This article was coauthored by Gowlings partner Todd Burke and associate Phuong Ngo.

Many international companies, particularly those in the US, are important suppliers to the Canadian federal government. As a result of such international free trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (AoGP), foreign suppliers generally have equal access with Canadian suppliers to many large value Canadian federal government contracts.

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