MPs spent roughly $2-million outsourcing comms, consultant work in 2025-26

Tallying up contract spending by MPs under five descriptor categories tied to communications and consultant or subject matter expert work in 2025-26 totals $1,988,159 overall.
The West Block building, the current seat of the House of Commons, pictured Sept. 11, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
August 12, 2026

Members of Parliament spent close to $2-million outsourcing work—from communications support to consultants to subject experts—to contract staff through the course of 2025-26.

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