Senior official departs from federal payroll transition team amid ongoing PPS errors controversy.
On March 26, Associate Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced his resignation as the public servant leading efforts to fix Phoenix's error-prone pay system following a recent Auditor General report highlighting systemic failures in government salaries; Benay stated he is leaving due to personal reasons after overseeing two years of transition work.
Key Points
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1Alex Benay, Associate Deputy Minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), has announced his departure from leading the transition away from the error-prone PHOENIX pay system.
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2Benay stated in a LinkedIn post that he is stepping down because 'the team no longer needs him' following an Auditor General's report on 2019 payroll issues.
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3The official responsible for overseeing the federal government's transition to Dayforce software has left his position two days after receiving critical findings from independent auditors.
Developments
Alex Benay has announced his resignation as Associate Deputy Minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada because the team managing the transition from Phoenix's pay system no longer requires him leadership support for clearing its backlog of errors. His departure follows a report by the Auditor General stating that Ottawa is running out of time to resolve issues affecting over 130,000 employees before fully implementing Dayforce in September 2025.
Alex Benay is stepping down to lead the transition away from Canada's error-prone Phoenix pay system because he believes his team can now clear its backlog without him. This decision follows a report by the Auditor General stating that Ottawa has made limited progress in resolving issues affecting over 130,000 employees and warned of running out of time before switching to Dayforce.
Alex Benay is stepping down as the public servant leading Canada's transition away from its error-prone Phoenix pay system because he states his team no longer requires him to clear backlogs. This decision follows a report by the Auditor General warning that Ottawa faces running out of time before fully resolving issues affecting over 130,000 employees ahead of moving to Dayforce in September 2026.
Alex Benay has announced his departure from Public Services and Procurement Canada two days after an Auditor General report criticized its transition to new payroll software as slow with missed targets. While officials state he is leaving for a role outside government in good order, the timing coincides closely with critical findings regarding project delays by Karen Hogen's audit team.