Promotional toolkit: Fraud prevention

Raise awareness of how to report cheating and fraudulent activity in Government of Canada contracts. You may share these promotional tools with your employees, partners, clients, professional organizations, or anyone who may be in a position to report contract cheating, fraud or other offences.

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Bilingual lock screen

This lock screen can be downloaded and used to encourage people to report fraudulent activity.

Fraud Prevention Month
Image description of Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in contracting!

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it. The wording that appears in French is centred on the left: “Quelque chose vous semble louche? Signalez-le!”. Divided by a vertical bar, the wording that appears in English is centred on the right: “Something doesn’t look right? Report it!”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

MS Teams backgrounds

This lock screen can be downloaded and used to encourage people to report fraudulent activity.

Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in contracting!
Image description of Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in contracting!

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it. The wording that appears in English is centred on the left: “Something doesn’t look right? Report it!”. Divided by a vertical bar, the wording that appears in French is centred on the right: “Quelque chose vous semble louche? Signalez-le!”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the top of the image.

This background lock screen can be downloaded and used to encourage people to report fraudulent activity.

Something doesn’t look right? Report it!
Image description of Something doesn’t look right? Report it!

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it. The wording in English is: “Something doesn’t look right? Report it! ”. Below this, divided by a horizontal bar, the wording in French is: “Quelque chose vous semble louche? Signalez-le!”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the top of the image.

Downloadable poster

The poster provides an overview of the types of cheating and fraudulent activities that can arise in federal contracts and encourages those with information to report it anonymously.

“Something doesn’t look right?" poster (PDF, 658KB)

Something doesn’t look right, long description below
Image description of Something doesn’t look right poster

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it. At the top of the page in white lettering over a medium blue background, are the words “Something doesn’t look right?”

Along the middle of the poster, there are the words “Report fraud in federal government contracting” in white lettering and highlighted by a bright pink background. Underneath this, the website address www.canada.ca/report-contract-fraud is printed in white lettering.

The bottom half of the poster lists and describes the types of cheating and fraudulent activity in federal contracts using circular icons and white text against the same medium blue background:

  • Bid-rigging: Secretly agreeing on bids with competing suppliers to manipulate the outcome of a procurement process
  • Conflict of interest: Awarding contracts improperly or in a non-competitive way for personal gain
  • Price fixing: Agreeing with competing suppliers to raise or fix prices charged for goods or services
  • Bribery: Offering or giving something of value to a government employee to influence a contract decision
  • False invoicing: Billing for goods or services that were not actually provided
  • Product switching: Secretly providing inferior products

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

Web banner

The web banner can be downloaded for use on any website to encourage people with information on suspected cheating or fraudulent activity to report it anonymously.

“Something doesn’t look right” campaign banner (JPG, 25KB)

Something doesn’t look right campaign banner, long description below
Image description of Something doesn’t look right campaign banner

Underneath this text the telephone number 1-844-365-1616 and the website address www.canada.ca/report-contract-fraud are printed in white lettering.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

 
Web banner, long description below
Image description of web banner

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it.

Social media posts

This social media post can be downloaded and used on social media platforms to encourage people to report fraudulent activity.

Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in federal government contracting
Image description of Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in federal government contracting

A hand holds a magnifying glass with a large eye in the centre of it. The wording is: “Something doesn’t look right? Report fraud in federal government contracting”.

Underneath this, the website address www.canada.ca/report-contract-fraud is printed in white lettering.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

This social media post can be downloaded and used on social media platforms to encourage people to report fraudulent activity.

Suspicious activity in a federal contract? Report is anonymously
Image description of Suspicious activity in a federal contract? Report is anonymously

A hand holds a magnifying glass over a piece of paper that reads: “Look for: Conflict of interest, Bid-rigging, Inflated billings” in the centre.

The wording is: “Suspicious activity in a federal contract? Report is anonymously”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

The social media posts can be downloaded for use on social media platforms to help raise awareness of the channels available to report suspected fraudulent activity.

Publication “Bid-rigging” (PNG, 97KB)

Report bid-rigging in a federal contract
Image description of Report bid-rigging in a federal contract

A large arrow is being lifted upwards by a group of 4 people using a pulley system. A red dollar sign is floating to the left of the arrow. Under the arrow, a person holding a sign is facing the group operating the pulley system. On the sign, there is an image of a handshake with a dollar sign hovering above it. A city skyline is visible in the background.

The wording is: “Report bid-rigging in a federal contract”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

Publication ”Overbilling” (PNG, 55KB)

Report inflated billings in a federal contract
Image description of Report inflated billings in a federal contract

In the middle of the frame, a person is looking at a long piece of paper with a magnifying glass. There are question marks and dollar signs in red and white floating around the person.

The wording is: “Report inflated billings in a federal contract”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

Publication “Reporting it anonymously” (PNG, 41KB)

Report federal contracting fraud anonymously
Image description of Report federal contracting fraud anonymously

Entering the frame from the top-left corner, an arm is holding a white piece of paper with a red question mark. The piece of paper is covering the face of a secondary person.

The wording is: “Report federal contracting fraud anonymously”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

Publication “Conflict of interest” (PNG, 27KB)

Report conflict of interest in a federal contract
Image description of Report conflict of interest in a federal contract

Three strings are attached to the ceiling. Two people are standing on the ground waiting to be lifted into the air by the strings. A third person in the middle is lifted into the air by an arm coming from the top-left corner the image.

The wording is: “Report conflict of interest in a federal contract”.

The Government of Canada flag and wordmark appear at the bottom of the image.

From: Public Services and Procurement Canada

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