Overview

• François-Philippe Champagne and Joël Lightbound instructed Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Treasury Board, Shared Services Canada and the Chief Information Officer to deliver a detailed proposal within 45 days.
• The plan must review all existing and planned contracts, benchmark prices against global markets, and integrate international best practices.
• Officials are directed to prioritize commercially available solutions from Canadian vendors and move procurement toward digital by default.
• High-potential savings will be pursued through renegotiations in IT, real property, construction and travel, and by exploring pooled purchasing with provinces and territories.
• The effort sits under the Comprehensive Expenditure Review with no aggregate savings disclosed so far, following watchdog and audit criticism of procurement including the ArriveCan file.