Question Period Notes
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is working to modernize and simplify procurement.
To support the Government of Canada (GC) access to cloud services, Shared Services Canada (SSC) has established Framework Agreements with eight (8) leading Cloud Service Providers. On December 6, 2022, Deloitte released a publication titled ʺCapitalizing on government’s cloud momentumʺ, indicating that systemic issues preventing the movement to cloud by the Government of Canada continue to exist.
Outlining Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) role in the delivery of the Benefits Delivery Modernization (BDM) program at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
There may be some concerns that information technology infrastructure will not function effectively to support employees as they return to the worksite in larger numbers and continue with hybrid work.
As part of the Government of Canada’s reaffirmed commitment to invest in Canada’s military, as announced in the 2017 Defence Policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government launched an open and transparent competition in December 2017 to permanently replace Canada’s fighter fleet with 88 advanced jets—the Future Fighter Capability Project.
On January 9, 2023, the Government of Canada announced that following an open, fair and transparent competition, Canada had finalized an agreement with the United States (US) government and Lockheed Martin with Pratt & Whitney for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Notes:
- All questions related to capability and requirements should be answered by the Minister of National Defence
- All questions related to the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy and Canadian Industry’s participation on the Joint Strike Fighter program should be answered by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- All questions related to trade issues should be answered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Update on the Next Generation Human Resources and Pay (NextGen HR and Pay) initiative
Public Services and Procurement Canada is working with Health Canada to support the design of the new Canadian Dental Care Plan.
Note: All questions regarding the collaboration with provincial and territorial partners and the design of the program should be directed to Health Canada
Public Services and Procurement Canada is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, along with the COVID Vaccine Task Force to procure COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutic drugs, and related supplies.
Notes:
- All questions regarding the regulatory review of vaccines should be directed to Health Canada.
- All vaccine and therapeutic health-related questions and questions about allocation and distribution should be directed to Public Health Agency of Canada
- All questions on donations should be directed to Global Affairs Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
- All questions regarding the domestic manufacturing of vaccines should be directed to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- All questions regarding the rejection of Medicago by WHO should be directed to Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada
- All questions regarding vaccine expiration should be directed to the Public Health Agency of Canada
This note focuses on Phoenix salary overpayments. A salary overpayment is an amount of money paid to an employee to which they are not entitled. Overpayments exist for current and former employees.
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- Questions related to the Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Questions related to overpayment write-offs due to the six-year statutory restriction should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Questions regarding the tax implications of Phoenix payroll issues should be directed to the Canada Revenue Agency
This note focuses on the efforts and progress to provide support to employees, stabilize the administration of pay, and financial investments in Phoenix.
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- All questions related to the mental health of public servants should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution are in a separate question period card developed by Shared Services Canada
- All questions related to the negotiation of collective agreements and compensation for Phoenix damages agreements should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Issues related to income tax are under the purview of the Canada Revenue Agency. Questions related to the taxability of damages payments should be directed to Canada Revenue Agency