Recently, there have been confirmed reports of the presence of bedbugs in buildings in the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) inventory which has received significant attention from members of the media, employee unions, and federal employers.

Responses

• We understand that employees are concerned about the presence of bed bugs in our buildings, and we are taking these concerns very seriously.
• When bedbugs are reported, Public Services and Procurement Canada brings in pest management experts to investigate, and if required, conduct a full treatment of the affected area. 
• My department has engaged an industry expert who confirms that current pest management practices are appropriate, and we will continue to vigorously address all reported cases.

If pressed on PSPC actions:

• We are taking this issue very seriously and have been working closely with facility managers in affected departments to address detections immediately.
• PSPC continues to work closely with landlords and federal departments to mitigate future incidents of pests. Follow up visual inspections have been ongoing and will continue on a weekly basis until further notice.

Bed bugs can be unknowingly brought into the workplace on the personal effects of employees or visitors (i.e. bags, shoes), and even in mail packages.

PSPC is taking this issue very seriously and has been working closely with facility managers in affected departments to address detections immediately.

When bedbugs are reported, pest management experts are engaged to confirm the presence with an initial inspection. Canine inspections are conducted as required and monitoring traps installed. If bedbugs are confirmed, a full treatment of the affected area is completed. Elements of the treatment could include vacuuming, steaming and the application of a treatment spray. When possible, treatments are completed afterhours to minimize the impact on employees. Monitoring programs are put in place as it is not uncommon to require follow up treatments.

With the increase in reports of bedbugs, PSPC is implementing a risk-based approach to proactive monitoring which includes high traffic areas.

Various communications have been distributed across government to further enhance the prevention, detection and management of bedbugs in the workplace including additional instructions to the cleaning contractor community to reinforce the actions to take if they notice pests or their remnants.

Consultation are also underway with federal public sector unions.

To support Government wide communication and knowledge sharing, a PSPC website on [Control of Bedbugs in Federal Facilities]https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/comm/vedette-features/punaisesdelit-bedbugs-eng.html) was published, complete with infographics, helpful links, and videos on PSPC pest management methods .

Buildings with Bedbug Presence Detected:

As of December 2nd, in the past 6 months, 26 buildings have been investigated, treated for a confirmed presence, and are being monitored.

Summary of 10A and Incidents - Feb 2018 to Dec 2nd 2019

Building Address: 200 Kent Street, Ottawa

Date Reported: 06-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (Steam cleaning November 9) Monitoring (ongoing)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 200 Eglantine Driveway, Ottawa

Date Reported: 29-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Health Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 31 & November 5) Monitoring (ongoing K9 inspection until December 10)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:24-Oct

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 25 & 26) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 330/300 Sparks Street, Ottawa

Date Reported:13-Nov

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Transport Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 13 & 16) Monitoring (K9 inspection scheduled for November 20)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 55 Bay St, Hamilton

Date Reported:17-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: CRA, IRCC, CBSA, Veterans Affairs, Bankruptcy Canada, Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre, Health Canada, Industry Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 27 & November 1) Monitoring (ongoing next update on Nov 28)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 70 Cremazie St., Gatineau

Date Reported:13-May-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Citizenship and Immigration, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (May 15 & 20) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:06-Jun-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment - bed bug captured in trap) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:21-Jul-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (spot treatment July 21) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:12-Aug-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (spot treatment August 12) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:11-Sep-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment - bed bugs captured in envelope) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:07-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 11 - 14) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:23-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 26) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:5-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment floor 2,6,7 (November 23 ) Monitoring (ongoing)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:27-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment floor 10 ( December 1)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 300 Laurier West Ottawa

Date Reported:19-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (waiting to confirm date) Monitoring (ongoing)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 170 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway, Ottawa

Date Reported:24-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Statistics Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (Octobre 25) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed and K9 inspection completed November 18)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 120 Kings Street West, Hamilton ,Ontario

Date Reported:22-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (waiting to confirm date)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 21 Fitzgerald Street, Ottawa

Date Reported:15-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 16 ) Monitoring (ongoing - K9 inspection scheduled for Dec 19 )
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 750 Heron Rd, Ottawa

Date Reported:26-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (waiting on conformation) Monitoring (ongoing)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:18-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment) Monitoring (K9 inspection scheduled November 22)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:08-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 8) Monitoring (ongoing - final K9 inspection November 22)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 112 Kent Street, Place de ville tour B, Ottawa. On

Date Reported:26-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 26) Monitoring (K9 inspection December 1)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 1001 Saint-Laurent Street, Longueuil, Quebec

Date Reported:07-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Health Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 7 & 8) Monitoring (final inspection completed - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 333 Laurier Ave, Ottawa

Date Reported:05-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment - no further bed bugs found upon investigation) Monitoring (ongoing - monitoring traps installed November 5)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa

Date Reported:07-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Health Canada; Statistics Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment - no further bed bugs found upon investigation) Monitoring (final inspection completed - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:31-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Health Canada; Statistics Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 1) Monitoring (Ifinal inspection completed - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 225 Chemin Guay, Saint-Bernard-de- Lacolle

Date Reported:31-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: CBSA
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 31) Monitoring (final inspection completed - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 30 Victoria, Gatineau, Quebec

Date Reported:27-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Elections Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:30-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Elections Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 2 - preventive treatment) Monitoring (final inspection completed Nov 1 - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 22 rue Eddy, Gatineau

Date Reported:22-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Employment and Social Development Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 25) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:30-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Employment and Social Development Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 139 Northfield Drive West, Waterloo

Date Reported:17-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Federal Economic Development
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (Nov 18) Monitoring (ongoing - traps installed)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:21-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Federal Economic Development
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (Oct 22) Monitoring (ongoing for the following 30 days)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 200 Rene- Levesque, Montreal

Date Reported:17-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Indigenous Services Canada; Statistics Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada; Public Health Agency of Canada; Parole Board of Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 17, 22 & 23 ) Monitoring (final inspection completed - no bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 4900 Yonge Street, Toronto

Date Reported:14-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: National Defence; Transport Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 14) Monitoring (ongoing)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Date Reported:11-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: National Defence; Transport Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 19) Monitoring (ongoing - once a week for the next 6 months)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 1 Front Street, Toronto

Date Reported:09-Oct-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Canada Revenue Agency; Canadian Human Rights Commission; Canada Border Services Agency; Canada Industrial Relations Board; Public Service Commission
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (October 11-12-14-19-20 and November 1-2) Monitoring (ongoing - precautionary spraying to be done every two months until further notice)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 350 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa

Date Reported:18-Sep-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: SSC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (September 21) Monitoring (ongoing - cleaning of the area weekly)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 66 Stapon Rd, Winnipeg

Date Reported:22-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: CRA
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment) Monitoring (ongoing - cleaning of the area weekly)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 66 Stapon Rd, Winnipeg

Date Reported:19-Aug-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: CRA
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (August, September and Oct 19) Monitoring (ongoing - for the next year)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 3299 Industriel Boulevard, QC

Date Reported:17-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Statistics Canada
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (November 12) Monitoring (K9 inspection completed November 13)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 2525 Carling Ave, Ottawa

Date Reported:19-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: Employment and Social Development
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (no treatment) Monitoring (K9 inspection completed November 20 - no detection. Canada Monitoring traps installed.)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

Building Address: 2575 Sainte-Anne Quebec

Date Reported:17-Nov-19

Confirmed Presence: Yes
Affected Departments: PSPC
Current Remedial Action: Treatment (completed on November 19) Monitoring (final inspection completed—no other bed bugs found)
Last Updated: 02-Dec-19

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