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Category · Treasury Board object code 0231

Data communications services: federal contracts

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

Total value
$4.9B
Contracts
1,003
Median contract
$35K
Non-competitive
51%
of 918 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
Rogers Communications Canada Inc.17$1.3B
Telus Communications Company27$1.1B
The Bell Telephone Company Of43$485M
Atmosphere2$203M
Telus Integrated Communications2$139M
Rogers Cable Communications Inc.8$65.9M
Bell Canada30$60.8M
IBM Canada Ltd4$50.2M
Telesat Canada4$43.1M
Rogers Communications Partnership8$17.8M
Zayo Canada Inc.28$14.1M
Blackberry Limited8$10.3M
RMS Software Inc.4$7M
Sasktel1$4.3M
Northwestel Inc.29$4.1M
Gb Cellular Llc3$3.8M
MG Investments Inc.1$3.7M
Ontario Research And Innovation18$3.7M
Saskatchewan Telecommunications4$3.3M
Vidéotron ltée31$3M
K-Right Communications Limited2$3M
Shaw Telecom G.P.9$2.9M
Dome Productions Inc.1$2.9M
Zentra Computer Technologies Inc.3$2.5M
Ardicom Digital Communications Inc8$2.3M

Plus 123 contracts ($1.4B) 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 Canada465$4.5B
National Research Council Canada13$203M
Employment and Social Development Canada20$141M
National Defence126$25.6M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police14$8M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada63$6.8M
Global Affairs Canada44$6.1M
Parks Canada34$3.9M
Canada Border Services Agency11$2.6M
Elections Canada9$2.1M
Canada Energy Regulator2$2M
Statistics Canada4$2M
Natural Resources Canada5$1.5M
Privy Council Office5$1.5M
National Film Board15$1.4M
Public Services and Procurement Canada30$1.2M
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada7$764K
Department of Finance Canada10$739K
Correctional Service of Canada1$718K
Environment and Climate Change Canada17$565K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2017Rogers Communications Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$1,271,678,319
Aug 2011Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$438,882,196
Jun 2007Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$307,823,406
Feb 2015AtmosphereNational Research Council Canada$203,117,113
Mar 2017Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$175,392,794
Mar 2017The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$155,995,063
Aug 2011The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$140,845,347
Jun 2017Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$99,585,552
Mar 2017The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$93,053,439
Apr 2006Telus Integrated CommunicationsEmployment and Social Development Canada$77,521,384
Apr 2012Rogers Cable Communications Inc.Shared Services Canada$64,718,214
Apr 2006Telus Integrated CommunicationsEmployment and Social Development Canada$61,913,773
Jun 2014IBM Canada LtdShared Services Canada$50,164,051
Apr 2014Bell CanadaShared Services Canada$36,549,240
May 2014The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$30,746,832
Aug 2020The Bell Telephone Company OfShared Services Canada$27,415,199
Jun 2018Telesat CanadaShared Services Canada$21,292,043
Jul 2023Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$21,040,427
Apr 2017Rogers Communications PartnershipShared Services Canada$14,489,927
Oct 2014Zayo Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$10,556,760

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$37,426
May 2026Rogers Cable Communications Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$17,334
May 2026Bragg Communications IncorporatedShared Services Canada$19,152
May 2026Telus Communications CompanyShared Services Canada$2,464,596
May 2026Bragg Communications IncorporatedShared Services Canada$15,048
May 2026Passur AerospaceRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$25,000
May 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada$20,340
Apr 2026Saskatchewan TelecommunicationsShared Services Canada$137,550
Apr 2026The Corporation of The City ofShared Services Canada$151,420
Apr 2026Cogeco Connexion Inc.Shared Services Canada$91,507
Apr 2026NetAccess Systems Inc.Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety$29,737
Apr 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$11,502
Apr 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$21,845
Apr 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$20,241
Apr 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$32,205
Apr 20264141903 Canada IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$16,046
Apr 20264141903 Canada IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$11,978
Apr 20264141903 Canada IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$16,285
Apr 2026Motorola Solutions LimitedNational Defence$40,425
Mar 2026Zayo Canada Inc.Courts Administration Service$30,510

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20041$27K
20053$91K
20064$139M
20072$308M
20082$66K
20091$15K
20103$112K
20119$593M
201214$67.3M
201357$26.9M
201421$137M
201513$207M
201636$16.4M
201795$3.2B
201889$42M
2019104$18.3M
202085$39.2M
202163$10.4M
202281$29.5M
2023104$53.6M
202482$5.7M
202594$22.2M
202640$6.3M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive392$3.6B
Competitive: open bidding54$756M
Non-competitive453$325M
Not stated85$156M
Advance contract award notice14$43.6M
Competitive: selective tendering5$552K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services697$4.4B
Not stated84$358M
Goods205$137M
Construction17$426K