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PAC — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises
Representatives of businesses owned or managed by equity-deserving groups who have had limited success bidding on federal government opportunities.
Overview
At a glance
Funding available
- Develop workforce skills
- Access new markets
- Varies by project
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Canada
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Other Racialized Persons
- Women
Next Steps
Availability timeline
Sources and recorded changes
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PAC support and event listings updated
Procurement Assistance Canada updated its support contacts and event listings, including a shift to email and support/chatbot help plus a larger July 2026 event calendar.
Procurement Assistance Canada updated its support and assistance pages: the National InfoLine phone support 1-800-811-1148 is now scheduled to close after May 29, 2026, and email sac-pac@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca is emphasized for inquiries, with CanadaBuys support and the Procura chatbot now highlighted for help completing tasks. The event calendar also changed materially, with upcoming events increasing from 5 to 8 and the listed sessions shifting to different topics and July 2026 dates focused on procurement basics, bidding, and supplier registration.
Application form
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Representatives of businesses owned or managed by equity-deserving groups who have had limited success bidding on federal government opportunities.
Who is not eligible
- Businesses that submit primarily through CPSS, TSPS, TBIPS, THS, the Directory of linguistic services suppliers - Translation Bureau, or SELECT (Construction, Engineering and Architecture).
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are verified for eligibility.
- Each eligible participant is matched with a designated coach, subject to coach availability.
- The coach contacts the participant to schedule an introductory meeting within 2 to 3 weeks of application.
- The service includes an introductory meeting and three one-on-one coaching sessions.
- All sessions are delivered remotely by video or phone over a 5 to 8 week period, and participants may be asked to complete activities between sessions.
Additional information
- Participation in coaching does not guarantee a contract.
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