Government Contracts Regulations

3 (1) These Regulations apply to all goods, service and construction contracts that are entered into by a contracting authority and that provide for the payment of any money by His Majesty, except

• (a) a contract entered into by the National Film Board;

• (b) a contract for the construction of buildings entered into under the Veterans’ Land Act;

• (c) a contract entered into under the Indian Act that involves Indian moneys as defined in that Act;

• (d) a contract for the performance of legal services;

• (d.1) a service contract for expert advice or testimony for the purpose of developing or advancing His Majesty’s legal position in a litigation, a potential litigation or a dispute resolution process;

• (d.2) a contract for the implementation of a settlement agreement in a class proceeding to which His Majesty is a party, or of a court order or judgment in such a proceeding;

• (e) a contract for the fit-up of an office or a residential accommodation if the contract for fit-up is part of a transaction authorized pursuant to the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act or the regulations made under it;

• (f) arrangements entered into under an Interchange Canada Agreement; or

• (g) a contract whose purpose is, for operational reasons, to fulfil an interim requirement for defence supplies or services or to ensure defence logistical capabilities on an interim basis, and any related contract.

(2) Despite paragraph (1)(d), section 4 applies to a contract referred to in that section.

(3) Despite subsection (1), section 18 applies to any contract referred to in that subsection.