The Government of Saskatchewan will be changing back to previous procurement rules from those that were focused on countering US tariffs and their effects on the province.
Back in March, Saskatchewan put forward the changes, which saw them direct that all goods and services procured by the Government of Saskatchewan prioritize Canadian suppliers, with the eventual goal of reducing or eliminating US procurement.
The change to procurement also put in place a temporary pause on current SaskBuilds projects, in order to ascertain where supplies are coming from and if they can switch from a US supplier to a Canadian one.
Back in March, Premier Scott Moe stated, "These extraordinary measures are a direct response to President Trump's unjustified tariffs and a direct attack on the Canadian economy. This decision was not made lightly, but the Government of Saskatchewan has always and will always stand up for Saskatchewan's interests and protect our jobs, our economy and our residents."
Now, the province is saying that it has returned to its standard procurement processes and documentation.
In their statement, the province says that over the past five years, the Government of Saskatchewan has awarded nearly 90 per cent of all procurements to Saskatchewan companies, with more than 99 per cent of procurements awarded to Canadian companies, and less than one per cent awarded to US companies, all without the previous procurement rules.
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck sent out a statement on the rollback.
"This is a complete reversal of what the Premier promised just months ago. He said he would stand up for Canadian workers. He said he would put Saskatchewan and Canadian businesses first. And now, he has broken his promise and is siding with Donald Trump, a man who constantly threatens to force us to become the 51st American state."
The rollback from procurement is joined by the other US-based tariff counterstrategy of a hold for distributing US-produced alcohol, which was also rolled back last week.
The province says that procurement information is available to the public on sasktenders.ca.