The Doing Business with the Ontario Government Task Force Final Report

On January 27, 2005, the Honourable Gerry Phillips, Minister of Government Services (then Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet), announced the creation of the Doing Business with the Ontario Government Task Force to consult with small and medium-sized businesses to help find ways to enhance access to government procurement opportunities.

The task force had a mandate to study Ontario government procurement policies and processes, to help identify barriers for small and medium-sized businesses, and make practical recommendations to address these barriers.

This report sets out what the task force heard during the course of its consultations and its recommendations to the Minister.

• The Doing Business with the Ontario Government Task Force (*PDF)
• The Doing Business with the Ontario Government Task Force (*html)
• January 2005 News release
• January 2005 Backgrounder
• Sample consultation advertisement (*word)
• Sample consultation agenda (*word)
• Overview of procurement policies and processes (PowerPoint file)