I will also revisit the committee's June 2018 report on modernizing government contracting for small and medium-sized businesses as well as women-owned and indigenous businesses. Small businesses rarely have the funds or resources to pay a full-time person to research government sites for potential contracts or to handle the paperwork associated with the Public Services and Procurement Canada, or PSPC, procurement process.
The same finding is evident from the committee's recommendations in June 2018 and several meetings it has held since January 2020: it is important to simplify the process and support small businesses.
What are you doing to reduce the administrative burden associated with the PSPC process for small businesses seeking to supply goods and services to the Government of Canada?