Public Services and Procurement
How Public Services and Procurement spent its budget in fiscal year 2024-25, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) serves as the Government of Canada's central purchasing agent, property manager, and administrator of common services used across the federal public service. It manages the procurement of goods and services on behalf of other departments and agencies, oversees a large portfolio of federal real property including office buildings and public works, and administers government-wide functions such as payroll, pension services, and translation. The portfolio associated with this ministry also includes Shared Services Canada, which is responsible for consolidating and delivering information technology infrastructure across government, as well as the National Capital Commission, which manages federal lands and buildings in the national capital region, and Canada Post Corporation, the country's postal service. Together these organizations support the day-to-day operations of the broader federal government.
In the 2024–25 fiscal year, Public Services and Procurement recorded total spending of $8.24B, equal to 1.5% of all federal spending for the year. This total reflects both the department's own operations and the activities of the other organizations that report within the same ministry, which together fund a wide range of government-wide administrative and infrastructure services.
The large majority of recorded spending fell within the Department of Public Works and Government Services, the ministry's core operating department, which carries out most of the procurement, property management, and common-service functions described above. Shared Services Canada accounted for a substantial share of the remainder, reflecting its role in providing shared information technology services to other departments. The National Capital Commission and Canada Post Corporation represented smaller portions of total spending. Transfer payments associated with the portfolio were limited relative to its overall size, with the main transfer payment category consisting of grants covering payments in lieu of taxes to municipalities and other taxing authorities where the federal government owns property, reflecting PSPC's role as custodian of a large share of federal real estate.
Department Spending
In FY 2024-25,
$8.24B
was spent by Public Services and Procurement
In FY 2024-25,
1.5%
of federal spending was by Public Services and Procurement
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $7.03B in FY 2024-25 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Public Services and Procurement spend its budget in 2024-25?
Spending by entity, FY 2024-25
Department of Public Works and Government Services
Shared Services Canada
National Capital Commission
Canada Post Corporation
$5.45B
$2.62B
$150.8M
$22.2M
Public Services and Procurement’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 1995–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | Payment in lieu of taxes to municipalities and other taxing authorities | $632,181,670 |
| Grants | Recoveries of payment in lieu of taxes from custodian departments | $0 |
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Public Services and Procurement figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
