Procurement and Contract Management Best Practices for Preventing and Managing a Crisis: Lessons from the Auditor General’s Report on ArriveCAN
Date/Time
10/29/2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern
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Coffee with Counsel
Event Description
Coffee with Counsel
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET (Virtual Event)
Registration closes on October 28, 2024, 4:00 PM.
This session will cover key lessons learned from the Auditor General’s performance audit of the ArriveCAN app’s contracting, development, and implementation by the Government of Canada. The discussion will focus on takeaways for procuring authorities, including procurement planning, governance and structuring, non-competitive procurement best practices, and managing the aftermath of a procurement crisis.
Presenters: Marianne Smith and Alexis Levine from Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET (Virtual Event)
Registration closes on October 28, 2024, 4:00 PM.
This session will cover key lessons learned from the Auditor General’s performance audit of the ArriveCAN app’s contracting, development, and implementation by the Government of Canada. The discussion will focus on takeaways for procuring authorities, including procurement planning, governance and structuring, non-competitive procurement best practices, and managing the aftermath of a procurement crisis.
Presenters: Marianne Smith and Alexis Levine from Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
- Marianne Smith, leader of the Blakes Procurement group, represents domestic and international clients across various sectors, advising procuring entities and bidders on conducting successful procurement processes, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance.
- Alexis Levine, co-leader of the Blakes Public Sector Crisis & Compliance group, advises on public and political law issues, including lobbying, gifting rules, conflict of interest, access to information disclosures, election finance rules, and more.
You're welcome to send any questions for the presenters ahead of the webinar to wendy@opba.ca, and we’ll make sure to include them in the Q&A session at the end of the presentation.
Please note that the responses provided are not legal advice. Attendees are responsible for independently verifying any information taken from the session.
Registration Fees:
| Title | Fee | Valid Dates | Member Status | Points | CEUs | Hours |
| Members | $20.00 + HST | Available until Mon, October 28, 2024 | Members Only | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
| Non-Members | $35.00 + HST | Available until Mon, October 28, 2024 | All Registrants | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancelations and/or refunds.
Registration closes Monday, October 28, 2024.
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