Question Period Notes
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In December 2023, the Government of Canada launched a competitive process to procure services for the collection, storage, validation, verification and destruction of firearms in support of a mandatory compensation program of assault-style firearms that were prohibited on May 1, 2020.
Note: All questions related to capability, requirements and costing should be answered by the Minister of Public Safety.
This note focuses on efforts and progress to date to provide support to employees and stabilize the administration of pay, and on financial investments in Phoenix.
Notes:
- All questions related to the mental health of public servants, 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
Canada Post faces financial challenges in the face of lower revenues due to the ongoing decline in letter mail volumes and the need to operate in the increasingly competitive parcels market.
Canada Post’s two collective agreements with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers expired on December 31, 2023, (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) and January 31, 2024 (Urban Postal Operations).
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), are actively working to increase the participation of Indigenous businesses in federal procurement.
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s procurement relationship with Dalian and Coradix.
Allegations of misconduct have been made against Global Health Imports Corporation, a supplier to the Government of Canada. There is interest in how the Office of Supplier Integrity and Compliance is addressing the risk the supplier poses.
The Canada Public Land Bank was launched in August 2024 to unlock public lands for housing; properties continue to be added to meet the deliverables outlined in Budget 2024 to support the Public Lands for Homes Plan.
Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, issued a Request for Information to industry stakeholders to gain further information on the availability of submarines that are currently in service or in production, and the industry’s capability and capacity to build and deliver up to 12 submarines to Canada.
Public Services and Procurement Canada is implementing the Long Term Vision and Plan, a multi-decade strategy to restore and modernize the Parliamentary Precinct.