Mr. Chair, thank you for the question.
I'm not sure if that was directed to Public Services and Procurement Canada, but I will start. From a procurement perspective, we do have the integrity regime, which is part of the work we do, as well as the contract security program, as I mentioned during my opening remarks.
Briefly, the contract security program does a few things. First, once we receive a requisition from a client department that indicates security obligations, the contract security program is engaged to ensure that the appropriate security clauses are included in the tender documents as well as the resulting contracts. In advance of a contract being awarded, the procurement officers will check in with the contract security program to ensure that the company has the appropriate security clearances to meet or to match the security requirements of the procurement.
In addition to that, the department manages the integrity regime, and I have colleagues from the department who are available to provide more details if necessary. In essence, what that does is ensure that companies have not been tried or convicted of offences. If they have been, they are placed on an ineligibility list, whereby we ensure that we don't undertake procurement with them.
Briefly, that's from a Public Services and Procurement Canada perspective.