CSA Eligibility Guidelines

Who Can Access CSAs?

All public sector organizations in British Columbia are eligible to access CSAs. Not-for-profit agencies that provide services to the public and that are funded primarily by government are also eligible. And, private companies that deliver services to the public under contract to government may be eligible.

Eligible organizations are required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Purchasing Services to obtain access.

If your organization is a:

• public body (e.g. school district, Crown Corporation, City)
• Group 1, Group 2 or Distributed Learning K-12 independent school, as defined by the Ministry of Education
• regulatory body created by legislation (e.g. College of Pharmacists)
• not-for-profit organization delivering services on behalf of government (e.g. social service agencies supporting Ministry of Children and Families): or,
• private company under contract to government to deliver services to the general public; e.g. bus companies providing Handi-Dart service

Please contact us at purchasing@gov.bc.ca or 250 387-7300 to obtain a copy of the MOU template.