OTTAWA—Outsourcing of work that could be done by federal government employees is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, and has created an unaccountable shadow public service, says a report from one of the country's biggest civil service unions. "Instead of relying on the best public service professionals in the world, the government is wasting Canadians' money on overpriced contractors." That system, which has directly impacted tens of thousands of federal employees by under-paying, over-paying or not paying them at all, was supposed to save taxpayers money after an initial budget of $309 million. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Information technology consultants are often needed to provide specific skill sets that government employees may not have. "Government outsourcing costs Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars each year and is leading to a de-skilling of the federal public service workforce," said the report.

Source: thestar January 27, 2020 19:41 UTC