Press Release Department: Federal - Shared Services Canada

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Jenna Sudds (Kanata, Ont.) announced that Shared Services Canada has finalized a contract extension with BlackBerry to significantly increase the deployment of BlackBerry® SecuSUITE®—an encrypted communications solution used to support sensitive Government of Canada (GC) … Read more

Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.) and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Coveo Solutions Inc., a Canadian leader in AI technologies. Through … Read more

Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.) and Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali (Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today, following the tabling of the Auditor General of Canada’s Audit of the Cyber Security of Federal Government Networks and Systems, our government reaffirms its unwavering commitment to protecting and strengthening the … Read more

EDC Borden, one of SSC’s four Enterprise Data Centres (EDC), has achieved the prestigious Tier III Gold certification from Uptime Institute. This recognizes the EDC’s exceptional operations and maintenance standards. Call 613-670-1626.

Shared Services Canada is making its ScaleUp social procurement initiative available to other government departments and agencies. This program encourages small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as businesses led by women, visible minorities and Indigenous Canadians, to respond to federal calls for tender. This will increase the diversity of suppliers that receive federal government contracts. Call 613-323-6621.

Shared Services Canada has launched a new simplified approach to IT procurement. Agile Procurement Process 3.0 makes it easier for businesses of all sizes to compete for government of Canada contracts. The full release is available online. Call 855-215-3656.

Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced that the government’s Next Generation HR and Pay initiative pilot will be expanded for testing to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Testing will also include Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to ensure an effective user experience in French and confirm … Read more

Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) issued the following statement on the report Procuring Complex Information Technology Solutions tabled by the Auditor General: “We thank the Auditor General for her work. The recommendations put forward will help us deliver on our plan to modernize the Government of Canada’s IT systems and transform how we serve … Read more

Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced up to $4 million of funding for the Lending Library pilot project. This pilot project is a personalized service that offers short-term public service employees with disabilities or injuries quick access to specialized accessibility services, workplace accommodations, and software and hardware loans. The full release is available online.

Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced the selection of the Department of Canadian Heritage for the first exploratory phase of the Next Generation HR and Pay project. The government will work with the selected vendor and  Canadian Heritage to develop a business case, privacy impact assessment, change management and other planning considerations … Read more