Procurement Canada spent $5.4-billion in 2023-24, but plans to shrink workforce in coming years

The department forecasts staffing will keep growing in the current year before declining by thousands of full-time equivalent roles in 2025-26.
Jean-Yves Duclos
On Dec. 17, Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, released its 2024 departmental results report which showed a $92-million overall rise in spending from the previous fiscal year.

The federal government’s central purchasing department spent nearly $5.4-billion in fiscal year 2023-24, according to its departmental report released last month, growing its overall spending but also finding the $34.5-million in savings it was asked to as part of Ottawaâ€...

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