Feds Spent $700,000 on Consultants to Get Advice on Saving Money: Document

Ottawa disclosed in the document that KPMG was hired to ‘develop recommendations’ to ensure taxpayers’ money was being used efficiently.

Treasury Board President Anita Anand speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 23, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Federal government managers paid nearly $700,000 to consultants to get advice on how to save money on consultants, according to an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons.

The consultants were hired under a cabinet pledge to find $15 billion in savings. The federal government disclosed in the Inquiry document that the Department of Natural Resources hired consulting firm KPMG to “develop recommendations” to ensure Canadians’ tax dollars “are being used efficiently and being invested in the priorities that matter most to them.”