Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic released his Annual Report for 2024-25, which was tabled in Parliament by the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, the Honourable Joël Lightbound on October 7, 2025.
The theme of this year’s report, Time for Solutions, highlights the Office of the Procurement Ombud’s activities from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, while emphasizing the urgent need for foundational change in federal procurement to address longstanding procurement challenges to make the system more user-friendly and produce better outcomes for taxpayers.
The Procurement Ombud released a report detailing the findings of his Procurement Practice Review (PPR) of “Bait and Switch” tactics in the replacement of resources in federal professional services contracts. The review uncovered results that were both good and bad, and highlighted the potential unintended consequences of recent policy changes.
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic made a statement for Ombuds Day, reflecting on the essential role Ombuds play in building trust between Canadians and their governments, from resolving disputes to driving systemic change.
In his new Knowledge Deepening and Sharing report, the Procurement Ombud outlines some of the common issues that are affecting the administration of construction contracts.
In his new Knowledge Deepening and Sharing report, the Procurement Ombud outlines 5 key solutions to address long-standing systemic issues in federal procurement. These issues have persisted for decades and continue to undermine the efficiency of the system and the core principles of fairness, openness, and transparency.
As part of his commitment to provide solutions to longstanding procurement issues, the Procurement Ombud released a new Knowledge Deepening and Sharing study on the benefits of Negotiated Requests for Proposals (NRFPs) for government contracts.
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) published a new research study that examines the important and often misunderstood concept of Best Value in procurement.
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) published a report reviewing 37 complaints from interpreters about a proposed amendment to their contracts. These contracts were awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on behalf of the Translation Bureau.
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) published a report summarizing the results of its procurement practice reviews conducted between 2018 and 2023
