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Public Accounts committee Assets are intended to have a positive net worth, so it's not a garbage bin. The assets sent to us are intended for sale and should have a positive net worth. They should be safe for sale, so we don't handle firearms or—
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Public Accounts committee We do a fair amount of promotion of the transfer program, and with the Auditor General's results, we have pledged to redouble those efforts. Moreover, the Government of Canada is a very large enterprise across the entire country, and there is a large cost in holding and storing
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Public Accounts committee First off, there's a difference between the accounting value and the market value of what's purchased. We get 100,000, 90,000 site visits every month, and we have nearly 100,000 registered users. We believe we have a liquid market. When we post an asset, we feel that's a fair opp
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Public Accounts committee Thank you. Possibly there's a disincentive to transfer, and I acknowledge that. We've started to work with the RCMP on a first proof of concept on how we would donate. We started with a set of 400 first aid kits that could no longer be used because of partial expiry. We issue
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Public Accounts committee We promote transfers first, before sales. The transfer percentage is low because one department has to need a surplus asset from another department. Most departments make full use of their assets before disposing of them, so they are very used. Often, to reduce their costs and to
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Finance committee There is a sharing regime in the regulations of the Seized Property Management Act that allows for sharing with provinces. If a local police force does the majority of the work, they get the lion's share of the proceeds. Many provinces, particularly in the west from Ontario to th
February 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Finance committee Our collaboration is primarily in Ontario. We work very closely with the OPP in the province of Ontario. I believe B.C. is the second most active jurisdiction for case volumes.
February 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Finance committee Generally, our services are provided to law enforcement where there is a criminal accusation, so they've got an accused. There are provisions under the Criminal Code—I'm not an expert in them—for abandoned property or property without an identifiable owner. That generally would b
February 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel
Finance committee Thank you. Bonjour, monsieur le président. My name is Nicholas Trudel. I'm the Director General of the Specialized Services Sector within Public Services and Procurement Canada. I've been responsible for the seized property management directorate, which I will refer to as SPMD,
February 28th, 2018Committee meeting
Nicholas Trudel