| Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada | |
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| Formed | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
| Type | Department Responsible for
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| Employees | 17,085 (March 2021) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | canada.ca/public-services-procurement |
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC;French:Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada)[NB 1] is thedepartment of theGovernment 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 isresponsible toParliament through theminister of public services and procurement andreceiver general for Canada – presentlyJoël Lightbound. Day-to-day operations and leadership of the department is overseen by thedeputy minister, a seniorcivil servant.
It was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.[1]
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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.[4]
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