Feds urged to simplify procurement as contractors flag persistent issues with system

Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says he's heard the government has become harder to do business with since the ArriveCan scandal by reverting 'to old cost-based methodologies.'
Minister Joël Lightbound leads Public Services and Procurement Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY IREM KOCA
July 21, 2026

Federal contractors representing almost one-third of Canada’s total spending on professional services since 2021 are urging the government to simplify its problem-plagued procurement process in a new report, highlighting issues the federal ombud says have persisted for man...

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