The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (MPBSDP) is inviting stakeholders to participate in a public consultation on proposed enhancements to the Buy Ontario Procurement Directive and the Municipal Buy Ontario Procurement Directive.
The following proposals are now available on the Ontario Regulatory Registry:
- Proposed Changes to Fleet Vehicle and Building Ontario Businesses Initiative to Strengthen Ontario’s Buy Ontario Procurement Requirements
- Proposed Changes to Capital Infrastructure Requirements under the Buy Ontario Procurement Directive and Municipal Buy Ontario Procurement Directive to Strengthen Ontario’s Buy Ontario Procurement Requirements
Stakeholders are invited to review the proposal and submit comments by November 22, 2026.
Key proposals include:
- Expanding the Fleet Vehicles Policy requirement to include medium- and heavy-duty pickup trucks.
- Enhancing the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative (BOBI) by increasing consideration of Ontario and Canadian goods and services in public sector procurements.
- Expanding enhanced BOBI requirements to municipal sector organizations.
- Requiring public sector buyers to support the use of Ontario and Canadian goods and services when developing design and procurement requirements for capital infrastructure projects, and to ensure that design professionals follow these requirements.
Stakeholder feedback will help inform the ministry’s consideration of the proposed policy changes.