Feds recover $4.1-million from subcontractors who fraudulently over-billed the government

Public Services and Procurement Canada is seeking to recoup another $400,000, but offered no updates on retrieving money from ArriveCan contractor GC Strategies.

Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says his department is working on recouping more federal funds that went to contractors who fraudulently billed the government.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

November 3, 2025

The federal government has recovered $4.1-million from subcontractors who fraudulently over-billed the government, MPs heard from government officials in a parliamentary committee last week.

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