The guide offers solutions to repairing fragmented procurement practices that slow progress and create delays and inefficiencies.

Canada has struggled in the past to diversify beyond the U.S., with the share of exports to heading south of the border consistently pushing past 70 per cent for decades. 

Statistics Canada reports that investment in the residential sector declined 1.7%, while activity in the non-residential sector was virtually unchanged.

The Buy Ontario Act would apply to all public-sector organizations, including municipalities, ministries, agencies, contractors and subcontractors. 

The Norwegian manufacturer intends to build a plant for low-emission synthetic anode graphite, a key input for EV batteries, semiconductors, nuclear reactors, defence systems, and steel production.