Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (SOR/93-602)

Determination

11 If the Tribunal conducts an inquiry into a complaint, it shall determine whether the procurement was conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in whichever of the Agreement on Government Procurement, the CCFTA, the CPFTA, the CCOFTA, the CPAFTA, the CHFTA, the CKFTA, CETA, the CFTA, CUFTA or the TPP applies.

Issuance of Findings and Recommendations

12 The Tribunal shall issue its findings and recommendations in respect of a complaint to the complainant, the relevant government institution and any other party that the Tribunal considers to be an interested party

• (a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), within 90 days after the filing of the complaint;

• (b) where, under any rules made pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Act, the Tribunal grants a request for an express option, within 45 days after it grants that request; or

• (c) where, under any rules made pursuant to subsection 39(1) of the Act, the Tribunal authorizes an extension of time, within 135 days after the filing of the complaint.

13 Where the Tribunal makes recommendations to a government institution under section 30.15 of the Act, the government institution shall:

• (a) advise the Tribunal in writing, within 20 days after receipt of the recommendations, of the extent to which it intends to implement the recommendations and, if it does not intend to implement them fully, the reasons for not doing so; and

• (b) where the government institution has advised the Tribunal that it intends to implement the recommendations in whole or in part, advise the Tribunal in writing, within 60 days after receipt of the recommendations, of the extent to which it has then implemented the recommendations.