Certainly. Thank you for the question.
As I was saying, we are in the first phase of the launch of the buy Canadian policy and the integration into the grants and contributions programming. That first phase was launched on December 16. It required departments to assess their grants and contributions to identify where those policies could be applied.
The second phase, which was completed on February 16, focused on departments' determining how to integrate those requirements into their program design. For example, the buy Canadian policy requirements are embedded in either the terms and conditions in funding agreements or recipient reporting, as appropriate.
The departments are currently in the third phase. The example you provided would be a very good example of that. It involves implementation occurring in two streams—incorporating buy Canadian related provisions into new agreements that are signed and, where appropriate, into existing agreements as they are visited or negotiated. We're seeing this across a multitude of strategic sectors. The example you provided is within the infrastructure, construction and transportation sector. That's the largest contributor to the buy Canadian policy from the assessments that departments have completed. Health and pharmaceuticals are also significant, as are communications and defence and security.
