Morneau Shepell awarded $53m in federal contracts over seven years

Source: iPolitics
Author: James Munson

The federal government awarded more than $53 million in contracts to human resources firm Morneau Shepell over the past seven years, according to a government response tabled in Parliament Monday evening.

Federal departments and agencies found 171 contracts — worth a total of $53,676,769.35, according to a count by iPolitics — when asked to provide all contracts with Morneau Shepell since January 2010.

The vast majority are claims for entire contracts, while others are charges under insurance contracts with Morneau Shepell. A handful of transactions — all with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) — involved money being returned to the government because of contracts being amended or cancelled.

The largest contract was a $2,864,278.97 bill for the Canada Border Services Agency’s employee assistance program.

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