This is a rule for covered federal purchases, with scope limits and exceptions. A scoring credit is not a measured 10% rise in public costs.
Read the score and the bill
The policy gives eligible Canadian firms a 10% cut to their price for bid scoring. It says the actual offer price does not change. It also rewards Canadian content under its scoring rules.
A lower score on paper can help a bid win. It does not make the goods cheaper to buy. We want the full price and full life cost to guide the choice, with sound tests for quality and risk.
Exclusions need a public reason
The policy has exceptions, including supply, public interest and some delay concerns. Who qualifies and who can approve an exception matter as much as the headline rule.
Publish the bids, the reason for each exclusion and what the public paid, with real private data removed. Then compare like purchases. Our ask is to remove the home-country edge. No savings total is ready.