PSPC refers two new procurement fraud cases to RCMP; feds take GC Strategies, subcontractor to court over billing practices

The department says it is 'actively pursuing the recovery of illegitimate amounts billed to the government and referring cases to the RCMP for criminal investigation.'

Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

June 19, 2025

Public Services and Procurement Canada has referred two new cases of suspected procurement fraud to the RCMP for criminal investigation. And in an unrelated case, the federal government is also turning to the courts to claw back funds paid to the contractor best known for it...

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