Seven Cases of Federal Contracting Fraud Found Since 2022, With More Expected: Public Works Official

Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The federal public works department has recently identified seven instances of fraud in federal contracting, with one official saying it would be “inconceivable” for more cases not to surface in the coming months.

“We do 400,000 procurement transactions a year,” Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement Arianne Reza testified at the House of Commons public accounts committee on Nov. 6.