Category · Treasury Board object code 0362
Data and database access services: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $514M
- Contracts
- 4,103
- Median contract
- $38K
- Non-competitive
- 79%
- of 3,914 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.
- Canada Revenue Agency $100M
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada $83.8M
- Natural Resources Canada $47.7M
- Employment and Social Development Canada $40.4M
- Transport Canada $37.2M
- Environment and Climate Change Canada $21.3M
- Public Health Agency of Canada $17.6M
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission $17.2M
- Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada $17.1M
- Health Canada $16.8M
- Statistics Canada $16.6M
- Indigenous Services Canada $9.2M
- Global Affairs Canada $6.8M
- Department of Finance Canada $6.2M
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada $4.6M
- Courts Administration Service $3.4M
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada $3.3M
- Canadian Heritage $3.2M
- Canada Energy Regulator $2.9M
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions $1.3M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gartner Canada Co. | 214 | $34.4M |
| Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd | 90 | $24.5M |
| Wolters Kluwer Canada Limited | 4 | $20.3M |
| EBSCO Canada Ltd | 117 | $14.1M |
| MDA Geospatial Services Inc. | 13 | $13.2M |
| Gartner Group Canada Co. | 69 | $11M |
| Saba Software Inc. | 4 | $10M |
| S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC | 49 | $9.8M |
| Forrest Green Consulting Corporation | 2 | $8.5M |
| TransUnion of Canada Inc. | 36 | $7.8M |
| Bloomberg Finance L.P. | 45 | $7.5M |
| Questel.Orbit Inc. | 2 | $7.3M |
| American Chemical Society | 19 | $7.2M |
| Chemical Abstracts Service | 9 | $6.8M |
| JLR Inc. | 18 | $6.6M |
| Factiva Limited | 48 | $6.5M |
| Gq Life Sciences, Inc. | 3 | $6.4M |
| LexisNexis Canada Inc. | 64 | $6.2M |
| Elsevier B.V. | 39 | $5.9M |
| IHS Markit Canada ULC | 102 | $5.7M |
| Wood Mackenzie, Inc. | 16 | $5.6M |
| Planet Labs Geomatics Corp. | 14 | $5.2M |
| IQVIA Ltd. | 19 | $5.2M |
| ACNielsen Company of Canada | 15 | $4.6M |
| Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. | 1 | $4.1M |
Plus 359 contracts ($52.2M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Revenue Agency | 266 | $100M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1,065 | $83.8M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 220 | $47.7M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 233 | $40.4M |
| Transport Canada | 351 | $37.2M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 280 | $21.3M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 58 | $17.6M |
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | 119 | $17.2M |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | 108 | $17.1M |
| Health Canada | 119 | $16.8M |
| Statistics Canada | 152 | $16.6M |
| Department of Justice Canada | 35 | $10.4M |
| Indigenous Services Canada | 69 | $9.2M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 146 | $6.8M |
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada | 28 | $6.6M |
| Canada Border Services Agency | 17 | $6.2M |
| Department of Finance Canada | 67 | $6.2M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 63 | $4.6M |
| Courts Administration Service | 48 | $3.4M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 62 | $3.3M |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | $739K |
| 2011 | 1 | $15K |
| 2012 | 25 | $1.7M |
| 2013 | 58 | $4.7M |
| 2014 | 113 | $11.7M |
| 2015 | 165 | $24.3M |
| 2016 | 174 | $29.4M |
| 2017 | 258 | $26.5M |
| 2018 | 279 | $27.6M |
| 2019 | 313 | $32.4M |
| 2020 | 402 | $49M |
| 2021 | 442 | $73.6M |
| 2022 | 426 | $69.4M |
| 2023 | 415 | $39.6M |
| 2024 | 416 | $50.8M |
| 2025 | 370 | $44.6M |
| 2026 | 245 | $28M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Non-competitive | 2,956 | $274M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 310 | $84M |
| Advance contract award notice | 123 | $67.1M |
| Competitive | 443 | $61.6M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 82 | $14.4M |
| Not stated | 189 | $12.6M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 3,594 | $471M |
| Goods | 329 | $32M |
| Not stated | 180 | $11.1M |