Ottawa paid nearly $670,000 for KPMG’s advice on cutting consultant costs

KPMG received around $670,000 contract from Canadian govt on cutting consultant costs: Report

KPMG was hired by Canada's Department of Natural Resources for consulting advice at a cost of $669,650. The government's outsourcing spending has grown sharply since 2015.

Government defends hiring consulting firm KPMG to find ways to save money

The federal government is defending a contract it awarded to international professional services company KPMG, saying the company helped the Natural Resources department identify ways it could save money on real property and information technology.

Ottawa spent $669,650 on consultants for advice on how to save money on consultants

The federal government hired a consulting firm to get advice on how to better save money on consultants. According to spending details recently tabled in Parliament, the bill was well over half a million dollars.  The service involved developing “recommendations that could be considered as options to ensure that Canadians’ tax dollars are being used efficiently and being invested in the priorities that matter most to them.” The cost of hiring KP…

Ottawa paid nearly $670,000 for KPMG’s advice on cutting consultant costs

Natural Resources Canada paid KPMG $669,650 for ‘options to ensure that Canadians’ tax dollars are being used efficiently’

Consultants advised feds on saving money on consultants

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland clarified August 22 that 'savings' meant reallocating spending to other programs. Treasury Board President Anita Anand concurred with Freeland.

Ottawa Paid Nearly $670,000 for KPMG's Advice on Cutting Consultant Costs

The Canadian federal government hired KPMG consultants at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars for advice on how to save money on consultants, documents show. From a report: New spending details tabled in Parliament show the department of Natural Resources, led by minister Jonathan Wilkinson, ...