SSC is helping modernize the digital workplace experience across the GC by replacing mobile devices or bulky desk phones with Internet-based Softphones to make and receive work calls.
The arrival of quantum computers brings new possibilities to science and technology by providing tremendous data processing power, but these improvements also come with serious cyber security risks.
Applications for the next cohort of the Architect Professional Certification Program (APCP) will open on April 7, 2025.
The Government of Canada is modernizing its passport program and services.
We took full advantage of cloud computing to create websites that automatically adjust to handle traffic spikes, update in real time and run smoothly—all while keeping costs down.
SSC responded quickly to a flood that caused an outage of NRCan’s seismic services. Its action made it possible to re-establish earthquake monitoring and ensure public safety.
SSC is committed to continuous improvement, working with users to ensure the GC Hosting Services Portal and all our services meet the evolving needs of the government and Canadians.
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Shared Services Canada (SSC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have closed the door of an old data centre in Ottawa for the last time. In doing so, they made the Government of Canada’s (GC) data both safer and greener.
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What happens to components from smart devices, cables, batteries and fluorescent lights when the Government of Canada needs to dispose of them? How do we keep this electronic waste—or e-waste—out of Canada’s landfills?
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SSC is piloting CANChat, SSC's first generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.
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In efforts to enhance hosting services and meet the Application Hosting Strategy's requirements, SSC has introduced the GC Hosting Services Portal, launched GC Cloud One, while continuing to engage with stakeholders and shaping application hosting for the GC.
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Read about how SSC is helping DFO investigate how IoT devices can help them keep track of their laboratory equipment inventory.
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This new SSC service offers cost-saving and efficiency-increasing benefits by centrally managing hosting for common GC tools.
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If zero trust architecture had a motto, it would be, “never trust; always verify”. Learn how SSC is using this security framework to meet the IT needs of federal scientists.
In December 2023, SSC's Architect Professional Certification Program (APCP) received Canadian accreditation from the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), Canada's association of IT professionals.
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SSC is working with partners from industry and the GC to improve Internet connectivity for users in remote locations.
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Find out how SSC’s Innovation, Collaboration and Experimentation Lab (ICELab) team is leveraging augmented reality for the Government of Canada.
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SSC’s Innovation, Collaboration and Experimentation Lab (ICELab) is home to several innovative IT projects for SSC and its partners.
Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) Enterprise Data Centres (EDC) are modern, reliable and secure facilities that serve the entire federal government. They eliminate planned maintenance shutdowns, which supports the Government of Canada’s work to deliver digital services to Canadians.
An employee ID card provides access to a workplace and a health card provides access to care services. It is clear that physical identification cards are crucial to the day-to-day lives of Canadians.
By day, Dave Awalt serves Canadians as SSC’s Senior Regional Manager for Western Canada. On evenings and weekends, he serves Canadians as an Army Reservist.
To enhance security, encourage greener government practices and equip public servants with the latest technologies, Shared Services Canada (SSC) is changing how the Government of Canada buys and manages its office printing equipment and services.
While many of us were enjoying the fall colours, Shared Services Canada was busy working with the Canada Revenue Agency to prep for a massive application update.
As of November 30, 2022, the Vancouver Government of Canada Networks Hub (GCNH) is fully up and running!
Since 2011, Shared Services Canada (SSC) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have worked together during important events across the country. Whether for a special guest visit or a high-profile event, SSC delivers digital programs and services to meet the RCMP’s requirements.
You may have heard of the Client Satisfaction Feedback Initiative (CSFI), but let’s explore how Shared Services Canada (SSC) collects feedback, its use, and why it is essential for constant service improvement.
Helping DND connect families far from home.
We do not often do profiles on specific employees. However, Yana Hof has consistently shown what it takes to go above and beyond to support her clients.
SSC’s Enterprise Data Centre supports the Greening Government Strategy.
Recognizing the impact and importance of climate change, the Government of Canada (GC) is changing the way it operates to reduce environmental impacts wherever possible.
Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) mobile workforce means digital services to Canadians are there when they need them.
When people from around the world apply for a visitor visa, study or work permit, or permanent residence, they need to give their fingerprints and a photo, known as biometrics.
Shared Services Canada (SSC), in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), recently upgraded the Government of Canada’s High Performance Computing (HPC) environment.
Three years ago, Mr. Gilles Dufour, Director General, Business Planning and Client Support Division, saw that Shared Services Canada (SSC) was sitting on a goldmine of data. However, silos of data systems across the department limited his ability to provide accurate analytics.
In spring 2019, we introduced you to SSC’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Luc Gagnon.
Shared Services Canada (SSC) recently established a Centre of Expertise in Agile and Innovative Procurement (CoEAIP). The CoEAIP will explore and test agile and innovative procurement practices and share this expertise throughout the federal government.
Ontario and Quebec residents impacted by floods needed that critical information on a daily basis to stay safe. SSC supercomputers processed weather-related data to help with flood relief efforts in these regions. That’s one of the ways our work directly impacts Canadians.
At Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) inaugural Science Planning Session, representatives from the SSC service lines gave presentations on high performance computing, storage, business requests, workload migration, cloud brokering and enterprise data centres among others.
Transport Canada (TC) and Shared Services Canada (SSC) are proud to recognize the largest GC WiFi installation to-date at TC’s new headquarters in the National Capital Region.
The Centre of Entrepreneurship and Engineering Design (CEED) at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa recently hosted a design showcase of engineering students’ final semester projects. Five teams pitched their projects and explained how they approached making specific, everyday tasks easier for persons with disabilities.
Teams within SSC’s Integrated High Performance Computing Management Directorate support the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Robotics Mission Control Center to ensure the success of robotics operations on board the International Space Station (ISS).
On May 2 and 3, 2019, SSC’s Irwin Cortez was one of 300 young people, invited from every province and territory, to join the Prime Minister at the first Canada Youth Summit.
Planning, designing and installing the information technology (IT) infrastructure for a new building is a complex job. Add to that: a campus being built more than 3100 km away, in a remote Canadian Arctic location, where the average temperature for more than half the year ranges between -15 and -36, and the complexity level rises.
Luc Gagnon will be leading the newly created Chief Technology Officer Branch at SSC. We had the opportunity to talk to the new CTO and learn a few things about him on a personal level.
Offering modern, secure and reliable IT services to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and its partners for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is among the most unique projects that Shared Services Canada (SSC) has participated in.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) held an event for the end of a successful T1 tax filing season, and asked Shared Services Canada (SSC) to come along to celebrate.
GCworkplace is the new vision for the Government of Canada (GC) workplace; a vision that’s challenging what it’s like to work in government.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) approached us with an idea: give Canadians access to weather information on their mobile devices. We helped them find the best infrastructure solution to support a new mobile weather app.
SSC values employees’ professional development and has many ways to support them on their career paths.
Earth Day is celebrated every April 22nd, marking how important it is to protect our environment.
In November 2018, we launched our first agile procurement process for the purchase of digital goods and services, in collaboration with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Helping offenders and their families to heal
Whether we’re planning our morning commute in mid-February or dreaming about a camping holiday in mid-July, we make our decisions based on what’s happening outside.
In Canada, the weather isn’t just a topic for casual conversation. It can be life-or-death if you are a passenger on an airplane, a fisher on the ocean, a hunter out on the trapline, or even a driver on one of Canada’s major highways.
As the Government of Canada’s provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure, Shared Services Canada (SSC) plays a vital role in the delivery of programs and services that affect Canadians on a daily basis.
The Information Technology Infrastructure Roundtable (ITIR) held its latest meeting at the end of June 2016.
From February 15 to May 2, 2016, Canadians were able to file their taxes online. Canadians taxpayers rely on dependable information technology infrastructure to handle their confidential tax information that they submit over the Internet.
Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) commitment to environmental standards was recognized with a 2015 EPEAT Purchaser Awards, in recognition of environmental leadership, demonstrated by the green procurement of electronics in 2014.
At Shared Services Canada (SSC), secure, reliable information technology (IT) services are essential to fulfilling daily business requirements, 24/7 for the Government of Canada
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