IN THE MATTER OF a complaint filed by Equifax Canada Co. pursuant to subsection 30.11(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

AND FURTHER TO a decision to conduct an inquiry into the complaint pursuant to subsection 30.13(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act;

AND FURTHER TO a motion filed by Export Development Canada to dismiss the complaint pursuant to paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations.

ORDER

WHEREAS Equifax Canada Co. (Equifax) filed the above-mentioned complaint on October 8, 2025;

AND WHEREAS the Canadian International Trade Tribunal decided, on October 16, 2025, to inquire into the complaint pursuant to subsection 30.13(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (CITT Act) and subsection 7(1) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations (Regulations);

AND WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, Export Development Canada requested that the Tribunal dismiss the complaint, pursuant to paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Regulations, on the basis that the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to conduct an inquiry into this complaint;

AND WHEREAS paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Regulations provides that the Tribunal shall dismiss a complaint if the condition set out in paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Regulations has not been met;

THEREFORE, pursuant to paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Regulations, the Tribunal dismisses Equifax’s complaint and ceases its inquiry on the basis that the complaint is not in respect of a designated contract under paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Regulations.

AND THEREFORE, the Tribunal rescinds the postponement of award order made on October 17, 2025, pursuant to subsection 30.13(3) of the CITT Act.

AND THEREFORE, in exercising its discretion under subsection 30.16(1) of the CITT Act, the Tribunal considers it most just in these circumstances that each party bear its own costs.

The statement of reasons will be issued at a later date.