Cost to fix Phoenix $25M and rising: official
OTTAWA — Fixing the problems with the federal government’s new payroll system will cost more than $25 million, although the total won’t be known for weeks, a top official at Public Works and Government Services Canada revealed Wednesday.
“The last number we have is 25 (million dollars) but it will be higher,” said Marie Lemay, the deputy minister responsible for public services and procurement.
The previous Conservative government had estimated that adoption of the so-called Phoenix system would save the federal treasury $70 million annually.
Lemay couldn’t say whether any of those savings will be achieved as a result of the system’s failures.