WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIORESTRICTED 
GPA/O/CAN/4 
10 December 2011 
 (11-6438) 
Committee on Government Procurement Original:   English 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
 
  
NEGOTIATIONS ON EXTENSION OF COVERAGE AND ELIMINATION OF  
DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES AND PRACTICES PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE XXIV:7(b) AND (c) OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 
 
Communication from Canada
* 
 
Final Offer 
 
 The following communication, dated 10 December 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Canada. 
 
 
Comité des marchés publics  
 
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 présentée par le Canada* 
 
Offre Finale 
 
 La communication ci-après, datée du 10 décembr e 2011, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation du Canada. 
 
 
Comité de Contratación Pública 
 
AMPLIACIÓN DEL ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN Y LA ELIMINACIÓN DE LAS 
MEDIDAS Y PRÁCTICAS DISCRIMINATORIAS EN CONFORMIDAD 
CON EL PÁRRAFO 7 b) Y c) DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV DEL 
ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Comunicación del Canadá* 
 
Oferta Final 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha de 10 diciembre de 2011, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Canadá. 
 
                                                      
* In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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FINAL OFFER OF CANADA 
(10 DECEMBER 2011) 
 
 
 This final offer is subject to the following conditions: 
 1. Canada reserves the right to implement its  procurement obligations in any appropriate 
manner, including legislation, regulations  or other administrative mechanisms. 
 
2. Appropriate and satisfactory market access offe rs from GPA Parties representing, in Canada's 
estimation, an appropriate balance of c oncessions relative to this final offer. 
 3. Canada reserves the right to withdraw, amend or restrict this final offer at any point until such 
time as the negotiations have concluded. 
 
 N.B.:  Modifications from Canada's pre-final offer of 1 December 2010 (GPA/O/CAN/3) are 
highlighted in underline  or strikeout . 
 
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ANNEX 1 
 
Federal Government Entities 
 
  Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement cov ers procurement by entities listed in this 
Annex, subject to the following thresholds: 
 
Thresholds :  130,000 SDRs  Goods and Services  
   130,000 SDRs   Services  
   5,000,000 SDRs Construction Services  
 
Subordinate Entities:  No entity listed in Annex 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 Occupational 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) 
13. Canadian International Trade Tribunal 14. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 15. Canadian Radio-television and Teleco mmunications Commission (on its own account) 
16. Canadian Transportation Accident 	Investigation and Safety Board 
17. Canadian Transportation Agency (on its own account) 
18. Copyright Board 19. Correctional Service of Canada 20. Courts Administration Service 21. Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food 
22. Department of Canadian Heritage 
23. Department of Citizenship and Immigration 24. Department of Finance 25. Department of Fisheries and Oceans 26. Department of Foreign A ffairs and International Trade 
27. Department of Health 
28. Department of Human Resources and Social Development 
29. Department of Indian Affa irs and Northern Development 
30. Department of Industry 31. Department of Justice 32. Department of National Defence 
33. Department of Natural Resources 
34. Department of Public Safe ty and Emergency Preparedness 
35. Department of Public Works and Government Services (on its own account) 
36. Department of the Environment 37. Department of Transport 
38. Department of Veterans Affairs  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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39. Department of Western Economic Diversification (on its own account) 
40. Director of Soldier Settlement 41. Director, The Veterans' Land Act 42. Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 43. Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission 
44. Immigration and Refugee Board 
45. Library and Archives Canada 46. Municipal Development and Loan Board 47. National Battlefields Commission 48. National Energy Board (on its own account) 
49. National Farm Products Council 
50. National Parole Board 51. National Research Council of Canada 52. Natural Sciences and Engineer ing Research Council of Canada 
53. Northern Pipeline Agency (on its own account) 
54. Office of the Auditor General 
55. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 56. Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs 57. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 58. Office of the Coordinator, Status of Women 59. Office of the Governor General's Secretary 
60. Office of the Superintende nt of Financial Institutions 
61. Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada 62. Parks Canada Agency 63. Patented Medicine Prices Review Board 64. Privy Council Office 
65. Public Health Agency of Canada 
66. Public Service Commission 67. Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada 
68. Public Service Labour Relations Board 69. Registry of the Competition Tribunal 70. Royal Canadian Mounted Police 
71. Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee 
72. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public 	Complaints Commission 
73. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 74. Statistics Canada 75. Statute Revision Commission 
76. Supreme Court of Canada 
77. Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada 78. Treasury Board Secretariat   
Note to Annex 1: 
 
No entity listed in Annex 1 has the power to create subordinate entities.  
 
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ANNEX 2 
 
Sub-Central Government Entities 
 
 
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement c overs procurement by entities listed in this 
Annex, subject to the following thresholds: 
 
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.  
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex 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. 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include the Legislative Assembly.   
 
 
†MANITOBA 
 
All Departments, Boards, Commissions and Committees of the Province. 
  
†NEW BRUNSWICK 
 
The following provincial entities are covered included : 
 
Chief Electoral Officer 
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 
Communications New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture Department of Business New Brunswick Department of Education 
Department of Energy  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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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. 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include cover procurement subject to the 
Northwest Territories contracts subjects to the Northwest Territories Business Incentive Policy . 
 
 
*†NOVA SCOTIA 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 includes a All Departments and Offices of the Province established 
under the Public Service Act . 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include  Emergency Health Services (a division of 
the Department of Health) in respect to of ground ambulance-related procurement, including 
telecommunications for Emergency Health Care purposes. 
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†NUNAVUT 
 
All Departments and Agencies of the Territory.  
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include cover procurement to 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 included : 
 
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 
  
*†PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
 
All Departments and Agencies of the Province. 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include cover procurement of construction 
materials that are used for highw ay construction and maintenance. 
  
*QUÉBEC 
 
All Ministères Departments of the Province. 
 
The following public bodies are covered included : 
 
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  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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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 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 This Annex does not include cover procurement: 
 
(a) of cultural or artistic goods and services or  any measure adopted or maintained with 
respect to culture or cultural industries; 
 
(b) of seedling production  services ; 
 
(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 (includi ng requirements on subcontracts);  and 
 
(e) from a non-profit organization. 
 
This Agreement does not apply to any measure of Québec adopted or maintained with 
respect to culture or cultural industries. 
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*†SASKATCHEWAN 
 
All Departments Ministries of the Province. 
 
The following Boards and Agencies are covered: 
 
Public Employee Benefits Agency Saskatchewan Archives Board Saskatchewan Arts Board 
 
Canada's Appendix 1 does not include This Annex does not include Legislative Branch 
Entities. 
  
*†YUKON 
 
All Departments and Agencies of the Territory. 
  
Notes to Annex 2: 
 1. Canada's Appendix 1 For provinces and territories listed in this Annex, this Agreement 
does not include apply to preferences or restrictions on highway projects.  
 
2. Canada's Appendix 1 For provinces and territories listed in this Annex, this Agreement 
does not include apply to preferences or restrictions associated with programs promoting the 
development of distressed areas. 
 3. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include cover procurement that is intended to 
contribute to economic development within the provinces or territories of Manitoba, Newfoundland 
and Labrador, New Brunswick, N unavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, or the territories 
of Nunavut, Yukon or Northwest Territories.  
 
4. For those provinces and territories marked by an asterisk (*), Canada's Appendix 1 this 
Agreement does not include cover procurement: 
 
(a) of goods purchased for representati onal or promotional purposes;  or 
 
(b) of services or construction services purchased for representational or promotional 
purposes outside the province or territory. 
 5. For those provinces and territories marked by an obelisk (†), Canada's Appendix 1 this 
Agreement does not include cover the procurement of goods, services or construction services 
purchased for the benefit of, or which is to be tran sferred to the authority of, school boards or their 
functional equivalents, publicly -funded academic institutions, social services entities or hospitals. 
 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. 
 7. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include cover any procurement made by a 
covered entity on behalf of a non-covered entity. 
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8. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include Crown Corporations of the provinces 
and territories. 
 
9. For the Principality of Liechtenstein, this Agreement does not apply to procurement by 
entities listed in this Annex. 
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ANNEX 3 
 
Government Enterprises 
 
  Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement covers procurement by the entities listed in 
this Annex, subject to the following thresholds:  
 
Thresholds :  355,000 SDRs  Goods and Services 
   355,000 SDRs  Services  
   5,000,000 SDRs Construction Services  
 
List of  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. Canada's Appendix 1 does not include procurem ent by or on behalf of the Royal Canadian 
Mint of direct inputs for use in minting anything other than Canada legal tender.  
3. For the European Union, this Agreement do es not apply to procurement by entities 
listed in this Annex. 
 
4. For the Principality of Liechtenstein, this Agreement does not apply to procurement by 
entities listed in this Annex. 
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ANNEX 4 
 
Goods 
 
 SECTION A:  GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
1. All goods are covered Unless otherwise specified and subject to paragraph 2 , this 
Agreement covers all goods. 
 
2. Subject to the application of paragraph 1 of Article III, Wwith respect  to Canada for 
procurement by the Department of National Defe nce, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the 
Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Canadian Coast Guard, and provincial police forces, 
this Agreement covers only the goods listed in Section B are included in the coverage of this 
Chapter, subject to the application of paragraph 1 of Article III.  described in any of the Federal 
Supply Classifications (FSC) listed below: 
 
SECTION B:  LIST OF CERTAIN GOODS 
 
(Numbers refer to the Federal Supply Classificati on which can be found in the following document:  
https://www.acquisition.g ov/service_product_codes.pdf ) 
 
 
FSC  22. Railway equipment 
FSC  23. Motor vehicles, trailers and cycles (except buses in 2310 and except military trucks and 
trailers in 2320 and 2330 and tracked combat, assault and tactical vehicles in 2350 and 
wheeled combat, assault and tactical vehicl es in 2355 formerly classified in 2320) 
FSC  24. Tractors 
FSC  25. Vehicular equipment components 
FSC  26. Tires and tubes 
FSC  29. Engine accessories 
FSC  30. Mechanical power transmission equipment 
FSC  32. Woodworking machinery and equipment 
FSC  34. Metal working machinery 
FSC  35. Service and trade equipment 
FSC  36. Special industry machinery 
FSC  37. Agricultural machinery and equipment 
FSC  38. Construction, mining, excavating a nd highway maintenance equipment 
FSC  39. Materials handling equipment 
FSC  40. Rope, cable, chain and fittings 
FSC  41. Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment 
FSC  42. Fire fighting, rescue and safety equipment (except 4220:  Marine lifesaving and diving 
equipment;  and 4230:  Decontamin ating and impregnating equipment) 
FSC  43. Pumps and compressors 
FSC  44. Furnace, steam plant, drying equipment and nuclear reactors 
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FSC  46. 
Water purification and sewage treatment equipment 
FSC  47. Pipe, tubing, hose and fittings 
FSC  48. Valves 
FSC  49. Maintenance and repa ir shop equipment 
FSC  52. Measuring tools 
FSC  53. Hardware and abrasives 
FSC  54. Prefabricated structures and scaffolding 
FSC  55. Lumber, millwork, plywood and veneer 
FSC  56. Construction and building materials 
FSC  61. Electric wire and power and distribution equipment 
FSC  62. Lighting fixtures and lamps 
FSC  63. Alarm and signal systems 
FSC  65. Medical, dental and veterinary equipment and supplies 
FSC  66. Instruments and laboratory equipment (excep t 6615:  Automatic pilot mechanisms and 
airborne Gyro components;  and 6665:  H azard detecting instruments and apparatus) 
FSC  67. Photographic equipment 
FSC  68. Chemicals and chemical products 
FSC  69. Training aids and devices 
FSC  70. General purpose automatic data processing e quipment, software, supplies and support 
equipment (except 7010:  Automatic Data Pr ocessing Equipment (ADPE) configurations) 
FSC  71. Furniture 
FSC  72. Household and commercial furnishings and appliances 
FSC  73. Food preparation and serving equipment 
FSC  74. Office machines, text processing system and visible record equipment 
FSC  75. Office supplies and devices 
FSC  76. Books, maps and other publications (ex cept 7650:  drawings and specifications) 
FSC  77. Musical instruments, phonographs and home-type radios 
FSC  78. Recreational and athletic equipment 
FSC  79. Cleaning equipment and supplies 
FSC  80. Brushes, paints, sealers and adhesives 
FSC  81. Containers, packaging and packing supplies 
FSC  85. Toiletries 
FSC  87. Agricultural supplies 
FSC  88. Live animals 
FSC  91. Fuels, lubricants, oils and waxes 
FSC  93. Non-metallic fabricated materials 
FSC  94. Non-metallic crude materials 
FSC  96. Ores, minerals and their primary products 
FSC  99. Miscellaneous  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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ANNEX 5 
 
Services 
 
 1. Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement c overs services specified in paragraphs 2 and 
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 respec t to Canada's Appendix 1, those services to be 
included are as identified within the document MTN.GNS/W/120.  Services Such services are 
identified in accordance with the United Nations Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC) 
which may be is found at:  http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/r egistry/regcst.asp?Cl=9&Lg=1 . 
 
 Domestically,   For purposes of implementation of this Agreement for federal entities and 
enterprises,  Canada will be using the "Common Classification System" for purposes of implementing 
this Agreement. 
 
2. Canada's Appendix 1 includes This Agreement covers  the following services for procured 
by federal entities listed in Annex 1 and federal enterp rises listed 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 (excluding 86731 Integrated engineering services for 
transportation infrastructure turnkey projects) 
 3. Canada's Appendix 1 includes This Agreement covers the following services for procured 
by federal entities listed in Annex 1, for sub-central government 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  
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  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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7523  Enhanced/value-added facsimile 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 consu lting (except 86602 Arbitration and conciliation 
services) 
 
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  GPA/O/CAN/4 
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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. This offer Agreement  is subject to the terms and conditio ns set out in the Government of 
Canada's offer on trade in services in Schedule to the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
(GATS). 
 
2. Canada's offer coverage in telecommunications services is limited to enhanced or value 
added services for the supply of which the underlyi ng telecommunications facilities are leased from 
providers of public telecommuni cations transport networks. 
 3. Canada's Appendix 1  This Agreement does not include cover procurement of the 
following: 
 
*(a) services for the management and operation cont racts of certain government facilities 
or privately-owned facilities used for government purposes, including 
federally-funded research and development;  
 
*(b) public utilities; 	
 
*(c) architectural and engineering services related to airfield, communications and missile 
facilities; 
 
*(d) shipbuilding and repair and related architectural and engineering services; 
 
*(e) all services, with reference to those goods  purchased by the Department of National 
Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Department of Fisheries and 
Oceans for the Canadian Coast Guard and provincial police forces which are not 
identified as subject to coverage covered by this a Agreement;   and 
 
*(f) services procured in support of military forces located overseas.  
 
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ANNEX 6 
 
Construction Services 
 
 SECTION A:  GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 1. Unless otherwise specified and subject to paragraph 2, this Agreement covers Aall 
construction services in CPC Division 51 are covered except those listed in Section B.  Construction 
Services are identified in accordance with Division 51 of the United Nations Provisional Central 
Product Classification (CPC), which may be is found at: 
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/reg istry/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 works, in the sense of Di vision 51 of the central 
Product Classification (CPC). 
 
SECTION B:  EXCLUDED COVERAGE 
 
2. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include cover procurement of the following 
construction services contracts: 
 
1. (a) Dredging  services;  and  
2. (b) Construction contracts tendered services procured by or on behalf of the federal  
 Department of Transport. 
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ANNEX 7 
 
General Notes 
 
 
 Unless otherwise specified herein, the followi ng General Notes appl y without exception to 
this Agreement, including to Annexes 1 through 6. 
 1. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include cover 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);   and  
 
(d) set-asides for small and minority businesses;  and 
 
(ed) agricultural products goods made in furtherance of agricultural support programmes 
or human feeding programmes. 
 
2. This Agreement does not apply to set asides for small and minority businesses. 
 
23. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include apply to any measure adopted or 
maintained with respect to Aboriginal peoples.  It does not affect existing abor iginal or treaty rights of 
any of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 .  
 
34. Procurement in terms of Canadi an coverage is defined as cont ractual transactions to acquire 
property goods or services for the direct benefit or use of the government.  The procurement process 
is the process that begins after an entity has decide d on its requirement and continues through to and 
including contract award.  It does not include procurements made by between one government entity 
or government enterprise from and another government entity or government enterprise . 
 
45. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include cover the procurement of 
transportation services that form a part of, or are incidental to, a procurement contract. 
 56. A This Agreement covers service s listed specified in Annex 5 and a construction service s 
listed specified in Annex 6 is covered with respect to a par ticular Party only to the extent that such 
Party has provided reciprocal access to that service.1 
 
67. 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. 
 78. Canada's Appendix 1 This Agreement does not include apply to contracts under an 
international agreement and intended for the join t implementation or exploitation of a project. 
 
                                                      
1 Canada is prepared to remove its General Note 5 provided that other GPA Parties whose offers 
contain equivalent notes commit to doing the same. GPA/O/CAN/4 
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89. Any exclusion that is related either specifica lly or generally to Federal or sub-central entities 
or enterprises in Annex 1, Annex 2 or Annex 3 will also apply to any successor entity or entities, 
enterprise or enterprises, in such a manner as to maintain the value of this offer. 
  
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