Press Release Department: Federal - Public Works and Government Services Canada

On behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) announced the awarding of a $546,936 contract to 3DSemantix under the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP). 3DSemantix's innovation, 3DPartFinder(TM), is a search engine for three-dimensional models that allows the reuse of parts and their related information. To build … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Associate Minister of National Defence Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) announced the completion of one-on-one consultation meetings with military truck manufacturers for the Standard Military Pattern (SMP) component of the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) project. Public Works and Government Services Canada and the Department of National … Read more

The National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is reaching out to industry by issuing a draft questionnaire in order to obtain detailed information on the capabilities of available fighter aircraft, a key element of the evaluation of options to replace Canada’s CF-18 fleet. This request for information from industry has benefited from the oversight and guidance of the … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that the government is cutting red tape in supplying IT professional services. In support of the government's Red Tape Reduction initiative, announced in 2011, the resulting National Procurement Strategy for Professional Services is harmonizing all procurement tools for these services under one set of simpler business … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) hosted an economic roundtable with a number of women business leaders in Calgary, Alta. This consultation was an opportunity to continue discussing some of the challenges they face, and what matters most to Canadians-jobs and the economy. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-5421.

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) announced that the Government of Canada is seeking bids for informatics professional services in order to advance economic prosperity and enhance security between Canada and the United States of America under the Beyond the Border Action Plan. Public Works … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) announced that one-on-one consultation meetings have started with military truck manufacturers for the Standard Military Pattern (SMP) component of the Medium Support Vehicle System project. Public Works and Government Services Canada and Department of National … Read more

On behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Conservative MP Tilly O'Neill-Gordon (Miramichi, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada has purchased land for the permanent facility for the Public Service Pay Centre in Miramichi, N.B., and has officially launched a Request for Qualification process for the construction of the new facility. … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) announced the completion of the new RCMP E Division Headquarters facility located at 14200 Green Timbers Way, in Surrey, British Columbia. Housing up to 2700 employees, the new RCMP E Division Headquarters facility is the largest federal accommodations project … Read more

Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Associate Minister of National Defence Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) announced support for the Canadian Armed Forces through a $10.8-million (taxes included) definition phase contract with General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada for the Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System Upgrade Project. The full release is available … Read more