Marcia Mills practices in the area of Procurement and Government Contracts, National Security, International Trade & Customs, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications and is a member of the Fasken Government Relations team.
For over 25 years, Marcia has worked in both the public and private sector as external and in-house counsel in defence, aerospace & security and information technology, including a decade with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), the central purchasing agent for federal departments and agencies. During her tenure at PSPC, she provided strategic and legal advice to Canada’s largest public sector buyer and for some of Canada’s largest defence and Major Crown procurements.
Marcia draws upon her in-depth understanding of these varied areas to provide practical and strategic advice with respect to evolving issues in the procurement, tendering, and government contracts context, providing particular expertise with respect national security, supply chain and contract security, national security exceptions under trade agreements, the Defence Production Act, and the controlled goods program and regulations.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY MARCIA MILLS
Canada’s Budget Announcement Contains ‘Profoundly Disturbing’ Defence Procurement Policy
Financing Defence Procurement in Canada: Where is the Oversight?
