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In this context, this research to improve the understanding of public procurement is an important lever for innovation procurement in the Canadian context, innovation with the potential to access new tools how it has been put into practice, and—as federal, and approaches, and engage new types of partners provincial, and municipal governments work to such as entrepreneurs and members of the creativ [...] Interviews space in the City’s downtown, and how to make focused on barriers to and enablers of innovation it easier for the public to provide feedback on procurement, including cultural and legal barriers, planning decisions.3 The next year, Guelph worked approaches and tools being used, products and with the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + services being procured, and opportunities to Entr [...] In practice, the ways in which is intended to stimulate innovation through innovation procurement are adopted and research and development and the market implemented are fragmented and subject to uptake of innovative products and services.”5 interpretation—it varies across cities, sectors, and geographies. [...] As of the CFTA does contain permission to limit of the writing of this report, the most recent procurements to Canadian vendors, as well as agreements to be introduced are the Canada-EU favour Canadian value-add; however, in practice Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement this is subject to competitive bidding thresholds of (CETA) and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement applicable trade agreemen [...] In the City of London’s procurement policy, innovation and the use of An open competitive process enables all technology in procuring are encouraged, provided suppliers to compete in a fair and open that they “meet city specifications and industry environment in response to a call for bids standards in order to ensure the utilization of the from the procuring organization.