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Government Spends $19 Billion on External Services, Despite Vow to Trim Spending
Spending rose nearly $2 billion from last year due to higher costs in shipbuilding, refugee health services, and specialized military training, Treasury Board data show.
- Yesterday, government records show the federal government of Canada spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25, up almost $2 billion since last year and about $8.5 billion since 2020.
- The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says spending rose due to higher costs for shipbuilding services, refugee health supports and air force training, while Auditor General Karen Hogan reported poor record-keeping inflated the ArriveCAN app cost to almost $60 million last year.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to cut spending by reducing reliance on external consultants, but the Liberal government has faced longstanding criticism for high consulting costs.
- Historical records indicate the ArriveCAN app was launched in 2020 and public accounts show the government spent $11 billion on external services in 2019-20, revealing long-term contractor reliance.
- On Nov. 13, 2025, The Canadian Press published a report by Catherine Morrison, reporter, detailing government spending on external services.
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Government spends $19 billion on external services, despite vow to trim spending
Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25 — an increase of almost $2 billion since last year and of about $8.5 billion since 2020.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—Government data indicate that the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and specialized services in 2024-2025, an increase of almost $2 billion over the previous year and about $8.5 billion since 2020. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat explains this increase in expenditures through increased costs for professional and specialized services, including engineering and architecture (for shipbuilding, f…
·Richelieu, Canada
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