Minister's Message

I am pleased to present Public Works and Government Services Canada's (PWGSC) Report on Plans and Priorities for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

Job creation, economic growth and long-term prosperity for all Canadians-those are our Government's top priorities. At PWGSC, we continue to deliver on these priorities by implementing several initiatives that foster innovation, achieve cost savings for Canadian taxpayers and reduce red tape, especially for Canada's small and medium businesses.

In the year ahead, a main focus for PWGSC will be to implement Canada's new Defence Procurement Strategy to deliver the right equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard in a timely manner, while better leveraging our purchases of defence equipment to create jobs and economic growth.

We will continue to offer the Build in Canada Innovation Program, which is now a permanent program with an added military procurement component, to help kick-start Canadian businesses by getting home-grown innovations from the lab to the marketplace. We are giving entrepreneurs more opportunities to grow, sell and export while creating jobs for Canadian workers.

We will also continue to deliver on the Government of Canada's commitment to rehabilitate the Parliamentary Precinct, on time and on budget. This work will help preserve our heritage buildings and will provide employment opportunities to skilled tradespeople.

Safeguarding the integrity of our procurement activities remains a priority. PWGSC has already put measures in place to take action against suppliers convicted of criminal offences. We will continue to strengthen our Integrity Framework, improve due diligence and make certain that we only do business with suppliers that respect the law.

We are striving to make government more effective, transparent, modern and accountable to Canadians. Although there is always opportunity to improve, I am confident that the initiatives described in this report will make an important contribution to the sound management of the resources entrusted to us, and will ensure the best value and results for Canadian taxpayers.

Diane Finley, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Works and Government Services