Category · Treasury Board object code 0223
Communications/Network services (includes services for analog, digital or combined analog and digital, parts, peripherals and cabling): federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $3.3B
- Contracts
- 224
- Median contract
- $262K
- Non-competitive
- 37%
- of 198 contracts that say how they were awarded
Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
By buyer, in detail
Departments with at least 40 contracts in this category.
- Shared Services Canada $3.3B
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Bell Telephone Company Of | 15 | $803M |
| Telus Communications Company | 12 | $484M |
| Inmarsat Solutions (Canada) Inc. | 9 | $436M |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 15 | $423M |
| Telesat Canada | 29 | $315M |
| Bell Canada | 4 | $274M |
| Rogers Communications Partnership | 5 | $221M |
| MetOcean Telematics Limited | 14 | $98.6M |
| Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc | 7 | $57.8M |
| Nortac Defence Limited | 3 | $39.4M |
| Spacex Canada Corp | 1 | $28.9M |
| Satcom Direct Avionics, Ulc | 2 | $19.8M |
| Harris Canada Inc | 1 | $13.1M |
| Cologix Toronto Inc. | 2 | $12.1M |
| Bell Aliant Regional | 2 | $8.3M |
| Track24 Canada Limited | 2 | $6.5M |
| SKYTRAC Systems Ltd | 3 | $6.3M |
| Shaw Telecom G.P. | 1 | $1.8M |
| Xplornet Communications Inc | 1 | $1.7M |
| Globalstar Canada Satellite Co. | 2 | $1.7M |
| Ssi Micro Ltd. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1 | $1.2M |
| Skyterra (Canada) Inc. | 1 | $855K |
| Oracle Canada ULC | 3 | $709K |
| Network Innovations Inc. | 2 | $675K |
Plus 17 contracts ($4.6M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Buyers
The departments and agencies that bought.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | $115K |
| 2007 | 2 | $227M |
| 2008 | 2 | $58.4M |
| 2009 | 1 | $2.3M |
| 2010 | 7 | $260M |
| 2011 | 9 | $295M |
| 2012 | 5 | $336K |
| 2013 | 5 | $13.9M |
| 2014 | 9 | $166M |
| 2015 | 7 | $579M |
| 2016 | 13 | $141M |
| 2017 | 28 | $294M |
| 2018 | 38 | $456M |
| 2019 | 14 | $33.1M |
| 2020 | 25 | $84.7M |
| 2021 | 18 | $233M |
| 2022 | 8 | $9.8M |
| 2023 | 18 | $366M |
| 2024 | 5 | $7.8M |
| 2025 | 7 | $35.3M |
| 2026 | 2 | $4.5M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 85 | $2.2B |
| Competitive: open bidding | 37 | $734M |
| Advance contract award notice | 4 | $136M |
| Not stated | 26 | $109M |
| Non-competitive | 69 | $69.6M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 3 | $516K |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 144 | $1.8B |
| Goods | 56 | $1.3B |
| Not stated | 23 | $109M |
| Construction | 1 | $25K |