Public Services and Procurement Canada

Government department

Not to be confused with Service Canada.

"PSPC" redirects here. For the food colouring, see Purple sweet potato color.

Public Services and Procurement CanadaServices publics et Approvisionnement Canada

Department overview
Formed| 1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Type|

Department
Responsible for

* Government operations - key provider of services for federal departments and agencies
* Canada Lands Company Limited (non-agent crown corporation)
* Canada Post
* Defence Construction Canada
* Payment In Lieu of Taxes Dispute Advisory Panel
* Procurement Ombudsman
* Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada
* Public Service Commission of Canada
* Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board

Employees| 17,085 (March 2021)
Minister responsible|

* Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement and Receiver General for Canada

Deputy Minister responsible|

* Arianne Reza

Website| canada.ca/public-services-procurement

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; French: Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada),[NB 1] formerly Public Works and Government Services Canada, is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration.

The department is responsible for the procurement for other government departments and serves as the central purchasing agent, real property manager, treasurer, accountant, pay and pension administrator, integrity adviser and linguistic authority. It is also the custodian of a large real estate portfolio and as well infrastructure such as bridges, dams and highways.

The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of public services and procurement and receiver general for Canada – presently Joël Lightbound. Day-to-day operations and leadership of the department is overseen by the deputy minister, a senior civil servant.

It was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.[1]

Vehicle of Public Services and Procurement in Ottawa

## Organization

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### Branches

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Source:[2]

* Acquisitions
* Chief Information Officer Branch
* Communications
* Digital Services Branch
* Defence and Marine Procurement
* Finance and Administration
* Human Resources
* Integrated Services
* Legal Services
* Parliamentary Precinct
* Pay Administration
* Policy, Planning and Communications
* Procurement
* Real Property
* Receiver General and Pension

### Regions

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* Atlantic
* Quebec
* Ontario
* Western
* Pacific

### Special operating agency

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* Translation Bureau

## Phoenix Pay System

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Main article: Phoenix Pay System

The Phoenix Pay System is a payroll processing system for federal employees, run by PSPC. After coming online in early 2016, Phoenix has been mired in problems with underpayments, over-payments, and non-payments. As of March 2018, the estimated cost to fix the problems was over $1 billion.[3]

## See also

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* Canada portal

* Government Electronic Directory Services

### Notes

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1. ^ Public Services and Procurement Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Public Works and Government Services (French: Ministère des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux).

## References

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1. ^ "Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2019)". www.canadastop100.com. MediaCorp Canada Inc. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
2. ^ "Organization of Public Services and Procurement Canada – About PSPC – PSPC". 20 February 2018.
3. ^ Julie, Ireton (2018-03-28). "Cost of Phoenix federal payroll debacle surpasses $1B". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

## External links

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* Auditor General
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* Privacy Commissioner of Canada
* Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

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* Justice
* National Defence
* Natural Resources
* Public Safety
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* Transport
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* Women and Gender Equality

Other entities|

* Governor General of Canada
* Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
* Polar Knowledge Canada

Defunct|

* Canadian International Development Agency
* Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment
* Passport Canada
* PPP Canada
* Solicitor General of Canada

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
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