Feds spent at least $1.7-billion on defence contracts in the first half of 2025, about 16 per cent of which went to U.S. companies: data
U.S.-based companies received more than $68.6-million in DND contracts between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2025, which is a 24-per-cent increase over the same period the previous year.
Feds need to ‘rethink’ industrial benefits policy and refocus on defence capabilities, say former senior officials: it ‘needs to evolve’
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada needs ‘to go back to basics and make sure it’s using the policy to build defence capabilities in Canada,’ says former senior public servant Clem Srour.
Infrastructure Minister Robertson says he asked the Canada Infrastructure Bank to cancel $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships, but deal had been inked in March
Though Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said he had asked the bank to reverse course on its decision, Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren Corey said cancelling the loan was not discussed in their conversations. The House Transport Committee now wants all the documents on this file.
PSPC sparks backlash as it eyes shift to ‘lowest-bid’ approach to Hill freelance interpretation assignments
The International Association of Conference Interpreters Canada wants to see PSPC’s proposed changes put ‘on ice until we have an opportunity to talk and sort this out,’ says spokesperson Nicole Gagnon.
Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results
Global Affairs Canada has nearly the most disenchanted, disconnected, and disengaged workforce of our whole federal public service, according to the latest employee survey.
Fixing feds’ fiscal plumbing takes more than tinkering
HR teams have grown into sprawling bureaucracies, often mirrored by similar functions hidden within other branches. These duplications add cost, complexity, and confusion.
From chatbots to translation: how the public service is using AI
The Canada Revenue Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Shared Services Canada are among the departments using the technology in their daily work, which they say helps with productivity.
Building a New Canada: Infrastructure & Procurement
If we can’t move it, we can’t sell it: reducing Canada’s reliance on the U.S. demands a national trade infrastructure strategy
While peer nations have long-term strategies to build and maintain the infrastructure that supports trade, Canada stands alone among its global competitors in lacking a coherent plan. That needs to change. Now.
Feds’ new ‘reciprocal procurement’ policy to limit foreign access to contracts amid U.S. trade tensions
The new policy is a testament to the ‘changing world order,’ says Liberal strategist Geoff Turner. ‘Now, if you do not have a procurement agreement through either a free trade agreement or other generalized agreement, you don’t get to play in Canada.’
