Public Services and Procurement Canada
Mandate
What the department of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) does and why it exists.
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Mandate
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) plays an important role in the daily operations of the Government of Canada. It supports federal departments and agencies in the achievement of their mandated objectives as their:
- central purchasing agent
- real property manager
- linguistic authority
- treasurer
- accountant
- pay and pension administrator
- common service provider
Mission, vision and values
PSPC's mission is to deliver high-quality, central programs and services that ensure sound stewardship on behalf of Canadians and meet the program needs of federal institutions.
Its vision is to excel in government operations.
Its fundamental values of respect, integrity, excellence, and leadership guide the way it supports the government, Canadians and communities.
Goal
PSPC's goal is to manage our business in a way that demonstrates:
- integrity
- accountability
- efficiency
- transparency
- added-value for its client departments and agencies, and Canadians
Operating context
With over 16 500 employees across the country, and offices located in communities from coast to coast to coast, PSPC manages an annual budget of over $4 billion. PSPC operations are vast, given its role, as:
- the administrator of payments made to and on behalf of the Government of Canada
- the largest federal owner and manager of office space in the country, providing safe, healthy and productive working environments for federal employees across Canada, including accommodation to parliamentarians and more than 260,000 public servants
- the main buyer for the Government of Canada, purchasing approximately $22 billion worth every year on behalf of federal departments and agencies
- the largest linguistic services organization within Canada providing translation, interpretation and terminology services to federal departments, agencies, and parliamentarians
- Canada's largest payroll and pension administrator, handling compensation for more than 900,000 government pay and pensioner accounts
PSPC is an expert in a wide variety of fields, from professional purchasers to translators, from accountants to banking experts, and from architects and engineers to sustainable development experts. Its people manage a variety of programs and services and are its greatest asset.
Services and programs
PSPC delivers on its mandate in the following areas:
- Procurement services
- For sale by Public Services and Procurement Canada
- Federal pay and pension administration
- Payments and accounting
- Parliamentary infrastructure and real property services
- Government communication services
- Language services and tools
- Industrial security and controlled goods
- Standards and oversight services
- Government corporate support services
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Our vision: to excel in government operations.
Our mission: to deliver high-quality programs and services that meet the needs of federal organizations and to ensure sound stewardship on behalf of Canadians.
Public Services and Procurement Canada plays a critical role not just in government, but in the Canadian economy and Canadian society.
With more than 17,000 employees across the country, and offices serving communities from coast to coast, we manage an annual budget of over $5 billion.
Our responsibilities are considerable.
Our importance is undeniable.
Our impact is extraordinary:
- We are the largest owner and manager of office space in the country, providing safe, healthy and productive working environments for federal employees across Canada, including accommodation to parliamentarians and more than 265,000 public servants in various locations throughout Canada.
- We are the central purchaser for the Government of Canada, injecting more than $16 billion annually through government procurement. That’s more than any other public organization in the country.
- We are the largest translation organization within Canada, providing translation, interpretation and terminology services to federal departments and agencies, and parliamentarians.
- We are Canada’s largest payroll and pension administrator, handling compensation for more than 900,000 government pay and pensioner accounts.
- We make and accept all payments on behalf of the government, handling more than $2 trillion in cash flow each year.
- We play an important role in greening government operations and ensuring that our buildings, programs and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone.
- We are experts in a wide variety of fields, from professional purchasers to translators, and from engineers to project managers, just to name a few.
- Together, we are committed to client service and strengthening partnerships with our clients across government. Our people are our greatest asset.
Our fundamental values of respect, integrity, excellence and leadership guide the way we help our government, our people and our communities.
We are PSPC.
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History
The department, founded in 1841, was instrumental in the building of our nation's canals, roads and bridges, the Houses of Parliament, post offices and federal buildings across the country.
The Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (the Act), passed in 1996, established the current department and set out the legal authorities for PSPC's services.
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