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Category · Treasury Board object code 0230

Voice communications services: federal contracts

Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.

Total value
$2.5B
Contracts
1,787
Median contract
$40K
Non-competitive
31%
of 1,561 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.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
The Bell Telephone Company Of315$1.1B
Telus Communications Company236$397M
Rogers Cable Communications Inc.2$204M
Bell Aliant Regional72$153M
Rogers Communications Canada Inc.41$98.4M
Northwestel Inc.12$63.6M
Saskatchewan Telecommunications26$60.1M
Bell Canada77$55.3M
MTS Inc.16$50.5M
Bragg Communications Incorporated6$39.2M
Zayo Canada Inc.180$19.1M
Motorola Solutions Canada Ltd22$19M
Thales Canada Inc.9$10.6M
Telesat Canada30$9.9M
Allstream Business Inc.76$9.3M
Bell Mobility (Radio Division) Inc3$8M
Rheinmetall Defence4$7M
Combat Networks Inc.106$6.5M
The Corporation of The City of3$6.4M
Northerntel,Limited2$5.8M
Telebec, Societe En Commandite4$5.6M
Randstad Interim Inc.2$5.3M
Solacom Technologies Inc.3$4.4M
Optiv Canada Federal Inc.1$3.7M
City West Cable & Telephone Corp.10$3.4M

Plus 99 contracts ($179M) 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.

Department or agencyContractsTotal
Shared Services Canada1,282$2.4B
Elections Canada12$47.7M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada132$30M
Canada Border Services Agency18$22.5M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police13$18.7M
National Defence21$5.6M
Employment and Social Development Canada79$5.3M
Transport Canada1$2.5M
Parks Canada43$1.7M
Environment and Climate Change Canada19$1.6M
Natural Resources Canada11$1.5M
Parole Board of Canada30$1.4M
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada15$537K
Public Services and Procurement Canada9$518K
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada3$389K
Canadian Human Rights Commission7$340K
Office of the Auditor General of Canada10$299K
Indigenous Services Canada8$294K
Global Affairs Canada16$293K
Correctional Service of Canada3$280K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Dec 2017The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$313,952,074
Apr 2010Rogers Cable Communications Inc.Shared Services Canada$203,958,602
Dec 2023The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$177,446,160
Apr 2013The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$105,492,354
Dec 2010Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$102,508,970
Dec 2017The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$93,167,900
Nov 2016Rogers Communications Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$92,376,057
Apr 2013Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$83,108,830
Dec 2010The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$76,669,250
Dec 2010The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$66,734,819
Dec 2010Bell Aliant RegionalShared Services Canada$63,836,760
Dec 2010MTS Inc.Shared Services Canada$48,679,653
Sep 2018Bell CanadaElections Canada$45,077,572
Apr 2015Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$44,695,978
Apr 2015Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$41,500,000
Oct 2008Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$38,169,473
Dec 2010Saskatchewan TelecommunicationsShared Services Canada$35,192,816
Jul 2009Bragg Communications IncorporatedShared Services Canada$31,852,300
Apr 2013Bell Aliant RegionalShared Services Canada$29,019,339
Feb 2017The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$27,797,864

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$53,388
Jun 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$109,831
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$65,639
Jun 2026Eclipsys Solutions Inc.Shared Services Canada$15,407
Jun 2026Rogers Communications Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$2,825,000
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$19,034
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$21,732
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$32,444
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$47,130
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$51,633
Jun 2026Bragg Communications IncorporatedShared Services Canada$13,983
Jun 2026City West Cable & Telephone Corp.Shared Services Canada$28,250
Jun 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$261,069
Jun 2026Endeavor Business Media, LLCPublic Safety Canada$26,282
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$16,980
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$19,007
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$133,128
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$153,806
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$46,939
May 2026The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$116,734

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20059$645K
200613$526K
200715$402K
20087$38.3M
200913$144M
201061$684M
201113$27.6M
201232$5M
201353$286M
201443$29.2M
201540$106M
201687$111M
2017212$536M
2018156$97M
2019107$11.4M
2020102$60.2M
2021213$32M
202287$16.6M
2023163$247M
2024138$65.4M
2025105$15.7M
2026118$18.4M

How they were awarded

As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Advance contract award notice60$1B
Competitive906$935M
Non-competitive431$413M
Competitive: open bidding98$150M
Not stated226$22.3M
Competitive: selective tendering66$7.2M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services1,377$2.4B
Goods176$132M
Not stated227$22.3M
Construction7$674K