COSEWIC fall 2023 call for bids

Experts Are Needed to Write a COSEWIC Status Report

November 8, 2023 – December 20, 2023

Deadline: Wednesday, December 20 at 3pm Eastern time

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• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Wildlife species for which a COSEWIC status report is needed
  • Amphibians
  • Arthropods
  • Birds
  • Freshwater fishes
  • Lichens
  • Marine Fishes
  • Reptiles
  • Terrestrial mammals
  • Vascular plants
• Part 3: Conditions of Contract and Instructions for Submitting Bids
• Appendix 1: Travel Rates and Guidelines

Part 1: Introduction

COSEWIC is seeking experts from both the public and private sectors to produce a status report or a designatable unit report. COSEWIC status reports summarize the scientific, community and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) that is the basis for status determinations. Each report is an up-to-date compilation and analysis of all available biological information concerning a wildlife species’ status in Canada, including its distribution, abundance, habitat availability, and factors or threats limiting the wildlife species. COSEWIC may also identify Designatable Units (DU) below the species level based on criteria for discreteness and evolutionary significance. DU reports form the basis of a subsequent assessment for the wildlife species.

Updates and addendas to status reports for wildlife species that have existing COSEWIC designations may draw on information from the previous report(s) and will provide the basis for future updated reports and report addendas on the wildlife species.

Applicants are asked to submit bids for a contract to produce a status report for the wildlife species from Part 2 below. COSEWIC will only accept bids for single status reports, unless Part 2 specifically asks for bids on more than one wildlife species. For applications submitted by more than one person, the roles of each person in the preparation of the report must be clearly explained, and the names and roles of all persons who will be involved should be included. Note that general or species-specific corrections or clarifications to the Call for Bids may be posted on the COSEWIC website; applicants should check the website for updates until the close of the Call for Bids. For instructions on how to submit a bid and for information about the conditions and requirements involved, please see Part 3 below.

The wildlife species for which a status report will be commissioned is shown in Part 2 below. The year of designation and the current COSEWIC risk category are indicated. The suggested value of the contract is provided as a guide for applicants in developing their proposals. The number of designatable units planned for inclusion in a status report is based on best available information. It should be noted that the number of designatable units in a status report can change leading up to the letting of a contract and/or once a contract is underway. Information on the COSEWIC designatable guidelines can be found at COSEWIC guidelines for recognizing designatable units.

Note: Any reports commissioned by COSEWIC exceeding $40,000 (taxes included) will be posted on Canadabuys.canada.ca/, the Government Electronic Tendering Service, and not on a COSEWIC call for bids. Postings on Canadabuys.canada.ca do not necessarily coincide with the posting dates for COSEWIC calls for bids.

Part 2: Wildlife species for which a COSEWIC status report is needed

November 8, 2023 – December 20, 2023

Deadline: Wednesday, December 20 at 3pm Eastern time

Amphibians

We recommend a Full Status Report for this species because it has not been assessed since 2003. In the past 15 years, the species has declined in Alberta and threats have changed. There is limited additional information from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. We recommend field work for this species to collect additional data to re-visit historical sites and explore distributional gaps. We will conduct a Threats Calculator Call as there is likely a recent change in threats, particularly from changes in quality of habitat, emerging diseases, and climate change. Shank and Nixon (2014) predict that Canadian Toad has limited ability to shift its range in response to climate change due to life-history constraints.

In the past 15 years, there have been surveys in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, including targeted, auditory road surveys in Grasslands NP, along the South Saskatchewan River, and in southwestern Manitoba. We recommend field work for this species to re-visit historical sites and distributional gaps. We will conduct a Threats Calculator Call, particularly to explore recent changes in threats, including quality of habitat, emerging diseases, and climate change. Shank and Nixon (2014) predict that Plains Spadefoot has very limited ability to shift its range in response to climate change due to life-history constraints.

Arthropods

Lupine Leafroller Moth (Anacampsis lupinella) inhabits the dry, open oak woodlands and oak savannas of Southern Ontario where its only known host plant, Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis), is present. To date this moth remains limited to three subpopulations with ten sites in Norfolk and Lambton counties and Toronto. Between 2017 and 2022, targeted sweep net surveys were successful in detecting Lupine Leafroller Moth; this method is preferred because the species does not readily come to light. Current threats include canopy closure (which reduces host plant abundance), local recreational activities, climate fluctuations, as well as competition from both native and non-native plants and herbivores. The report writer must compile information on all known records, search effort (including past and present null search effort), current threats, and potential habitat. Fieldwork is required in unsurveyed suitable habitats to document new occurrences. Targeted sweep net surveys must focus on areas with abundant Wild Lupine and Large Leaf Lupine (L. polyphyllus, potential host plant); applicants should submit a fieldwork plan.

The Gaspésie (Gaspe) Grasshopper is endemic to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec and recent survey effort suggests that it only occurs in one alpine mountain area on Mont Albert in Gaspésie National Park. Its endemic status and limited range distribution make it extremely vulnerable to stochastic events such as severe weather and climate change impacts. Compilation of historical and new information, including entomological collections and recent field surveys in the Chic-Chocs mountains, natural history, threats, and discussion with species specialists is required as part of this report. Fieldwork is required to verify the known site on Mount Albert and survey other possible locations in the Chic-Chocs mountains as well as assess threats; applicants should put together a fieldwork plan.

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $31,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

These three skippers are found within mixed-grass prairie habitats or open woodland areas in southern AB, SK, and MB. Most Canadian records are historical despite several current records for all three species in the United States. These skippers have one generation in the north and share a common host plant, Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Perceived threats include impacts of agriculture, resource extraction, fragmentation, and alteration of habitat. The report writer must compile past and present records of occurrence (most Canadian museum records have been compiled and will be shared with the report writer), assess search effort, and categorize threats. The report writer will be required to survey historical and possible locations within the prairie provinces to better determine the current range and status of these skippers. Three separate reports are required under this contract; however, overlap in threats and habitat trends is likely, and similar text can be used across the reports. A fieldwork plan should be submitted as part of the application.

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $14,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

Reassessment with a full update to the status report of the Mottled Duskywing is required. In Canada, this small, spreadwing skipper butterfly is restricted to southeastern Manitoba (Boreal population) and southwestern Ontario (Great Lakes Plains population). It is considered extirpated from Quebec. The Great Lakes Plains population has experienced a large range contraction over the past 50 years and the rare, early successional habitats it occupies in Ontario, including oak woodland, oak savanna, and alvar, remain under constant threat. The Boreal population is restricted to a relatively small geographic area of pine-oak woodland which is also subject to threats including logging, pesticide spraying, and flooding. Both populations often occupy edge habitats associated with roadsides, hydro corridors, and other corridors subject to disturbance. Since the time of the last COSEWIC status assessment (2012), extensive research has been conducted to fill in knowledge gaps on Mottled Duskywing relating to genetics, population sizes and trends, distribution, habitat requirements, dispersal ability and general biology. The report writer must compile all new information on search effort, distribution, current threats, and biology. Information may be gathered from regional specialists, experts, researchers, jurisdictional biologists, and relevant recovery teams. The report writer must also determine if the current designatable unit structure of two populations is appropriate using COSEWIC's updated guidelines. Field work is required to at minimum check two historical sites in Manitoba.

Birds

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $14,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $15,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

Populations of the former Northern Goshawk/Autour des palombes (Accipiter gentilis) in North America have now been formally re-named American Goshawk/Autour d'Amérique (Accipiter atricapillus). In April 2022, COSEWIC recognized that there are two Designatable Units (DUs) of this species in Canada, and these do not align with those DUs considered in previous COSEWIC status reports. The American Goshawk status report to be produced through this contract will assess the status of both current DUs; the Haida Gwaii (Stads K'un) DU (breeding in the Haida Gwaii archipelago) and the Continental DU (breeding in the remainder of Canada).

Freshwater Fishes

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $8,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

Report writer(s) will be required to revise existing draft status report and produce subsequent versions of the status report.

Lichens

The report writers for all moss and lichen reports will need to:

1. do research to discover the known distribution of the species under consideration including information available from herbaria and other applicable sources,
2. undertake field verification work to check whether the wildlife species, as well as suitable habitat, is still present at sites from which the wildlife species had been recorded previously,
3. check potential habitat in areas where the wildlife species may be expected,
4. estimate, the abundance of the wildlife species at each site visited by counting colonies or thalli,
5. include an appendix documenting the field verification work including detailed locality data on all sites visited (as well as visited sites where the wildlife species was not found)
6. describe survey techniques, and deposit at least one voucher specimen per extant locality in a recognized public herbarium, or, in the case where collecting specimens could further endanger a population, to provide photographic evidence if this can be obtained without undue disturbance. The value for field verifications cannot exceed one-third the contract value. Please see appendix 1 for updated travel rates and guidelines for information on estimating field expenses.

Marine Fishes

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $17,500.00, Winter 2024/2025.

Reptiles

We recommend a full Status Report for this species because there is significant new information on genetic structure, abundance, and trends across most of the Canadian range of Queensnake since 2010. This is not likely to affect DU structure but will affect application of Criteria; genetic data, combined with new information on population sizes and trends, suggest that this species may meet the IUCN criteria for severe fragmentation. New mark-recapture data on several subpopulations, as well as range-wide estimates of subpopulation sizes, may facilitate completion of a PVA for this species. We will also conduct a Threats Calculator Call as there are anticipated changes in threats, particularly impacts of an expanding invasive species.

Terrestrial Mammals

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Status report, $26,250.00, Winter 2024/2025.

This contract will include re-examination of designatable units and working with complex and intersecting data sets. Previous relevant experience, especially but not necessarily regarding these populations, would be considered an asset. Bidders are kindly requested to describe such experience, along with the other requested information, in their bids. A separately contracted writer will be designated to blend this report with relevant ATK. Therefore that aspect of the report is not a requirement in this call for bids.

Vascular Plants

Field verification of populations must be undertaken for Pale Evening-primrose (Oenothera pallida pallida), Stoloniferous Pussytoes (Antennaria flagellaris), Pink Coreopsis (Coreopsis rosea), Plymouth Gentian (Sabatia kennedyana), Illinois Tick–trefoil (Desmodium illinoense), and Beach Pinweed (Lechea maritima). Note that more fieldwork would be expected for species with old or inadequate (e.g., no population count) field survey data. Potentially suitable habitats should be surveyed to the extent that is reasonable under the proposed budget limits. Successful candidates will have access to previous locality data to assist them in finding sites. Access to private properties for survey purposes requires landowner permission. Contract values include some funds for time required in determining land ownership and contacting landowners. The value for field verifications cannot exceed one-third the contract value. Please see appendix 1 for updated travel rates and guidelines for information on estimating field expenses.

Stoloniferous Pussytoes is only known from two subpopulations over a 3.8 km stretch of highway in south-central BC. It is estimated that only 30% of the habitat has been searched so further field verification is needed. Additional occurrences are likely in potential habitat.

Plant recently found; fieldwork needed to count individuals at known site and in the Thamesville area, the site of a 1978 R.W. Whiting collection, to see if suitable habitat is still present.

Recent data from a few key sites show a very large decline in individuals and habitat quality and quantity. Field verification is needed throughout the range to assess the impact of recent hurricanes. It is especially important to revisit the Bouctouche South subpopulation which hasn't been looked at since the early 2000s, and the large subpopulation on Hog Island, PE, where a large pulse of recruitment occurred on a low dune after a storm about 12 years ago, but which is quite likely now completely washed away.

Full report. This species still has a reasonably restricted distribution in BC-only occurring in south-central B.C. Field verification is important to establish population trends and understand threats as well as investigate a newly discovered subpopulation NW of Kamloops to determine the full extent of its occurrence in this area.

Type of report, suggested contract value and time frame for first draft: Addendum, $18,000.00, Winter 2024/2025.

One Addendum for Pink Coreopsis and one Addendum for Plymouth Gentian. Sites for both species are nearby therefore field verification work can be bundled into one field summary report. The key question for status assessment will be whether numbers have changed for Pink Coreopsis and Plymouth Gentian. Counts have not been updated since the previous status report. A sampling approach will be needed as it would be too time consuming to do comprehensive counts.

Part 3: Conditions of Contract and Instructions for Submitting Bids

Notice

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) seeks experts from the private or public sector to prepare a report on the status of the wildlife species listed in Part 2 above for the Fall 2021 Call for Bids.

Background

COSEWIC assesses wildlife species (including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, arthropods, molluscs, vascular plants, mosses, and lichens) that are at risk of extinction or extirpation from Canada. Assessments are based on comprehensive wildlife species status reports on each wildlife species. Contracts are administered by Environment Canada via the COSEWIC Secretariat.

COSEWIC may identify DUs below the species level based on criteria for discreteness and evolutionary significance that are related to factors such as established taxonomy, genetic variation, range disjunction, and biogeographic distinction including regional climates. Guidelines for recognizing DUs below the species level.

Description of work

The contractor will use the best available information on the wildlife species, including scientific, community, and ATK, to write a comprehensive status report that will form the basis of an assessment on the status of the wildlife species in Canada, or a designatable unit report that may lead to a status report.

The content and format of the status report will conform to the Instructions for preparing COSEWIC status reports found on the COSEWIC web page, which specifies headings, the content under each heading, range maps, other figures and appendices. The contractor will also be required to use the typographic and editorial style set out in the template for status report preparation found on the COSEWIC website. Any illustrations or graphics used must be originals prepared by the contractor or, if not, appropriate authorization for their use must be obtained and clearly cited in the report.

Beginning in 2012, COSEWIC status reports also include Threats Classification and Assessment Calculators. Writers are expected to attend related teleconferences and to assist with this process.

The contractor will actively seek out all relevant and important existing sources of scientific, community and ATK. The contractor will also contact COSEWIC representatives from jurisdictions responsible for the wildlife species, as well as relevant Wildlife Management Boards, recovery team co-chairs (as applicable), and Conservation Data Centres to obtain the most recent information on the wildlife species. Contact information for the above agencies / organizations is provided in the required contacts for information on wildlife species.

The contractor is required to contact the COSEWIC Secretariat to obtain detailed instructions and ensure that methodologies and concepts are applied correctly and consistently in the preparation of wildlife species distribution maps and in the calculation of the extent of occurrence and index of area of occupancy. In addition, the contractor must submit to the COSEWIC Secretariat all survey data (wildlife species observation / localities, search effort), whether collected during fieldwork performed in the course of writing the status report or obtained from other sources. Every effort should be made to ensure that all data obtained can be transferred to COSEWIC by obtaining proper permissions.

Contractors should have a good understanding of COSEWIC’s assessment criteria and the definitions of terms used within the criteria before writing the report. This will allow the contractor to better describe the wildlife species’ situation in preparation for COSEWIC’s assessment. COSEWIC’s assessment criteria and definitions can be found in Table 2 and Table 8 on the COSEWIC web page.

In 2005, COSEWIC initiated an effort to solicit community knowledge on wildlife species for which status reports are commissioned. COSEWIC may receive information on wildlife species from the Community Knowledge section of its website. Information obtained through this source, including additional contact names, will be forwarded to the contractor for consideration and incorporation into the status report.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to include ATK relevant to the wildlife species status assessment in the status report (species for which a separate ATK report is being considered are identified in Part 2 above). This will be facilitated through the ATK Subcommittee, which will also review any ATK gathered by the contractor. All holders of ATK contacted must be appropriately acknowledged. Contractors must contact the COSEWIC Secretariat ATK Coordinator before commencing work on the status report. Contact information for the COSEWIC Secretariat ATK Coordinator and more information about gathering ATK are provided in the Instructions for preparing COSEWIC status reports.

Site verification may be required for the status report. Wildlife species requiring fieldwork are identified in Part 2 above. Field expenses as well as the cost of producing the field summary report should be included as part of the proposed contract value. Field expenses and a field summary report should not exceed 1/3 of the contract value. Contractors verifying field sites are required to obtain permission from private landowners before accessing private land. If the fieldwork can be completed with less expense using a rental vehicle rather than a private vehicle, contractors shall rent.

Expenses for transportation, accommodations and meal allowances should be estimated using the guidelines outlined in Appendix 1 of this document. Automobile liability insurance will need to be maintained in force for the duration of the fieldwork for a limit of liability not less than $2,000,000 per accident or occurrence, in addition to physical damage insurance.

Once completed, the report will be subjected to a review process. The Draft Report, after receiving approval by the relevant COSEWIC Species Specialist Subcommittee (SSC) Co-chair, will be reviewed by the relevant SSC members, the ATK Subcommittee, the jurisdiction(s), relevant Wildlife Management Boards, recovery team Co-chairs (as applicable), and any other external reviewers recommended by the SSC. Comments and suggestions will be forwarded to the report writer with instructions from the SSC Co-chair for changes that must be incorporated to produce the Provisional Report. These review periods take over 3 months to complete. Over the course of subsequent review and the COSEWIC assessment, further modifications may be made to the report. Following the COSEWIC assessment, a final document entitled COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report will be published on the SARA Public Registry and/or will be archived at the COSEWIC Secretariat. Please note that a full status report contract typically takes 18 months to complete due to the various review stages.

Additional optional work to be offered to winning bidders

In addition to the preparation of the status reports, the winning bidders may be offered the task to produce a description of the wildlife species’ residence using a defined set of guidelines and following a provided template. This part of the contract will be administered separately by Environment Canada. The information gathered describing the wildlife species’ residence will be requested at the same time as the Draft Report. The separate document detailing the wildlife species’ residence will be for a maximum value of $1000.00 over and above the contract amount suggested in the Call for Bids.

The concept of residence may not apply to all wildlife species and will not be required for aquatic species, vascular plants, or lichens. For more information about this work, the contact person is Julie Nadeau (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Acknowledgment for the preparation of COSEWIC Status Reports

COSEWIC status reports commissioned after May 2001 are "living documents". After the report is concluded, any subsequent updates to status reports will be prepared simply by adding new information to the existing report and, where appropriate, by updating factual information. COSEWIC will be cited as the author on the cover page (ownership and copyright will rest with the Crown). Contractors who produce the initial status report or add information to the "living document" to produce an updated status report will be acknowledged as having prepared the status report. Over time, the Acknowledgements will list the contributors (report writers) who have provided their expertise.

Copyright and moral rights

Environment and Climate Change Canada has determined that any intellectual property arising from the performance of the Work under the Contract will vest in the Crown on the grounds that the production of the report and related documents are subject to Copyright and that the report is being produced to generate knowledge and information for public dissemination.

At the request of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the contractor will provide to the Crown a written permanent waiver of Moral Rights¹ from all authors of the report, in a form acceptable to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The contractor will be granted a license to use, copy, reproduce and publish portions of the Provisional Report provided that 1) the Contractor will not publish the entire Provisional Report, or distribute it to any third party, and 2) the Contractor acknowledges that the Crown has contributed Crown Copyright in the Provisional Report and includes the following notice and disclaimer in any new document which incorporates portions of the report: "Notice: Some of the information used or referenced in this document is Crown Copyright, compiled on behalf of COSEWIC under a contract with Environment Canada, however, comments or conclusions made by the author using this information do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Environment and Climate Change Canada or COSEWIC."

Property Rights in ATK

ATK is the property of those who hold it. Contractors will require permission for gathering ATK using appropriate consent forms to be provided. Knowledge holders will be provided with an opportunity to review and validate the factual information shared with the report writer before it is integrated into the status report. Raw information (e.g., transcripts, tapes, etc.) will be returned to the knowledge holder or the community for storage. The report writer shall not have any intellectual property rights in the knowledge provided from Aboriginal sources.

Awarding of Contracts

COSEWIC aims to seek out experts who will prepare the best possible wildlife species status reports. The best expertise may reside in the public or private sector, and as such, this Call for Bids is open to both.

As per the Treasury Board Contracting Policy, applicants who work for the public service must discuss with their employer and Conflict of Interest group of their plans to apply and whether they plan to do the work during work time or outside of work time. Employer consent will be required before a contract is signed. More information. There are also specific provisions within the Treasury Board Contracting Policy that pertain to former public servants in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment. More information.

The COSEWIC Call for Bids is a tool to advertise the need for writers of COSEWIC status reports or other reports. This Call for Bids does not guarantee that the work outlined in this document will go forward.

Value of contract

Allowable expenditures in the bid will include all professional services, fees (including applicable administrative fees), expenses including long-distance telephone calls, photocopying, courier, and travel in the course of research (including appropriate insurance for car rental or business use of private vehicle). Standard government contracting conditions will apply. Appendix 1 provides additional guidelines for estimating travel expenses for field work if applicable (see Part 2).

Schedule of deliverables and payments

Suggested timeframes to complete Draft Reports are provided for individual projects in Part 2. A detailed schedule of deliverables and payments is to be determined for successful candidates in discussions with SSC Co-chairs. Report writers are expected to submit their deliverables promptly on or before midnight of the due dates identified in their contract. For all payments, the deliverable must first be approved as acceptable by the SSC Co-chair. If a description of the wildlife species’ residence was requested (refer to Additional optional work to be offered to winning bidders), the deliverable must first be approved as acceptable by the relevant Environment and Climate Change Canada representatives before payment is issued.

Bid Evaluation

Bids received will be evaluated by at least three members of the relevant COSEWIC Species Specialist Subcommittee according to the following criteria:

Individuals preparing bids for COSEWIC status reports or other reports must adhere to the Bid Submission Template for each submission.

Bids that do not conform to the format and content of the Bid Submission Template will not be accepted by the COSEWIC Secretariat.

COSEWIC will only accept bids for single reports, except where specified otherwise in Part 2.

Evaluation Criteria for Bids

Rated criteria

Bid evaluation grid

Proposals will be evaluated, and the contract awarded by the Secretariat, based on the above requirements. Evaluators will study each bidder’s proposal, consult the references submitted by the bidder, and if required consult other references knowledgeable about the bidder’s work. Bids may be accepted in whole or in part, with or without negotiation.

The bidder with the lowest cost estimate will not necessarily be accepted. The contract award will be made by the Secretariat on the basis of best overall value to COSEWIC in terms of both technical merit and cost.

Questions, bid submission and acknowledgement

Questions and bids may be submitted to the COSEWIC Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Bid submissions should include the following subject line "Bid for [wildlife species name]".

A pdf version of the Bid Submission Template is available on the COSEWIC website. Please print, complete, and scan the template to submit bid to the Secretariat.

For a word document of the Bid Submission Template, please contact the Secretariat.

Deadline: Wednesday, December 20 at 3pm Eastern time. Late bids will not be accepted.

An acknowledgement of bid receipt will be sent by the Secretariat via email (unless an alternative method is requested) to each applicant within two business days. If an acknowledgement is not received within this time, please contact the Secretariat by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. During the last two days of the Call for Bids, the Secretariat will acknowledge receipt of bids as soon as possible, and at the latest, by the end of the business day that follows last day of the competition.

Appendix 1: Travel rates and guidelines

The following rates and guidelines should be used as a guide when planning fieldwork-related expenses. These are the approximate maximum claim amounts (subject to minor changes twice per year) for use of personal vehicle, accommodations, and meal allowances, although contractors are free to bill for lesser amounts. Expenses should reflect the number of days for each type of expense. Receipts are required for certain expenses, as indicated.

Please note that for contracts involving site verifications, the total value of the site verification travel expenses should generally be limited to one-third of the contract value, including both the travel expenses and the work to write the field report summary. Thus, except under specific circumstances, the overall budget should be designed to reflect this. It is also important to ensure estimated costs for the field work include all possible costs in order that the amount eventually billed is the same or less than the estimated costs.

Please note that estimated fieldwork expenses should include appropriate insurance coverage for automobile rental or business use of private vehicle (minimum $ 2 million liability, plus physical damage insurance) for the duration of the planned fieldwork. Note that automobile insurance in place for personal use will often not meet the contractor's obligation under the terms of this type of contract; therefore the contractor must obtain proper automobile insurance for use of its own vehicle when performing work under the contract or rent a vehicle with increased/extended insurance coverage.

Summary of travel expenses allowed for reimbursement

Car rental: receipt required for rental, receipts required for gas

Commercial accommodations: receipt required

Accommodations in a private residence: claim $50.00 (private non-commercial accommodation allowance).

Meal allowances (excluding YT, NT, NU, which are higher):

• Breakfast: $24.35 (no receipt required)
• Lunch: $24.65 (no receipt required)
• Dinner: $60.45 (no receipt required)
• Total per day: $126.75 (no receipt required)

Effective July 1, 2017, non public service travelers are no longer reimbursed for incidental expenses..

(1) Moral rights, as defined by the Copyright Act, include a) the right of having the author’s name associated with the Work, where reasonable in the circumstances; and b) the right to the integrity of the Work such as preventing the Work from being changed, corrected or amended.