Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC; ) is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. The department is responsible for the procurement for other government departments and serves as the central purchasing agent, real property manager, treasurer, accountant, pay and pension administrator, integrity adviser and linguistic authority; it was recognized in 2018 as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. It is also the custodian of a large real estate portfolio and as well infrastructure such as bridges, dams and highways. The department is responsible to Parliament through the minister of public services and procurement and receiver general for Canada – presently Helena Jaczek. Day-to-day operations and leadership of the department is overseen by the deputy minister, a senior civil servant. Organization Branches Acquisitions Chief Information Officer Branch Communications Digital Services Branch Defence and Marine Procurement Finance and Administration Human Resources Integrated Services Legal Services Parliamentary Precinct Pay Administration Policy, Planning and Communications Procurement Real Property Receiver General and Pension Regions Atlantic Quebec Ontario Western Pacific Special operating agency Translation Bureau Phoenix Pay System The Phoenix Pay System is a payroll processing system for federal employees, run by PSPC. After coming online in early 2016, Phoenix has been mired in problems with underpayments, over-payments, and non-payments. As of March 2018, the estimated cost to fix the problems was over $1 billion. See also Government Electronic Directory Services References Notes External links 1996 establishments in Canada Federal departments and agencies of Canada Canada Ministries established in 1996 Canada Canada