Ontario’s government says it will be introducing legislation that would require public-sector organizations to buy provincially produced products first.
The province said the “Buy Ontario Act” would apply to all public sector organizations, ministries, agencies, and municipalities.
Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford said the legislation would protect jobs in the province in the face of economic challenges, including tariffs.
“It’s about using the public sector’s buying power to back businesses and create jobs in our own backyard,” he said during a news conference in Toronto on Nov. 20.
He said the move would keep procurement dollars in Ontario, saying the public sector spends more than $30 billion on goods and services each year….