Temporary help services for the National Capital Region

The temporary help services (THS) supply arrangement (SA) is the mandatory method of supply designed to assist federal departments in the National Capital Region (NCR) with their procurement of temporary help for an assignment period that does not exceed 48 consecutive weeks.

There are only 3 situations in which THS can be used:

Important notice

The current refresh period closing date that is open for bidding in CPSS has been changed from September 30, 2023, to December 31, 2023. As indicated in the bidding documents, the refresh period closing dates may be adjusted from time to time due to operational requirements. We appreciate your patience and will continue with the regular quarterly schedule after December 31, 2023, closing date.

Services and information

Supply arrangement

Details of the SA including terms and conditions and instructions on how to use the SA.

Temporary help services at a glance

An overview of the business rules governing THS in the NCR.

Streams and categories

All temp help streams and categories covered by the current version of THS.

Templates

Useful tools for client departments wishing to contract via THS.

Request for supply arrangement

Suppliers without a current SA interested in providing services via THS must download the most current version of our RFSA and use it to bid in the Centralized Professional Services System ePortal. New bids are evaluated quarterly.

Temporary help services announcements

A timeline of notices, changes and improvements in the life of THS.

Temporary help services contact information for all regions

Find out about the various methods of supply for THS in other regions of Canada.

Client satisfaction form

We encourage client feedback for further development of the THS tool in the NCR.

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