As we highlighted in our opening remarks and as PSPC mentioned earlier, the buy Canadian policy is a PSPC policy, a Public Service Procurement Canada policy, and Treasury Board Secretariat's role is complementary to that. We've been working with PSPC to support implementation across government in extending it to grants and contributions, providing strategic direction and aligning it with our own policy instruments. Treasury Board's directive on the management of procurement—our procurement policy—was amended December 16 to reflect the importance of incorporating economic interests into procurement.
We also had an important role in extending the buy Canadian policy to Crown corporations. The buy Canadian policy is unique, in that it is the first procurement policy of the government that actually extends all the way down to Crown corporations. That required some work, because our policy doesn't apply to Crown corporations, so we had to issue orders in council to the respective responsible departmental portfolio ministers to require the extension of the buy Canadian policy to Crown corporations. That was a role we played in coordinating that function.
As well, we receive Treasury Board submissions, whether in procurement or in grants and contributions. As part of the process, we consider the application of buy Canadian to those submissions when we provide our advice to Treasury Board.