Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on July 8, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic said a review of procurement practices found numerous instances of “bait and switch” in government contracts, where companies receive contracts based on their current employees and then switch them with less qualified personnel that perform the actual work.
The Office of the Procurement Ombud said in its Oct. 16 report that in more than half the files it reviewed, the replacement of resources by companies was done “correctly” and did not impact the value of the supplier.
