Public Services and Procurement Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada
Department overview
Formed	1996
Type	Department responsible for Government Operations - key provider of services for federal departments and agencies Canada Lands Company Limited (non-agent crown corporation) Canada Post Defence Construction Canada Payment In Lieu of Taxes Dispute Advisory Panel Procurement Ombudsman Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada Public Service Commission of Canada Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board
Employees	17,085 (March 2021)
Minister responsible	Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Receiver General for Canada
Department executive	Paul Thompson, Deputy Minister and Deputy Receiver General for Canada
Website	canada.ca/public-services-procurement

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; French: Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada),^{[NB 1]} formerly Public Works and Government Services Canada, 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 was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.^[1] 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 Jean-Yves Duclos. Day-to-day operations and leadership of the department is overseen by the deputy minister, a senior civil servant.

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