Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to contracts provided by the government to McKinsey & Company since January 1, 2023, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) the topics related to the goods or services, (vi) the specific goals or objectives related to the contract, (vii) whether or not the goals or objectives were met, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?

With regard to the Giant Mine remediation project and the $587,070,387 listed in the government's response to Order Paper question Q-62 as spent by Public Services and Procurement Canada with Parsons Canada Ltd.: has Public Services and Procurement Canada received any reports from Parsons about which companies received subcontracts of the $587,070,387 and, if so, what are the details of each subcontract of which the government is aware, including the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods or services provided, (iv) date?

With regard to government contracts or agreements signed, since January 1, 2024, with a value of more than $1 billion: (a) what are the details of each such contract or agreement, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) value, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) summary of the terms, (vi) name and title of the minister who approved the contract or agreement; and (b) for each contract or agreement in (a), did the minister who approved the contract or agreement personally read the complete document prior to signing or approving it, and, if not, why not?

With regard to Public Services and Procurement Canada, acting as the contracting agent for the Giant Mine remediation project: (a) what are the details of all contracts related to the Giant Mine overseen by Public Services and Procurement Canada, in this capacity, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) how much of the $800 million received by Public Services and Procurement Canada related to this role has been spent on the contracts in (a); and (c) for any of the $800 million that was spent in a manner other than on the contracts in (a), how was the money spent, broken down by expenditure?

With regard to expenditures on consulting services by the government in the 2024 calendar year, broken down by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on (i) training consultants (code 0446), (ii) information technology and telecommunications consultants (code 0473), (iii) management consulting (code 0491), (iv) other types of consultants or consulting, broken down by type and object code; and (b) for each response in (a), what is the total value of the expenditures that were (i) awarded competitively, (ii) sole-sourced?

With regard to the government's real estate portfolio since January 1, 2017: what are the details of each office purchased, including, for each, the (i) date of the purchase, (ii) address and name of the office, (iii) specific government department or agency that was intended to be the primary tenant, (iv) total floor area in square feet, (v) purchase price, (vi) name of the municipality, (vii) name of the entity that sold the office to the government?

With regard to expenditures on consultants by Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, since January 1, 2023, broken down by year: (a) what is the total amount of expenditures incurred by each on consultants; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts under object codes 0431 (Scientific consultants), 0446 (Training consultants), 0473 (Information technology and telecommunications consultants), 0491 (Management consulting), 0422 (Engineering consultants – Construction), or 0423 (Engineering consultants – Other), including, for each, (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date of the contract, (iv) the duration of the contract, (v) the description of the services provided, (vi) the reason or purpose of the contract, (vii) whether the contract was sole sourced?

With regard to contracts that have been cancelled by the government since January 1, 2023, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) how many contracts have been cancelled; (b) what is the total amount paid out in cancellation fees or penalties; and (c) what are the details of all such cancellations, including, for each, the (i) date on which the contract was signed, (ii) date on which the contract was cancelled, (iii) vendor, (iv) value, (v) description of the goods or services, (vi) reason for the cancellation, (vii) cancellation fee or other similar type of cost to the government?

With regard to contracts that were cancelled by the government between May 1, 2025, and October 24, 2025, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) how many contracts have been cancelled; (b) what is the total amount paid out in cancellation fees or penalties; and (c) what are the details of all such cancellations, including, for each, the (i) date on which the contract was signed, (ii) date on which the contract was cancelled, (iii) vendor, (iv) value, (v) description of the goods or services, (vi) reason for the cancellation, (vii) cancellation fee or other similar type of cost to the government?

With regard to contracts for the provision of research or speechwriting services to ministers, since January 1, 2021: (a) what are the details of all contracts, including the (i) start and end dates, (ii) contracting parties, (iii) file number, (iv) nature or description of the work, (v) value of the contract; and (b) for speechwriting contracts, what is the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) audience or event at which the speech was, or was intended to be, delivered, (iv) number of speeches written, (v) cost charged per speech?

With regard to contracts entered into by the government for real estate appraisals, or similar type of services such as appraisals of government property, since January 1, 2019: what are the details of each such contract, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value or amount, (iv) description of the services provided, (v) addresses, locations, and names of buildings appraised related to the contract?

With regard to contracts between government departments, agencies or Crown corporations and the Brookfield Corporation or any of Brookfield's subsidiaries: (a) what are the details of all new contracts signed since January 1, 2025, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) value, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) for each contract in (a), was ministerial approval required, and, if so, which minister approved the contract; (c) for each contract in (a) where ministerial approval was not required, who approved the contract; and (d) what are the details of all contracts, new or existing, where the value of the contract rose since January 1, 2025, including, for each, the (i) date of the original contract, (ii) vendor, (iii) description of the goods or services, (iv) original contract value, (v) current contract value, (vi) date the contract value was increased, (vii) name and title of the minister, or official if ministerial approval was not required, that approved the increase?

With regard to contracts for the provision of research or speechwriting services to the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, since April 1, 2021: (a) what are the details of all contracts, including the (i) start and end dates, (ii) contracting parties, (iii) file number, (iv) nature or description of the work, (v) value of the contract; and (b) for speechwriting contracts, what is the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) audience or event at which the speech was, or intended to be, delivered, (iv) number of speeches written, (v) cost charged per speech?

With regard to spending on informatics services, in 2022-23, as listed in table 2 of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report titled "Fiscal cost of task-based IT contracting": (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts for all departments, agencies and Crown corporations; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including, for each, (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) the topics related to the goods or services, (vi) the specific goals or objectives related to the contract, (vii) whether the goals or objectives were met, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?

With regard to government contracts with telecommunication companies since January 1, 2016: (a) what are the details of all contracts with Rogers (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable; (b) what are the details of all contracts with Videotron (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable; (c) what are the details of all contracts with TELUS (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable; (d) what are the details of all contracts with Bell (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable; (e) what are the details of all contracts with Shaw Communications (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable; and (f) what are the details of all contracts with Corus Entertainment (and subsidiaries) including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of the goods and services, (iv) manner in which it was awarded (competitive or non-competitive), (v) location of services for all, if applicable?

With regard to the government's chartering and deployment of Black Hawk helicopters for Canada-U.S. border surveillance: (a) what are the details of each contract or agreement related to Black Hawk helicopter leases signed since January 1, 2024, including the (i) date it was signed, (ii) vendor, (iii) contract value, (iv) start and end dates of the lease, (v) number of Black Hawk helicopters leased, (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) for each contract in (a), (i) what is the per-hour flight rate, or per-day flight rate, (ii) what are the terms of renewal, termination, and extension (notice periods, cancellation rights), (iii) was any of the procurement or bidding process expedited in any way, and, if so, how; (c) what are the details, including the amounts, of any additional costs incurred by the government to date related to the Black Hawk usage (maintenance, fuel, insurance, etc.), and, for each amount, is it included in the contract value or is it an additional cost; (d) what is the total amount paid to pilots, crew and other aviation personnel to operate these helicopters (i) in total to date, (ii) per hour, and is the amount included in the contract value; (e) what are the nationalities of the pilots and crew; (f) what is the breakdown of the operational budget (fuel, maintenance, spare parts, insurance, ground support, hangar or storage, training); (g) has any additional staffing (support, command, surveillance analysts) been hired as part of this program, and, if so, what are their roles and costs; (h) what geographic sectors and border segments have been monitored by these helicopters, broken down by province or territory; (i) what number of flight hours have been flown to date, broken down by helicopter, if possible; (j) how many times has suspicious or illegal activity been monitored by the Black Hawk helicopters, in total and broken down by month, and what is the breakdown by type of intervention (arrest, search, etc.) that followed and by outcome; and (k) what is the breakdown of illegal contraband seized as a result of the Black Hawk surveillance, in total and by month?

With regard to professional and special services spending by category, in 2022-23, as listed in table 1 of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report titled "Fiscal cost of task-based IT contracting": (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts for management consulting; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including for each (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) the topics related to the goods or services, (vi) the specific goals or objectives related to the contract, (vii) whether or not the goals or objectives were met, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?

With regard to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the management of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories: (a) what is the annual value of, and costs associated with, the management contract with the Canadian National Energy Alliance, since the Alliance took over management of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; and (b) what are the projected values and costs associated with the Nuclear Laboratory Partners of Canada Inc. contract to manage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, including any expenses associated with breaking or delaying the implementation of the contract?

With regard to the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system, as a replacement for the general purpose sleeping bag system, which was contracted by Public Services and Procurement Canada: (a) as the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system's request for proposal closed on October 28, 2024, what was the result of the request for proposal; (b) what are the details of any resulting contracts, including, for each, (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; (c) which companies were contracted for the general purpose sleeping bag system, including, for each contract, (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; (d) in which country will the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system's products be manufactured; and (e) how many of these systems are contracted to be manufactured in total?

With regard to professional and special services spending by category, in 2022-23, as listed in table 1 of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report titled "Fiscal cost of task-based IT contracting": (a) what was the total amount spent on contracts for (i) engineering and architectural services, (ii) business services, (iii) informatics services, (iv) health and welfare services, (v) other services, (vi) legal services, (vii) protection services, (viii) training and educational services, (ix) scientific and research services, (x) construction services, (xi) interpretation and translation services, (xii) special fees and services; and (b) broken down by each category in (a), what are the details of each such contract, including (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?