Feds tighten grip on consultant contracts with new procurement rules, $20M cap on time-based work

New procurement rules include a $20-million limit on time- and task-based contracts, stricter oversight, and mandatory value-for-money reviews.

Government Transformation, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound previously said the rules, 'the roles, and the responsibilities of everyone in the procurement process across departments need to be very clear.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

July 4, 2025

Public Services and Procurement Canada has rolled out new rules aimed at strengthening oversight of professional services contracts and shifting towards “outcome-based” procurement practices amid years-long criticism over major delays in project delivery, cost overruns, ...

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