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What is the Government’s response to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report and model on the Canada Disability Benefit? Will the Benefit resemble the scenarios laid out in the report?
Update on how IRCC supports settlement services for immigrants.
Public Services and Procurement Canada is delivering on the Government of Canada’s commitment to increase the diversity of bidders on federal government contracts.
Public Services and Procurement Canada in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada and Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat are actively working to increase the participation of Indigenous businesses in federal procurement.
In a constantly evolving marketplace, questions may arise as to the measures that Public Services and Procurement Canada has in place to protect the integrity of the federal procurement system and better understand who Canada conducts business with.
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
Public Services and Procurement Canada is working with Health Canada to support the design of the new Canadian Dental Care Plan.
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All questions regarding the collaboration with provincial and territorial partners and the design of the program should be directed to Health Canada
There has been recent media attention on federal government spending on professional services contracts, noting a 40% increase between fiscal years 2015-16 and 2020-21.
There has been recent media and Parliamentary attention related to contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company.
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All questions related to McKinsey’s work on Robotic Process Automation and Accelerator Services are in a separate question period note (Phoenix IBM and pay stabilization)