PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS — MANITOBA
Manitoba.
Procurement thresholds for Manitoba municipalities under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), CFTA Article 504, and local purchasing bylaws. NWPTA bites at $75,000 services / $200,000 construction — below that, the bylaw governs alone.
CFTA ARTICLE 504 (2026–2027)
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement applies to MASH-sector procurement at or above CA$139,000 for goods and services and CA$347,400 for construction, effective January 1, 2026. Below those values, CFTA non-discrimination and posting rules do not apply.
NWPTA — BITES BELOW CFTA
In British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba the New West Partnership Trade Agreement sets a lower binding floor: $75,000 for goods and services, $200,000 for construction. Below those values, the local bylaw governs alone.
Confirmed direct-award and competitive-tender thresholds from the verified dataset. Every row links to the operative bylaw or policy. Verify against the municipality’s current document before quoting in a procurement decision.
No Manitoba municipalities are present in the published sample. The CFTA and any provincial framework above still apply to procurements in this jurisdiction; consult the local bylaw for direct-award rules.
At or above CA$50,000 the procurement will trigger trade-agreement coverage (Atlantic Procurement Agreement (APA)).
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trade agreement · retrieved 2026-05-04
Effective January 1, 2026, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Article 504 covered-procurement threshold for MASH-sector goods and services is $139,000 CAD. Procurement at or above this value by a municipality, school board, university, or hospital is subject to CFTA non-discrimination and competitive-tendering rules.
www.cfta-alec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CFTA-Thresholds-2026-2027.pdf→trade agreement · retrieved 2026-05-04
Effective January 1, 2026, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Article 504 covered-procurement threshold for MASH-sector construction is $347,400 CAD.
www.cfta-alec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CFTA-Thresholds-2026-2027.pdf→trade agreement · retrieved 2026-05-04
For municipalities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) sets a $75,000 CAD floor for goods and services and $200,000 CAD for construction. NWPTA bites below the CFTA floor in these four provinces.
www.newwestpartnershiptrade.ca/the-agreement.asp→academic · retrieved 2026-05-04
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Halifax Regional Municipality treats goods and services purchases under $10,000 as departmental invitational acquisitions; the Procurement Department only handles purchases at or above $10,000.
cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/legislation-by-laws…→bylaw · retrieved 2026-05-04
The Town of Truro, Nova Scotia treats $10,000 as a hard ceiling: requests for quotation may be used at or below $10,000; everything over $10,000 goes to public tender.
truro.ca/documents/policies/958-purchasing-policy-2019-05/file.html→bylaw · retrieved 2026-05-04
The City of Hamilton procurement bylaw 20-205 (2022) sets the direct-award ceiling at less than $10,000 for goods and services. Purchases between $10,000 and $133,800 require three suppliers; at or above $133,800 require electronic posting.
www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/buying-selling-city/bids-and-tenders/proc…→incident · retrieved 2026-05-04
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The Government of Nova Scotia treats $10,000 as the provincial low-value purchase threshold under the Public Procurement Act. Most Nova Scotia municipalities mirror this number in their own bylaws.
www.novascotia.ca/low-value-and-high-value-purchases-procurement-process→regulation · inferred · retrieved 2026-05-04
Since April 2024, Quebec municipal procurement has been aligned to the provincial / CFTA threshold. Below the threshold, contracts may be awarded « gré-à-gré » (mutual agreement / direct award). For 2026-2027 the alignment puts the threshold at approximately $139,000 services and $347,400 construction.
www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cr/C-19,%20r.%205%20/→
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