Emilio Franco at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

May 26th, 2026 / 5:20 p.m.

Executive Director, Procurement and Materiel Directorate, Treasury Board Secretariat

Yes.

There are 35 Crown corporations that we can direct, and they have been directed by order in council. There are nine Crown corporations that are not subject to the government's power to direct, but those Crown corporations were provided letters of expectation highlighting the expectation that they follow buy Canadian.

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