Public Services and Procurement Canada
| Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada | |
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1996 |
| Type | Department Responsible for |
| Employees | 17,085 (March 2021) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible |
|
| Website | canada.ca/public-services-procurement |
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; French: Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada)[NB 1] 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]

Organization
Branches
Source:[2]
- Defence and Marine Procurement
- Departmental Oversight
- Digital Services
- Finance
- Human Capital Management
- Human Resources
- Legal Services
- Office of the Chief Audit, Evaluation and Risk Executive
- Policy, Planning and Communications
- Procurement
- Real Property Services
- Receiver General and Pension
- Parliamentary Precinct
Regions
- Atlantic
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Western
- Pacific
Special operating agency
- Defence Investment Agency[3]
- Translation Bureau
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.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Public Services and Procurement Canada (formerly Public Works and Government Services 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
- ^ "Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2019)". www.canadastop100.com. MediaCorp Canada Inc. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Organization of Public Services and Procurement Canada – About PSPC – PSPC". 26 January 2026.
- ^ https://www.canada.ca/en/defence-investment-agency.html
- ^ Julie, Ireton (2018-03-28). "Cost of Phoenix federal payroll debacle surpasses $1B". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-04-05.