to the 
United States until a revised Agreement on Government Procurement enters into force.  
 12.
 The General Notes apply to this Annex.  
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  ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) REVIEW OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada
 
 
1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 3 
 
Government Enterprises 
  
Thresholds :  355,000 SDRs  Goods and Services  
   5,000,000 SDRs Construction Services  
 
Federal Enterprises: 
 1. Canada Post Corporation 
2. Canadian Museum of Civilization 3. Canadian Museum of Nature 4. Canadian Tourism Commission 5. Defence Construction (1951) Ltd. 
6. National Capital Commission 
7. National Gallery of Canada 8. National Museum of Science and Technology 9. Royal Canadian Mint 10. Via Rail Canada Inc.  
 
Notes to Annex 3 
 
1. For greater certainty, Article XVII applies to procurements by Via Rail Canada Inc. and the 
Royal Canadian Mint, respecting the protection of  the commercial confidentiality of information 
provided. 
 2. This Agreement
 does not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  procurement by 
or on behalf of the Royal Canadian Mint of direct inputs for use in minting anything other than Canada legal tender.  3.
 The General Notes in Annex 7 apply to this Annex.  
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  ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) REVIEW OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada  
1 December 2010 
 
 
CANADA 
 
 
ANNEX 4 
 
Goods 
 
 
SECTION A:  GENERAL PROVISIONS  
1. All goods are covered s ubject to paragraph 2. 
 2. With respect to Canada, for procurement by the Department of National Defence, the Royal 
Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Coast Gu ard, and provincial police forces, only the goods 
listed in Section B are included in the coverage of  this Chapter, subject to the application of 
paragraph 1 of
 the following  Article III. 
 
SECTION B:  LIST OF CERTAIN GOODS  
 
(Numbers refer to the Federal Supply Classification  document dated May 2005 which can be 
found at:  www.scrantonrtg.com/secrc /fsc-codes/fsc.html ) 
 
(Numbers refer to the Federal Supply Classifica tion which can be found in the following 
document:  https://www.acquisition.gov/service_product_codes.pdf ) 
 
22. Railway equipment 
23. Motor vehicles, trailers and cycles (except buses in 2310 ;  and,except military trucks and 
trailers in 2320 and 2330 and tracked combat, ass ault and tactical vehicles in 2350 and wheeled 
combat, assault and tactical vehicles in 2355 formerly classified in 2320) 
24. Tractors 
25. − Vehicular equipment components 
26. − Tires and tubes 
29. Engine accessories 
30. − Mechanical power transmission equipment 
32. Woodworking machinery and equipment 
34. Metal working machinery 
35. Service and trade equipment 
36. Special industry machinery 
37. Agricultural machinery and equipment 
38. Construction, mining, excavating and highway maintenance equipment GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  39. Materials handling equipment 
40. Rope, cable, chain and fittings 
41. Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment 
42. Fire fighting, rescue and safety equipment (except 4220:  Marine lifesaving and diving 
equipment;  and 4230:  Decontamin ating and impregnating equipment) 
43. Pumps and compressors 
44. Furnace, steam plant, drying equipment and nuclear reactors 
45. Plumbing, heating and sanitation equipment 
46. Water purification and sewage treatment equipment 
47. Pipe, tubing, hose and fittings 
48. Valves 
49. Maintenance and re pair shop equipment 
52. Measuring tools 
53. Hardware and abrasives 
54. Prefabricated structures and scaffolding 
55. Lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer 
56. Construction and building materials 
61. Electric wire and power and distribution equipment 
62. Lighting fixtures and lamps 
63. Alarm and signal systems 
65. Medical, dental and veteri nary equipment and supplies 
66. Instruments and laboratory equipment (except 6615:  Automatic pilot mechanisms and airborne 
Gyro components;  and 6665:  Hazard detecting instruments and apparatus) 
67. Photographic equipment 
68. Chemicals and chemical products 
69. Training aids and devices 
70. General purpose automatic data processing equipment, software, supplies and support 
equipment (except 7010:  Automatic Data Pr ocessing Equipment (ADPE) configurations) 
71. Furniture 
72. Household and commercial furnishings and appliances 
73. Food preparation and serving equipment 
74. Office machines, text processing system and visible record equipment 
75. Office supplies and devices 
76. Books, maps and other publications (e xcept 7650:  drawings and specifications) 
77. Musical instruments, phonographs and home-type radios 
78. Recreational and athletic equipment 
79. Cleaning equipment and supplies 
80. Brushes, paints, sealers and adhesives 
81. Containers, packaging and packing supplies  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  85. Toiletries 
87. Agricultural supplies 
88. Live animals 
91. Fuels, lubricants, oils and waxes 
93. Non-metallic fabricated materials 
94. Non-metallic crude materials 
96. Ores, minerals and their primary products 
99. Miscellaneous 
 
 
Note to Annex 4:  
  The General Notes in Annex 7 apply to this Annex.
 
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GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada
 
 
1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 5 
 
Services 
  
 Canada offers to include in this "Services" Annex Federal entities listed under Annex 1, 
sub-central entities listed in A nnex 2, and Federal enterprises listed under Annex 3.  Canada's 
Appendix 1 applies to the procurement of the services herein when procured by the entities 
listed in Annexes 1 through 3.   With respect to the terms of this Agreement Canada's Appendix 
1, those services to be included are as identified within the document MTN.GNS/W/120.  Services are 
identified in accordance with the Provisional Ce ntral Product Classification (CPC), which may be 
found at:  http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=9&Lg=1  
 
 Domestically, Canada will be utilizing  using  the "Common Classification System" for 
purposes of implementing this Agreement.   Canada offers to cover
 Canada's Appendix 1 includes  the following services for federal 
entities listed in Annex 1 and federal enterprises liste d in Annex 3, with respect to the CPC services 
classification system: 
 
861  Legal Services (advisory services on foreign and intern ational law only) 
 862  Accounting, auditing and book-keeping services  
863  Taxation Services (excluding legal services) 
 86503  Marketing management consulting services 
 
8671  Architectural services 
 
8672  Engineering services 
 8673  Integrated engineering services (excl uding 86731 Integrated engineering services for 
transportation infrastructure turnkey projects) 
 
 Canada offers to cover
 Canada's Appendix 1 includes the  following services for federal 
entities listed in Annex 1, for sub-central govern ment entities listed in Annex 2, and federal 
enterprises listed in Annex 3, with respect  to the CPC services classification system: 
 633  Repair services of pe rsonal and household goods 
 
641  Hotel and similar accommodation services  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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642/3  Food and beverage serving services  7471  Travel agency and tour operator services  
7512  Commercial courier services (including multi-modal) 
 7523  Electronic data interchange (EDI)  7523  Electronic mail 
 
7523  Enhanced/value-added facs imile services, including store and forward, store and 
retrieve Code and protocol conversion 
 7523  On-line information and data base retrieval 
 
7523  Voice mail  821  Real estate services involving own or leased property  822  Real estate services on a fee or contract basis 
 
83106 to 83109 only Leasing or rental services concerni ng machinery and equipment without operator 
 83203 
to 83209 only Leasing or rental services c oncerning personal a nd household goods 
 841  Consultancy services related to th e installation of computer hardware 
 842  Software implementation services, including systems and software consulting 
services, systems analysis, design, programming and maintenance services 
 
843  Data processing services, including pro cessing, tabulation and facilities management 
services 
 843  On-line information and/or data processing (including transaction processing) 
 
844  Data base services  845  Maintenance and repair services of office machinery and equipment including 
computers 
 
849  Other computer services 
 86501  General management consulting services  86504  Human resources management consulting services 
 
86505  Production management consulting services  8660  Services related to management cons ulting (except 86602 Arbitration and conciliation 
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8674  Urban planning and landscape architectural services 8676  Technical testing and analysis servi ces including quality control and inspection 
(except with reference to FSC 58 and transportation equipment) 
 
874  Building-cleaning services 
 
876  Packaging services 
 
8814  Services incidental to forestry an d logging, including forest management 
 
883  Services incidental to mining,  including drilling and field services 
 
8861  
to 8864, and 8866 Repair services incidental to metal products, machinery and equipment 
 
940  Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar services 
 
 
Notes to Annex 5:  
 
1. The General Notes apply to this Annex.  
 
2.1. This offer is subject to the terms and conditions  set out in the Government of Canada's offer 
on trade in services in the General Ag reement on Trade in Services (GATS). 
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.2. Canada's offer in telecommunications is limit ed to enhanced or value added services for the 
supply of which the underlying te lecommunications facilities are leas ed from providers of public 
telecommunications transport networks.  4.
3. The Canadian offer  Canada's Appendix 1  does not include the following: 
  - management and operation contracts of  certain government or privately-owned 
facilities used for government purposes, including federally-funded research and 
development; 
  - coin minting;
 
 
 - public utilities; 
  - architectural and engineering related to airfield, communications and missile 
facilities; 
  - shipbuilding and repair and related architectural and engineering services; 
 
 - all services, with reference to those go ods purchased by the Department of National 
Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Coast Guard and 
provincial police forces which are not identified as subject to coverage by this agreement; 
 
 - services procured in support of military forces located overseas;   - printing a
nd publishing services;  and   GPA/O/CAN/3 
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 - procurement of transportation services that form a part of, or are incidental to, 
a procurement contract.  GPA/O/CAN/3 
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  ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) REVIEW OF THE WTO AGREEMENT ON 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Pre-Final Offer of Canada
 
 
1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
  
SECTION A:  GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
1. All construction services in CPC Division 51 ar e covered except those listed in Section B.  
Construction Services are identified in accordance with the Provisional Central Product Classification 
(CPC), which may be found at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcs.asp?Cl=9&Lg=1&Co=51
 
 
2. Definition :  A construction services contract is a contract which has as its objective the 
realization by whatever means of civil or building wo rks, in the sense of Division 51 of the central 
Product Classification (CPC). 
 
SECTION B:  EXCLUDED COVERAGE 
 
 The following services contracts are excluded  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include the 
following construction services contracts : 
 1. Dredging 
2. Construction contracts tende red by or on behalf of the federal 
Department of Transport 
  
Note to Annex 6:
 
 
 The General Notes in Annex 7 apply to this Annex.   GPA/O/CAN/3 
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1 December 2010 
  
CANADA 
  
ANNEX 7 
 
General Notes 
  
 Unless otherwise specified herein, the followi ng General Notes apply without exception to 
this Agreement, including to Annexes 1 through 6.  1. This Agreement does not apply to
 Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  procurements in 
respect of: 
 
(a) shipbuilding and repair; 
 
(b) urban rail and urban transportation equi pment, systems, components and materials 
incorporated therein as well as all project related materials of iron or steel; 
 
(c) contracts respecting FSC 58 (communica tions, detection and coherent radiation 
equipment); 
 
(d) set-asides for small and minority businesses;  and 
 
(e) agricultural products made in furthera nce of agricultural support programmes or 
human feeding programmes. 
 
2. National security exceptions include oil purchases related to any strategic reserve 
requirements.  
 3.
 National security exceptions include procurements made in support of safeguar ding 
nuclear materials or technology.  
 2. Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  any measure adopted or maintained with respect 
to Aboriginal peoples.  It does not affect existing aboriginal or treaty rights of any of the 
Aboriginal peoples of Canada under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . 
 
4.3. Procurement in terms of Canadi an coverage is defined as cont ractual transactions to acquire 
property or services for the direct benefit or use of the government.  The procurement process is the 
process that begins after an entity has decided on its requirement and continues through to and 
including contract award.  It does not include procurements made by one government  entity or  
government  enterprise from another government  entity or government  enterprise  of C anada.  
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  5.
4. This Agreement does not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  the procurement 
of transportation services that form a part of, or are incidental to, a procurement contract.  6.
5. A service listed in Annex 5 and a constructi on service listed in Annex 6 is covered with 
respect to a particular Party only to the extent that  such Party has provided reciprocal access to that 
service.2 
 7.
6. Where a contract to be awarded by an entit y is not covered by this Agreement, this 
Agreement shall not be construed to cover an y good or service component of that contract. 
 
8.7. The Agreement shall not apply to  Canada's Appendix 1 does not include  contracts under 
an international agreement and intended for the jo int implementation or exploitation of a project. 
 
9. For the European Union, Canada's offer excludes  all procurements respecting FSC 70, 
74 and  36 until such time as reciprocal access is provided.  
 
10. For the European Union, this Agreement shall not apply to contracts awarded by 
entities in Annexes  1 and 2 in connection with activities in the field of drinking water, energy, 
transport or telecommunications.  
 
11.8. Any exclusion that is related either specifically  or generally to Federal or sub-central entities 
or enterprises in Annex 1, Annex 2 or Annex 3 will also apply to any su ccessor entity or entities, 
enterprise or enterprises, in such a manner as to maintain the value of this offer. 
 
12. With the exception of the United States of Am erica, the offer by Canada with respect to 
goods and services ( including construction) in Annex 2 is subject to negotiation of mutually 
acceptable commitments (including thresholds) with other Parties.  
 
13. With respect to the EU's offer to increase its Annex 1 thresholds from 130,000 SDRs to 
200,000 SDRs for Canada, Canada will apply the threshold of 200,000 SDRs for goods, services 
or suppliers of such goods and services from  the European Union until the EU reduces its 
threshold to what exists in the GPA 1994 . 
 
14. With respect to the EU's exclusion of management con sulting services and related 
services (CPC 865 and 866), Canada will exclude th e procurement for such services from its 
Annex 1 for the European Union until such time as those services are included in the EU's 
coverage given to Canada . 
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2 Canada is prepared to remove its General Note  5 provided that other GPA Parties whose offers 
contain equivalent notes commit to doing the same.