Editorial policy
Our commitment
Adjudica publishes information on public procurement in Québec. It's a field where a mistake can be costly: bad advice on tender thresholds or on mandatory documents can lead to a bid being rejected. We take that responsibility seriously.
Concretely, we commit to three principles:
Accuracy. We don't publish information we haven't checked against a primary source. If we make a mistake, we correct it publicly, not silently.
Regular updates. Public-procurement rules change. Our articles must reflect the current state of the rules, not the state when they were written. Every article shows its last-verified date.
Plain language without oversimplifying. We translate jargon into clear language, but we don't cut the important nuances. When a rule has exceptions or grey areas, we mention them rather than pretend they don't exist.
Our sources
Adjudica's content relies exclusively on official, verifiable sources: SEAO (the Québec government's electronic tendering system), the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (LCOP), the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP), the Cities and Towns Act, the Municipal Code of Québec, real tender documents published on SEAO, and the Québec government's open data.
We never cite a source we haven't consulted directly. If an article refers to a section of a statute, it's because we read that section, not a summary of it on another site.
Our independence
Adjudica has no affiliation with any government body. We have no software to sell. We have no partnership that influences our content.
The recommendations in our articles (whether bidding strategies, advice on SEAO or regulatory analysis) reflect our editorial judgment. They are influenced by no commercial relationship. If that ever changes (for example, if we add affiliate links), we will disclose it explicitly.
Our verification process
Every article published on Adjudica goes through a multi-step process:
Research in primary sources. We consult the statutes, SEAO publications, AMP directives and real tender documents directly. Technical terms are defined in the text the first time they appear.
Cross-checking. Regulatory information is checked against the applicable statutes. Factual data (amounts, thresholds, deadlines) is confirmed in the official sources. When an interpretation is uncertain, we flag it.
Publication with a verified date. Every article shows the date its information was last verified. That's not the publication date, it's the date we confirmed the content is still accurate.
Continuous updates. When the rules change, we update the article and refresh the verified date. If an article contained information that became inaccurate, we correct it and note the change.
Report an error
If you spot a factual error in one of our articles, write to us at info@adjudica.ca. We check and correct within 48 hours.
We'd rather have an error reported than leave bad information online. Every report is taken seriously.