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Category · Treasury Board object code 0361

Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications: federal contracts

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

Total value
$361M
Contracts
3,702
Median contract
$31K
Non-competitive
73%
of 3,441 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
Gartner Canada Co.191$52M
Elsevier B.V.71$31.4M
EBSCO Canada Ltd179$19.5M
Factiva Limited65$13.9M
Jane's Group UK Limited13$7M
Data Centre Intelligence Inc.3$6.1M
Ovid Technologies Inc14$5.8M
Economist Intelligence Unit10$5.2M
Authentic8 Inc3$5.1M
Info-Tech Research Group59$4.6M
Janes Group UK Limited7$4.4M
Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd57$4.1M
Oxford Analytica Inc.13$4.1M
IHS Markit Canada ULC49$3M
Bloomberg Finance L.P.31$3M
LexisNexis Canada Inc.59$2.9M
S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC16$2.8M
Euromonitor International Ltd.13$2.7M
Wood Mackenzie, Inc.8$2.7M
Premise Data Corporation1$2.6M
CEB Inc.41$2.5M
ProQuest LLC62$2.5M
Conference Board of Canada86$2.5M
Gartner Group Canada Co.22$2.5M
Forrester Research Limited26$2.5M

Plus 397 contracts ($30.7M) 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
National Defence317$61.4M
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada351$47.4M
Global Affairs Canada457$38.2M
Natural Resources Canada330$30.8M
Shared Services Canada58$25.7M
Health Canada213$23.3M
Public Services and Procurement Canada63$10M
Employment and Social Development Canada96$9.8M
Department of Finance Canada176$8.5M
Statistics Canada104$8.5M
Privy Council Office136$7.9M
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission104$6.7M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada170$6.1M
Public Safety Canada66$5.2M
Canadian Food Inspection Agency62$5M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada68$4.2M
Canada Border Services Agency22$4.1M
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada23$3.8M
Transport Canada77$3.7M
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada27$3.7M

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Mar 2022Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$4,497,200
Mar 2025Data Centre Intelligence Inc.National Defence$3,603,204
Mar 2020Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$3,501,932
Mar 2023Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$3,353,376
Apr 2023Janes Group UK LimitedNational Defence$3,114,660
Mar 2025Jane's Group UK LimitedNational Defence$2,900,000
Feb 2025Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$2,861,894
Jun 2025Authentic8 IncNational Defence$2,743,354
Feb 2024Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$2,734,979
Dec 2017Factiva LimitedGlobal Affairs Canada$2,697,111
Nov 2020Premise Data CorporationNational Defence$2,648,994
Apr 2022Jane's Group UK LimitedNational Defence$2,639,442
Mar 2020Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$2,512,836
Mar 2026Data Centre Intelligence Inc.National Defence$2,483,829
Oct 2025Authentic8 IncNational Defence$2,310,389
Dec 2022Elsevier B.V.Health Canada$2,282,503
Mar 2026Gartner Canada Co.Shared Services Canada$2,093,115
Apr 2021Elsevier B.V.Health Canada$2,051,212
Jan 2024Elsevier B.V.Natural Resources Canada$1,982,947
Mar 2024Elsevier B.V.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$1,955,377

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Chargepoint Canada Inc.Parks Canada$15,372
Jun 2026Meltwater News Canada Inc.Employment and Social Development Canada$77,208
Jun 2026Tto LlcNatural Resources Canada$31,304
Jun 2026S&P GlobalNatural Resources Canada$123,957
Jun 2026Thomson Reuters Canada LtdDepartment of Finance Canada$18,947
Jun 2026Getty Images (Canada) Inc.Canadian Food Inspection Agency$15,368
Jun 2026Mintel Group LtdAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$42,768
Jun 2026Optimal Workshop LimitedCanadian Food Inspection Agency$10,074
Jun 2026Prime Source (Analysis and ConsultiServices) Ltd.Services) Ltd.Global Affairs Canada$15,567
Jun 2026Netagen Communication Technologies Inc.Canada Border Services Agency$159,413
Jun 2026Bombardier Inc.National Defence$194,049
Jun 2026Gartner Canada Co.Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission$55,332
Jun 2026The Hill TimesAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$20,940
Jun 2026Centre Collégial Des Services RegroupesNational Defence$20,206
May 2026S&P Global Market Intelligence LLCPublic Services and Procurement Canada$43,467
May 2026Thomson Reuters Canada LtdDepartment of Finance Canada$83,821
May 2026Canadian Research Knowledge NetworkNational Research Council Canada$12,908
May 2026Zones Canada IncCanada Border Services Agency$31,766
May 2026LexisNexis Canada Inc.Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada$12,739
May 2026Meltwater News Canada Inc.Women and Gender Equality Canada$81,237

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20091$88K
20103$522K
20114$363K
201215$674K
201363$3.7M
201490$7.3M
2015103$7.8M
2016133$10.2M
2017264$21.8M
2018271$25.3M
2019321$26.5M
2020355$41.9M
2021393$36.8M
2022376$42.6M
2023343$35.3M
2024400$38.5M
2025373$44.8M
2026194$16.8M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive2,446$211M
Competitive680$87.5M
Competitive: open bidding185$21.3M
Competitive: selective tendering71$15.1M
Not stated261$14.7M
Advance contract award notice59$11.6M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services2,957$295M
Goods523$52.4M
Not stated221$12.8M
Construction1$642K