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Advertising services contracts, Canadian Heritage

Contracts Canadian Heritage filed under object code 0301: who it bought from, how, and for how much.

Total value
$37.6M
Contracts
204
Median contract
$19K
Non-competitive
65%
of 185 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.

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

When a contract’s period ends, the department often extends it or puts the work out to tender again; the record doesn’t say which.

1 federal contract of $100,000 or more, worth $224K, end between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027.

VendorHow awardedValueEnds
EssenceMediacom Canada ULCAdvertising servicesCompetitive · 1 bidCompetitive1 bid$224KMar 31, 20275 months

All 42 at Canadian Heritage, soonest first1 open tender from this buyerEvery department’s contracts ending soon

Federal contracts of $100,000 or more whose end date falls between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027: the date each department last reported for the end of the contract period (or delivery), each contract counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Cossette Communication Inc.24$14.6M
Entreprise de communications Tank1$9.7M
Cossette Media Inc.5$4.4M
Cossette Communication-Marketing5$3M
Manifest Communications Inc.1$1M
EssenceMediacom Canada ULC5$959K
Ogilvy Montreal Inc.2$514K
Postmedia Network Inc.17$454K
Groupe TVA inc8$202K
Sofiapulse Robots Inc.4$149K
Ottawa Tourism and Convention7$120K
Nm Quebec Inc4$99K
KBS+P Canada LP1$91K
Narcity Media Inc5$89K
3834310 Canada Inc. Div. LeDroit6$85K
Corus Radio Company4$73K
Toronto Star Newspaper Ltd3$62K
La Presse Ltee4$52K
Twitter International Company1$52K
Corus Sales Inc.2$47K
Corporate Communications Limited A Member Of The Ccl Group1$45K
Acart2$45K
Somo Ads Inc.3$42K
Orkestra Marketing Inc.2$41K
Apex Mobile Media ULC3$40K

Plus 50 contracts ($1.2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Mar 2018Entreprise de communications Tank$9,674,690
Mar 2017Cossette Communication Inc.$3,683,354
May 2015Cossette Communication Inc.$3,267,960
Aug 2011Cossette Communication Inc.$1,963,460
Jan 2018Cossette Communication Inc.$1,961,460
Mar 2012Cossette Media Inc.$1,897,315
Jun 2012Cossette Media Inc.$1,854,776
Jun 2008Cossette Communication-Marketing$1,364,939
Mar 2008Cossette Communication-Marketing$1,312,767
Sep 2009Manifest Communications Inc.$1,034,250
Aug 2014Cossette Communication Inc.$916,609
Dec 2014Cossette Communication Inc.$911,224
Jun 2015Cossette Communication Inc.$777,341
Jul 2011Cossette Media Inc.$456,182
Apr 2010Ogilvy Montreal Inc.$350,018
Jun 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$276,850
Jun 2015Cossette Communication Inc.$254,431
Jul 2015Cossette Communication Inc.$237,752
Jun 2026EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$224,201
Nov 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$169,500

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Jun 2026EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$224,201
Jun 2026Sofiapulse Robots Inc.$40,000
Jun 2026Sofiapulse Robots Inc.$40,000
Jun 2026Sofiapulse Robots Inc.$40,000
Jun 2026Apex Mobile Media ULC$11,498
Jun 2026Apex Mobile Media ULC$11,498
Dec 2025Stingray Radio Inc./ Radio Stingray$34,102
Nov 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$169,500
Jun 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$276,850
Jun 2025Apex Mobile Media ULC$17,246
Jun 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$158,200
Jun 2025Ottawa Tourism and Convention$10,463
Jan 2025drone light show Canada Inc.$24,295
Dec 2024EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$129,950
Oct 2024Prosomo Inc.$11,454
Jul 2024Prosomo Inc.$10,348
Jun 2024Sofiapulse Robots Inc.$28,743
Apr 2024Cossette Media Inc.$101,700
Mar 2024TVA PRODUCTIONS II Inc.$40,241
Jan 2024Prosomo Inc.$14,947

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20041$14K
20057$281K
20063$61K
20088$3.2M
20093$1.1M
20101$350K
20113$2.5M
20124$3.8M
20136$221K
201417$2.1M
201518$4.8M
201614$273K
201723$4.3M
201814$11.9M
201910$197K
202014$365K
202118$396K
202216$284K
20231$13K
20248$356K
20258$714K
20267$380K

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive65$31.5M
Not stated19$3.5M
Non-competitive120$2.6M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services119$18.8M
Not stated85$18.8M