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Category · Treasury Board object code 0352

Public relations services: federal contracts

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

Total value
$214M
Contracts
2,630
Median contract
$21K
Non-competitive
71%
of 2,121 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
Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council3$10.8M
Proof Experiences Inc.2$2.9M
News Canada Inc.66$2.8M
Media Q Inc.27$2M
CNW Group49$1.8M
HSM Srl Italia (WOBI)8$1.2M
Prime Strategies Inc.3$1.2M
EBSCO Canada Ltd2$953K
Futurum Media Limited5$757K
Brymark Promotions Inc.35$750K
Mirems Ltd.6$600K
Accucom Corporate Communications1$563K
Hyperactive Productions Inc.10$437K
Akran Marketing17$418K
Veritas Communications Inc.1$415K
inMotion DVS Inc.5$364K
Accurate Design & Communication Inc16$355K
Société Promotion Grand-Pré4$353K
Hill and Knowlton1$339K
Infield Fly Productions Inc.2$337K
National Public Relations13$329K
Fleyfel Communications2$324K
Target Marketing and Communications2$318K
Matcon Excavation & Shoring Ltd.2$311K
Canada-ASEAN Business Council9$311K

Plus 680 contracts ($136M) 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
Indigenous Services Canada10$58.8M
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada13$57.3M
Global Affairs Canada1,459$38.4M
Privy Council Office99$15.7M
Health Canada107$8.3M
Parks Canada207$7.4M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada102$4.3M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada94$3.3M
Elections Canada15$2.6M
Environment and Climate Change Canada23$2M
Natural Resources Canada57$1.6M
National Defence49$1.6M
National Film Board60$1.5M
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada21$979K
Canadian Heritage17$778K
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada9$713K
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada24$677K
Canadian Space Agency26$659K
Public Health Agency of Canada19$614K
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada28$584K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jul 2018Naut'sa mawt Tribal CouncilPrivy Council Office$7,910,000
Nov 2016Proof Experiences Inc.Health Canada$2,845,067
Oct 2017Naut'sa mawt Tribal CouncilPrivy Council Office$2,600,000
May 2021Prime Strategies Inc.Environment and Climate Change Canada$1,145,611
Sep 2022EBSCO Canada LtdGlobal Affairs Canada$914,072
Aug 2011Accucom Corporate CommunicationsParks Canada$562,966
Apr 2020Media Q Inc.Health Canada$466,647
Oct 2011Veritas Communications Inc.Parks Canada$414,750
Aug 2017Hill and KnowltonDepartment of Justice Canada$338,994
Jun 2022Mirems Ltd.Health Canada$316,400
Aug 2004The Students Commission of CanadaCanadian Heritage$310,787
Aug 2013Target Marketing and CommunicationsParks Canada$287,438
Feb 2009CNW GroupParks Canada$284,381
Feb 2016M5 Marketing Communications IncImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$271,200
Jan 2011Société Promotion Grand-PréParks Canada$270,000
Jun 2017Naut'sa mawt Tribal CouncilPrivy Council Office$259,982
Jan 2021Strategic Communications CounselElections Canada$255,822
Jan 2021Vivat CommunicationsElections Canada$255,822
Jan 2021Infield Fly Productions Inc.Elections Canada$252,822
Jan 2021Mfk Solutions 6563155 Canada Inc.Elections Canada$252,822

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026The Daraja Collective, LLCGlobal Affairs Canada$31,259
Jun 2026Specialty Food Association, Inc.Global Affairs Canada$27,786
Jun 2026CC Visual Communications Inc.Health Canada$20,755
Jun 2026Center For Automotive ResearchGlobal Affairs Canada$14,196
Jun 2026Fresh Art & Design Inc.Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$24,578
Jun 2026Council of State Governments WestGlobal Affairs Canada$13,893
Jun 2026CTG:I LLCdba Cleantech GroupGlobal Affairs Canada$58,351
Jun 2026Mirems Ltd.Health Canada$11,300
Jun 2026Oproma Inc.Global Affairs Canada$96,412
Jun 2026Technology Association of OregonGlobal Affairs Canada$24,150
May 2026Jane's Group UK LimitedGlobal Affairs Canada$78,788
May 2026Cypress Hills Destination Area Inc.Parks Canada$10,500
May 2026Corcoran Caterers, IncGlobal Affairs Canada$11,958
May 2026Akran MarketingNational Defence$10,670
May 2026QRelation Management Team GmbHGlobal Affairs Canada$25,760
Apr 2026McCabe Promotional Advertising Inc.National Defence$24,993
Apr 2026Startup Maine, Inc.Global Affairs Canada$13,893
Apr 2026Greentown Collaborative IncGlobal Affairs Canada$13,893
Apr 2026Hecate Strait Streamkeepers SocietyFisheries and Oceans Canada$73,320
Apr 2026Taipei Computer AssociationGlobal Affairs Canada$60,088

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
200418$769K
200529$750K
200625$691K
200715$397K
200821$509K
200945$1.6M
201062$1.6M
201175$2.7M
201254$1.2M
201346$1.2M
201467$27.9M
201553$1.5M
201691$5.4M
2017169$42M
2018186$14.6M
2019251$6.6M
2020155$5.4M
2021234$51.1M
2022254$9.6M
2023245$8.5M
2024233$6.7M
2025195$20.4M
2026107$2.8M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive432$82.2M
Competitive: open bidding144$71.1M
Non-competitive1,508$42.2M
Not stated509$14.3M
Competitive: selective tendering30$3.5M
Advance contract award notice7$681K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services2,009$197M
Not stated498$13.9M
Goods97$2.2M
Construction26$630K