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2025-01-06

In 2021, an international goods and services classification for procurement called the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC, v21) was implemented to replace the Government of Canada’s Goods and Services Identification Numbers (GSIN) codes for categorizing procurement activities undertaken by the Government of Canada. For the transition from GSIN to UNSPSC, a subset of the entire version 21 UNSPSC list was created. The Mapping of GSIN-UNSPSC file below provides a suggested linkage between the subset of UNSPSC and higher levels of the GSIN code list. As procurement needs evolve, this file may be updated to include other UNSPSC v21 codes that are deemed to be required. In the interim, if the lowest level values within the UNSPSC structure does not relate to a specific category of goods or services, the use of the higher (related) level code from within the UNSPSC structure is appropriate. Please note: This dataset is offered as a means to assist the user in finding specific UNSPSC codes, based on high-level comparisons to the legacy GSIN codes. It should not be considered a direct one-to-one mapping of these two categorization systems. For some categories, the…

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