Veterans Affairs Ending Commissionaires $330M Federal Contracting Right

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Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 22, 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickThe largest private sector employer of veterans in Canada is calling on the Liberal government to rescind its decision to end a federal contracting entitlement which grants first dibs on federal security guard contracts.The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires is taking the federal government to court over the loss of its contracting entitlement, claiming it is at risk of losing some $330 million a year in revenue.

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