Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; ),''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 (). formerly Public Works and Government Services Canada, is the department of the

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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

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through the

minister of public services and procurement The minister of government transformation, public services and procurement () is the minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada's "common service organization" (Pub ...

and

receiver general for Canada The receiver general for Canada () is responsible for making payments to the Government of Canada each fiscal year, accepting payments from financial institutions and preparing the Public Accounts of Canada, containing annual audited financial st ...

– presently

Joël Lightbound Joël Lightbound (born February 8, 1988) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement, minister of government transformation, public services and procurement since 2025. A ...

. Day-to-day operations and leadership of the department is overseen by the

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, a senior

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. It was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Carrogovernocanada

Organization

Branches

Source: *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

* Atlantic * Quebec * Ontario * Western * Pacific

Special operating agency

Translation Bureau The Translation Bureau is an institution of the federal government of Canada operated by Public Services and Procurement Canada that provides translation services for all agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the government. , the bure ...

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.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1996 establishments in Canada Federal departments and agencies of Canada

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Ministries established in 1996