Overview of Public Services and Procurement Canada purchases and expected delivery of critical items: Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates—June 9, 2020
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The Government of Canada remains focused on responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, and working with partners at all levels of government, and with industry, to secure life-saving medical supplies.
Status: As of June 3
- 12.2 million N95 masks have been delivered to Canada through federal orders (around 121 million on order)
- We have received over 107 million surgical masks (orders total more than 340 million)
- Canada has received over 30 million pairs of medical gloves, and in addition to the tens of millions of litres of hand sanitizer that we have ordered so far that are sourced from a number of domestic and international suppliers, including Fluid Energy in Alberta
- We have orders in place for over 130 million medical gowns including domestic contracts with Stanfield’s in Truro, Nova Scotia and Canada Goose in Toronto and Winnipeg for millions more
- On top of the ventilator capacity that the provinces have to respond to a surge situation, we have received 203 ventilators, are ordering thousands more, and are working with Canadian companies to produce close to 40,000 made-in-Canada ventilators
- We have ordered test kits to test millions more Canadians over and above the over 1.1 million Canadians that have already been tested, and we have signed contracts for additional rapid testing capability, including the technology offered by Canada’s Spartan Bioscience
|
Item |
Confirmed orders to date (as of June 3, 2020) |
Items received to date |
Delivery status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gloves (pairs) |
1,075,607,475 |
30,989,975 |
Delivery underway |
|
Face shields |
55,553,000 |
13,783,430 |
Delivery underway |
|
N95 respirators |
121,861,800 |
12,221,990 |
Delivery underway |
|
Surgical masks |
340,803,750 |
107,879,500 |
Delivery underway |
|
Gowns |
127,044,029 |
3,749,571 |
Delivery underway |
|
Hand sanitizer |
Over 20 million litres |
6,633,844 units |
Delivery underway |
|
Ventilators |
39,570 |
203 |
Delivery underway |
In addition to these critical goods, Public Services and Procurement Canada has also been purchasing goods and services such as personal protective equipment for other government departments. These are intended to ensure the safety of front line workers, such as Canada Border Services Agency officers, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency meat inspectors.