With regard to the annual $250 million sole-sourced security contract extended to the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires by Public Services and Procurement Canada: (a) how much of the $250 million contract was sole sourced to the Ottawa Division of the Commissionaires in 2021; (b) does Commissionaires Ottawa remain exempt from paying income taxes under the Income Tax Act; (c) when was the last time the government confirmed that the Ottawa Division of the Commissionaires maintained the 60 percent veteran ratio required to maintain their status as a sole source provider to the government for security services?
In the House of Commons on January 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.