Phoenix pay system expenditures, 2022–23 ($ millions)
Based on information provided by departments, the following table outlines Phoenix pay system expenditures for 2022–23.
| Activity | Expenditurestable 1 note * |
|---|---|
Table 1 Notes
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| Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) | |
Regular pay operations |
87.3 |
Extra capacity (includes the Pay Centre, satellite offices and client support) |
225.6 |
Systems (system fixes and improvements to achieve a stable system, improve compensation advisor efficiencies, and enhance employee user experience) |
190.5 |
Integrated team (supports government-wide improvements to the system that links human resources and pay information, known as the HR-to-Pay system) |
41.0 |
Subtotal |
544.4 |
| Departmental compensation function | |
Incremental compensation for all departments (incremental compensation expenditures attributable to Phoenix issues, for example, additional compensation advisors) |
137.5 |
Existing compensation for departments not supported by the Pay Centre (expenditures for regular or ongoing compensation functions) |
50.1 |
Subtotal |
187.6 |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | |
HR-to-Pay stabilization (stakeholder engagement, governance, change management, training, systems changes, data and reporting) |
14.8 |
Claims office (a temporary office to provide a mechanism for employees who have incurred out-of-pocket expenses as a result of not being accurately paid due to the implementation of the Phoenix pay system to file a claim for such expenses) |
3.3 |
Miscellaneous (includes litigation, communications, and cost estimates) |
0.8 |
Subtotal |
18.9 |
| Canada Revenue Agency | |
T4 processing (additional staff to process federal government employee income tax reassessment requests) |
0.1 |
Subtotal |
0.1 |
| Total | 751.0 |
The above costs include $75.8 million for employee benefit plans for PSPC ($72.7 million) and TBS ($3.1 million).
The above costs do not include:
- expenditures related to the Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution
- damages or other claims against the Crown
- opportunity costs for deferred work within departments