Question Period Note: 2025 to 2026 Departmental Plan

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Reference number:
PSPC-2025-QP-00030
Date received:
Jun 16, 2025
Organization:
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Name of Minister:
Lightbound, Joël (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement

Issue/Question:

On June 17, 2025, the 2025 to 2026 Departmental Plan for Public Services and Procurement Canada was tabled in the House of Commons by the President of the Treasury Board.

Suggested Response:

  • The Departmental Plan lays out the swift and bold actions Public Services and Procurement Canada will take to truly transform its operations

    • In the coming year, the department will continue to modernize and streamline contracting processes, making them simpler, open and transparent while providing more opportunity for underrepresented suppliers

    • It will also support Canada’s updated defence policy and the National Shipbuilding Strategy, and work with other departments and industry to enhance the security of Canada’s supply chains

    • It will administer and deliver timely and accurate pay and benefits for all public servants, making progress towards resolving outstanding pay issues and advancing the new Human Resources and Pay solution

    • Public Services and Procurement Canada will also advance the Government’s Office Portfolio Reduction Plan by right-sizing its office portfolio, accelerating lease termination and disposing of underused federal properties, including some with potential for housing

Background:

The Departmental Plan is a mechanism of ministerial accountability, communicating departmental expenditure plans for the next three years, as well as the organization’s priorities and expected results of the next fiscal year. The Plan is tabled annually in Parliament and made available to all Canadians.

Performance against this plan will be reported to Parliament in the fall of 2026 as the 2025 to 2026 Departmental Results Report.

Additional Information:

  • The Departmental Plan outlines the planned resources and activities that Public Services and Procurement Canada will undertake on behalf of Canadians and other federal organizations
    • Public Services and Procurement Canada’s opening net budget for 2025-2026 is $7.3 billion. When taking into account revenues of $4.3 billion, the Department’s gross budget will be $11.6 billion
    • Public Services and Procurement Canada forecasts 19,417 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in 2025-2026, 18,725 FTEs for 2026-2027 and 15,324 FTEs for 2027-2028. The planned decrease of 4,093 FTEs between fiscal year 2025-2026 and 2027-2028 is principally explained by the end of incremental funding to stabilize pay operations and decrease the backlog of pay issues, as well as reductions through attrition at the Translation Bureau, except for key and specialized roles