PACP – Q-2588 - Inquiry of Ministry – December 2, 2025

By: Mr. Melillo (Kenora)

Date: April 25, 2024

Paul Chiang, M.P.

Question

With regard to government contracts with McKinsey & Company and the report from the Office of Procurement Ombudsman, entitled "Procurement Practice Review of Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company": (a) what are the details of the 25 non-competitive contracts listed on page four of the report, including, for each, (i) the date of the contract, (ii) the title, (iii) the file number, (iv) the value of each contract, (v) the department, (vi) the reason for sole sourcing, (vii) who authorized the sole sourcing, (viii) the purpose of the contract and services provided; (b) what are the details of the seven competitive contracts listed on page four of the report, including, for each, the (i) date of the contract, (ii) title, (iii) file number, (iv) value of the contract, (v) department, (vi) purpose of the contract and services provided; and (c) why did the government change their procurement strategy to allow two contracts to be awarded to McKinsey & Company when they were originally ineligible, in the instance outlined on page six, paragraph 26 of the report?

Reply

Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:

b) IRCC has awarded the following competitive contract with McKinsey & Company listed on page four of the report from the Office of Procurement Ombudsman, entitled "Procurement Practice Review of Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company":
(i) Date of the contract: 2018-08-08 to 2019-08-07
(ii) Title: Business consulting for transformation initiatives (Professional Advisory Services)
(iii) File number: 7106211
(iv) Value of the contract: $2,890,822.50
(v) Department: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
(vi) Purpose of the contract and services provided: The goal was to provide professional services to assist in the initialization and provide ongoing support of the Transformation Office mobilization, including coordinating, executing, and reporting on the Service Transformation Strategy and roadmap across the Department.