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Governance Policies

IPAC operates under strict ethical and governance policies designed to prevent conflicts of interest, uphold competition law requirements, and protect sensitive industry information. These safeguards ensure that IPAC committees and members do not receive any unfair advantage in the federal contracting environment and that all data shared within the Association is handled appropriately and responsibly.

Summary of the Conflict of Interest Policy for Officers and Executive Committee Members:

Given your work in offsets/ITBs, this policy is designed to prevent:

  • Steering IPAC discussions to benefit your company’s offset strategy
  • Leveraging IPAC insider knowledge for competitive advantage
  • Accepting benefits from partners who could gain through IPAC influence

Bottom Line

IPAC’s policy is tight and enforcement-driven:

  • Avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest
  • No personal gain from your role
  • Disclose early and get approval
  • Violations can lead to force resignation

Summary of the Antitrust Policy

The policy exists to ensure IPAC activities fully comply with Canadian competition law (primarily the Competition Act (Canada)) and do not enable anti-competitive behaviour among member companies.

IPAC’s antitrust policy is about keeping collaboration legal:

  • No coordination on competition-sensitive matters
  • No sharing confidential commercial data
  • Shut down and exit any risky conversation

Summary IPAC BYLAWS

IPAC’s bylaws are straightforward and practical:

  • Member-driven governance
  • Executive-led operations
  • Strong emphasis on compliance and integrity
  • Flexible structure to support industry collaboration