2022 to 2023 Main Estimates: Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates—April 29, 2022
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Public Services and Procurement Canada 2022 to 2023 Main Estimates overview
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The 2022 to 2023 Main Estimates were tabled in Parliament on March 1, 2022.
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) opening net budget is $4,639.6 million. Compared to the 2021 to 2022 opening net budget of $4,491.2 million, this is a net increase of $148.4 million which is attributable mainly to the combination of items outlined below.
Increases of funding totaling $176.3 million are mainly due to non-discretionary expenses associated with Crown-owned buildings and leased spaces.
Increase in funding of $117.3 million for the protection from inflation and price variations relating to space requirements for real property items for which PSPC has very little or no control.
Purpose of funding
- The funding will protect the department from non-discretionary price and volume fluctuations associated with Crown-owned buildings and leased spaces. The costs relate to items for which PSPC has very little or no control such as rent, cost of utilities and accommodations (space requirements for public servants) costs
- In return for this protection, any unspent funds is returned to the Department of Finance fiscal framework
Procurement initiatives (Budget 2021)
Increase in funding of $30.7 million to modernize federal procurement and diversify the federal supplier base. This funding stems from the Budget 2021 announcement where the government committed to a multi-year funding strategy starting in 2021 to 2022.Footnote 1 This continuation of funding in 2022 to 2023 will enable domestic procurement to be prioritized, accessibility considerations to be incorporated into procurement, and data capture, analytics, and reporting to be improved. Funding will also ensure that PSPC is adequately prepared to support the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Armed Forces as they both continue to deliver defence and marine procurement projects via Canada’s defence policy: Strong, Secure, Engaged and the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Purpose of funding
- Leveraging procurement opportunities: Procurement modernization and inclusivity initiatives will allow the government to continue to improve relations with vendors, improve opportunities for under-represented groups to participate in the government supply chain, and remove barriers for persons with disabilities. To do this, PSPC is using several strategies such as accessible procurement, social procurement, Indigenous procurement, and outreach and engagement with under-represented suppliers
- Modernizing the procurement workforce: The funding will enable PSPC to rebuild its procurement workforce capacity and prevent program integrity issues. More importantly, it will ensure that PSPC has the necessary capacity to implement the numerous initiatives designed to modernize PSPC procurement. It will also ensure capacity to deliver procurements in support of infrastructure initiatives to support economic recovery
- Enabling defence and marine procurement: The Department of National Defence (DND) will be increasing its spending to implement Canada’s defence policy: Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) and its participation, along with the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), in the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). In collaboration with partnerships with other government departments and agencies, PSPC will ensure that Canada’s biggest and most complex National Defence and Canadian Coast Guard procurement projects are delivered
Planning for capital and fit-up
Increase in funding of $28.3 million for planning for capital projects and fit-up aligns to PSPC’s current funding approvals.
Purpose of funding
- To enable PSPC to support the planning and delivery of critical assets and infrastructure projects such as for Laboratories Canada, the West Memorial Building rehabilitation and the Long-Term Vision and Plan of the Parliamentary Precinct as well as to support refit and fit-up activities (for example, swing space)
- Planning includes activities such as:
- feasibility studies
- options analysis
- investigations (for example, soil condition, municipal infrastructure)
- consulting support
- pre-tender contracting work
- statement of requirements
- pre-design activities
Decreases of funding totaling $27.9 million are mainly due to Long-term Capital Investment Plan
Decrease in funding of $23.7 million (including employee benefit plans of $1.1 million) in capital vote 5 reflects PSPC’s current total funding approval of $1,611.6 million sought to deliver on its Capital Investment Plan. The department will seek updated approval as required in order to maintain the quality of its infrastructure for the benefits of all Canadians.
Purpose of funding
- To enable PSPC’s long-term capital funding management strategy in support of a better planning and delivery of its capital projects
- Investments are made in 2 broad categories of assets:
- infrastructure investments: comprises assets that enable the delivery of government programs and services administered by various client organizations and assets that are used by the general public. The 4 groups of assets are:
- parliamentary
- office
- science
- engineering assets
- enabling services investments: comprise assets that enable PSPC to deliver its programs and services and other government operations. The 2 groups of assets are:
- digital assets (for example, Government of Canada trusted platform, industrial security system transformation project)
- fleet assets (transition to zero emission vehiclesFootnote 2)
- infrastructure investments: comprises assets that enable the delivery of government programs and services administered by various client organizations and assets that are used by the general public. The 4 groups of assets are:
Other
Decrease in funding is related to the netting of other variances in funding such as:
- the reduction in workers’ compensation costs related to former Cape Breton Development Corporation employees
- travel budget reductions
- decrease in card acceptance
- postage fees offset for example by an increase in funding for the Translation Bureau (linguistic services provided to Parliament)
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