Public Services and Procurement Canada

Border Agency Chose Sole-Source Contracts for ArriveCan Against Procurement Department’s Recommendation

The border agency turned down suggestions from the procurement department to have an open competition for contracts related to the embattled ArriveCan application, MPs heard in committee. Millions of dollars ...

March 7, 2024BY Matthew Horwood

Procurement Dep’t Announces Suspension of Companies That Worked on ArriveCan

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has announced it has suspended the IT firm Dalian Enterprises following revelations ...

March 4, 2024BY Matthew Horwood

Ottawa Still Has Active Contracts With ArriveCan Firm Despite Minister’s Declaration They Were All Suspended

Despite assurances by Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos that all contracts with the company primarily ...

February 15, 2024BY Matthew Horwood

Tory MP to Table Motion Amending Blacklist Code of Eligible Federal Contractors

Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie has served notice that she will table a motion in a House of Commons ...

May 30, 2023BY Peter Wilson

Plan for Fate of Crumbling 24 Sussex Expected by Fall, Minister Tells MPs

Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says the Liberal government expects to have a plan for the ...

May 29, 2023BY The Canadian Press

‘We’re Just Fighting for Fair Wages’: Workers Gather on Parliament Hill for First Day of PSAC Strike

On the first day of the Public Service Alliance of Canada's (PSAC) general strike, hundreds of workers gathered ...

April 19, 2023BY Matthew Horwood

Public Health Agency Spent Over $2.5 Million on ArriveCan App Promotion: Document

The federal public health agency spent over $2.5 million on contracts related to advertising, public relations, and other ...

February 6, 2023BY Peter Wilson

Public Works Raises McKinsey Contracts Total to $104.6M, Says Millions Awarded by Other Departments

The federal public works department has revised previously provided information on contracts awarded to U.S. multinational consulting firm ...

January 26, 2023BY Noé Chartier