Compressed timeline for Phoenix replacement won’t impact testing, says department ahead of new 2031 launch date

Public Services and Procurement Canada says shaving three years off the timeline to bring Dayforce online won’t cut into time for testing and stabilizing the new system before it’s applied throughout the public service.

Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Joël Lightbound, has cut the timeline to launch Dayforce, the government’s replacement for the much-maligned Phoenix pay system, by three years.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

April 17, 2026

The government department responsible for replacing the public service’s problem-plagued Phoenix pay system is defending its decision to shorten the timeline for bringing a new pay system online by three years, despite concerns raised by a recent report from Canada’s aud...

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