Glossary, A to Z
Procurement terms starting with A
Canadian government procurement terms that start with A, each explained in plain language.
56 terms
- Aboriginal Business Directory (IBD)
- Aboriginal Business Set-Aside (ABSA)
- Aboriginal or treaty rights
- Accept Contract Deliverables
- Acceptance Requirements
- Acceptance Trials and Tests
- Access to Information Act (ATIA)
- Accessibility Criteria
- Accessibility Factors
- Accessibility in Procurement
- Accessibility Requirements
- Accessibility Specifications
- Accessibility standards
- Accessible procurement
- Accountability
- Acquisition cards
- Acquisitions
- Acquisitions Program (AP)
- Acquisitions Program Policy Suite
- Adaptability
- Additional Construction Services
- Adequate Competition
- Administrative Agreements
- Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
- Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) Challenge Period
- Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) Response Period
- Advance Payment
- Advance Payment Authority
- Advantages of Standing Offers
- Aggregate Certification
- Agreements
- AIT (Agreement on Internal Trade)
- Allocation
- Allocation Unit (AU)
- Alternate Sources of Supply
- Alternative Pricing Principles
- Alternative risk financing
- Amending contracts
- Amendment
- Anti-Forced Labour Requirements
- Application for Registration (AFR)
- Approval
- Approval Authority
- Approval Document
- AQAP (Allied quality assurance publication)
- Area of Origin
- Assignment of contracts
- Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM)
- Assistant Deputy Minister of the Acquisitions Program (ADM/AP)
- Audit
- Audit Findings
- Auditor General
- Auditor General Act
- Authority to reject a bid/offer/arrangement
- Automated Buyer Environment (ABE)
- Award (Contract Award)
Browse by topic
- Indigenous procurement (20)
- Trade agreements (24)
- Security and integrity (57)
- Standing offers and supply arrangements (26)
- Defence procurement (33)
- Solicitations and notices (40)
- Bids and evaluation (111)
- Pricing and payment (74)
- Delivery and quality (38)
- Contracts and clauses (110)
- Suppliers and registration (31)
- Sustainable and ethical procurement (28)
- Policy and oversight (66)
- Planning and requirements (68)
- More procurement terms (168)