Category · Treasury Board object code 0351
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $474M
- Contracts
- 6,607
- Median contract
- $24K
- Non-competitive
- 49%
- of 4,541 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.
- Health Canada $60.6M
- Public Safety Canada $58.2M
- Global Affairs Canada $55.6M
- Shared Services Canada $44.9M
- Employment and Social Development Canada $24.3M
- Canada Revenue Agency $19.9M
- Privy Council Office $16.1M
- Natural Resources Canada $13M
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada $12M
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada $10.7M
- Parks Canada $10.5M
- Canadian Heritage $10.3M
- Women and Gender Equality Canada $9.3M
- Canadian Space Agency $9.1M
- Indigenous Services Canada $8.6M
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada $8.3M
- National Research Council Canada $8M
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada $7.9M
- Elections Canada $5.3M
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency $5.3M
- Public Services and Procurement Canada $5.1M
- Environment and Climate Change Canada $4.4M
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada $4.2M
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada $4.1M
- Transport Canada $3.9M
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency $3.7M
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada $3.7M
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions $3.7M
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada $3.4M
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat $3M
- Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities $2.7M
- Department of Finance Canada $2.7M
- Department of Justice Canada $2.6M
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission $2M
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research $1.2M
- National Film Board $787K
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Proof Experiences Inc. | 9 | $28.8M |
| Cossette Communication Inc. | 47 | $27M |
| Adirondack Information Management, Inc., Amita Corporation, Artemp Personnel Services Inc., The AIM Group Inc., in Joint Venture | 1 | $26.8M |
| Graybridge International | 3 | $20.4M |
| Cision Canada Inc. | 99 | $15.1M |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 1 | $14.1M |
| Media Q Inc. | 192 | $11.6M |
| Cossette Communications Inc. | 7 | $9.2M |
| CNW Group | 230 | $7.4M |
| Cossette Media Inc. | 4 | $7.2M |
| Mirems Ltd. | 19 | $6.6M |
| Inventa Sales And Promotions Inc | 2 | $6.3M |
| Meltwater News Canada Inc. | 92 | $4.8M |
| Acart Communications Inc. | 20 | $4.5M |
| Maximus Canada Services Inc. | 1 | $4.3M |
| Groupm Canada Inc | 6 | $4.2M |
| News Canada Inc. | 140 | $4.1M |
| StenoTran Services Inc. | 8 | $3.6M |
| Feast Interactive Inc. | 9 | $3.3M |
| The Canadian Press | 48 | $3M |
| Nitawagan Data Management And | 2 | $2.7M |
| Cedrom-SNi Inc. | 65 | $2.7M |
| Procom Quebec Inc. | 2 | $2.6M |
| Motorola Solutions Canada Ltd | 6 | $2.6M |
| ASAP Reporting Services Inc. | 2 | $2.5M |
Plus 2,115 contracts ($86.1M) 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 agency | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Health Canada | 99 | $60.6M |
| Public Safety Canada | 168 | $58.2M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 1,120 | $55.6M |
| Shared Services Canada | 49 | $44.9M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 351 | $24.3M |
| Canada Revenue Agency | 279 | $19.9M |
| Privy Council Office | 78 | $16.1M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 399 | $13M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 125 | $12M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 252 | $10.7M |
| Parks Canada | 351 | $10.5M |
| Canadian Heritage | 314 | $10.3M |
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | 61 | $9.3M |
| Canadian Space Agency | 89 | $9.1M |
| Indigenous Services Canada | 59 | $8.6M |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 116 | $8.3M |
| National Research Council Canada | 283 | $8M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 270 | $7.9M |
| Elections Canada | 93 | $5.3M |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 158 | $5.3M |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 152 | $3.8M |
| 2005 | 221 | $5.8M |
| 2006 | 190 | $6.1M |
| 2007 | 143 | $9.5M |
| 2008 | 173 | $28.8M |
| 2009 | 226 | $10M |
| 2010 | 244 | $10.2M |
| 2011 | 229 | $8M |
| 2012 | 235 | $7.3M |
| 2013 | 243 | $15.3M |
| 2014 | 237 | $13.9M |
| 2015 | 195 | $10.6M |
| 2016 | 263 | $15.2M |
| 2017 | 456 | $42.7M |
| 2018 | 463 | $39.3M |
| 2019 | 423 | $25.6M |
| 2020 | 388 | $19.7M |
| 2021 | 423 | $49.8M |
| 2022 | 420 | $54.4M |
| 2023 | 386 | $22.5M |
| 2024 | 374 | $22.8M |
| 2025 | 354 | $35.5M |
| 2026 | 169 | $17.4M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 1,558 | $161M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 547 | $120M |
| Not stated | 2,066 | $101M |
| Non-competitive | 2,142 | $72.1M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 223 | $14.9M |
| Advance contract award notice | 71 | $4.8M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 4,352 | $367M |
| Not stated | 2,195 | $103M |
| Construction | 14 | $2.5M |
| Goods | 46 | $1.6M |