Category · Treasury Board object code 0404
Communications services: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $37.7M
- Contracts
- 82
- Median contract
- $22K
- Non-competitive
- 67%
- of 24 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.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | 11 | $16.4M |
| Stiff Sentences Inc. | 1 | $7.9M |
| IBM Canada Ltd | 3 | $5.8M |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 1 | $3.8M |
| Mnp Llp | 1 | $1.5M |
| Telus Communications Company | 5 | $379K |
| Outcrop Communications Ltd | 1 | $278K |
| Meltwater News Canada Inc. | 2 | $239K |
| The Bell Telephone Company of Canada | 7 | $158K |
| Fenix Solutions | 1 | $97K |
| Ipsos-Reid Limited Partnership | 1 | $93K |
| Genesis Integration Inc. | 2 | $81K |
| Telus Corporation | 2 | $61K |
| News Canada Inc. | 1 | $59K |
| Regroupement Quebecoiseaux | 2 | $59K |
| Bell Wireless Alliance | 3 | $54K |
| Institute Of Fiscal Studies | 1 | $46K |
| Integrating Solutions | 1 | $40K |
| Risk Sciences International Inc. | 1 | $40K |
| Niva Inc. | 1 | $40K |
| Minitel Communications Corporation | 1 | $27K |
| PRA Inc. | 1 | $26K |
| Dramis Network Cabling Ltd. | 1 | $25K |
| Consortium Erudit Senc | 1 | $25K |
| Mts Media Inc. | 1 | $24K |
Plus 12 contracts ($233K) 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.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | $221K |
| 2005 | 6 | $16M |
| 2006 | 8 | $120K |
| 2007 | 4 | $50K |
| 2008 | 8 | $188K |
| 2009 | 7 | $5.9M |
| 2010 | 4 | $303K |
| 2011 | 8 | $491K |
| 2013 | 1 | $93K |
| 2014 | 1 | $59K |
| 2016 | 2 | $3.9M |
| 2017 | 2 | $43K |
| 2018 | 4 | $77K |
| 2019 | 3 | $8M |
| 2020 | 5 | $297K |
| 2021 | 3 | $158K |
| 2022 | 5 | $1.9M |
| 2023 | 1 | $50K |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated | 58 | $23.4M |
| Competitive | 5 | $12.1M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 1 | $1.5M |
| Non-competitive | 16 | $416K |
| Competitive: open bidding | 2 | $311K |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated | 58 | $23.4M |
| Services | 22 | $14.3M |
| Goods | 2 | $71K |