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Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?

Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?

It’s not just ArriveCan and Phoenix. Half of outsourced tech work went over the original budget, data shows

  • Roberto Rocha

    Roberto Rocha

    Roberto is an award-winning journalist who specializes in computational methods for investigations. Before joining the IJF, he was a data journalist at CBC News and the Montreal Gazette.

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    Roberto Rocha

Roberto Rocha

3 October, 2023 • 6 min read
Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns?
Public servants protest over problems with the Phoenix pay system outside the Office of the Prime Minister in 2017. The troubled system, which was supposed to save the government millions of dollars by centralizing payroll, ended up costing more than $1 billion. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

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Métis nations lobbying for self-government law following First Nations opposition

Métis nations lobbying for self-government law following First Nations opposition

And eight other insights from the IJF’s lobbying newsletter

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Ontario landlords and developers lobby en masse following Greenbelt fallout

Ontario landlords and developers lobby en masse following Greenbelt fallout

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