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Category · Treasury Board object code 0430

Scientific services: federal contracts

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

Total value
$1.4B
Contracts
17,334
Median contract
$23K
Non-competitive
61%
of 13,842 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
PMG Technologies74$75.1M
IIC Technologies Inc.103$42.1M
Bureau Veritas Canada (2019) Inc.136$30.9M
Calian Ltd266$23.4M
Caro Analytical Services45$21.2M
Silliker Canada Co. Ltd.48$19.5M
APS Aviation Inc.8$18.7M
Silliker Jr Laboratories Ulc46$17.4M
Maxxam Analytics68$16.6M
SGS Canada Inc.53$16.4M
University of Guelph109$15.1M
ATS Services Ltd21$14.4M
Genome Quebec463$13.3M
JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd45$13.3M
Sgs Axys Analytical Services Ltd.123$12.5M
MDA Systems10$11.8M
Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope10$10.4M
Ameresco Canada Inc2$9.8M
Université Laval148$9.4M
Mcgregor Geoscience Limited8$9.2M
Dalhousie University130$8.5M
University of Ottawa136$8M
Geomatics Data Solution Inc8$7.8M
Carleton University113$7.4M
ALS Canada Ltd150$6.7M

Plus 3,735 contracts ($173M) 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
Fisheries and Oceans Canada5,649$335M
Canadian Food Inspection Agency604$186M
Environment and Climate Change Canada3,094$181M
Transport Canada302$160M
National Research Council Canada1,713$120M
Natural Resources Canada2,591$113M
National Defence429$91.6M
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1,429$56M
Canadian Space Agency66$52.3M
Parks Canada1,013$46.2M
Public Services and Procurement Canada152$29.7M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police66$9.1M
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada58$3M
Public Health Agency of Canada7$1.9M
International Joint Commission46$1.8M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada29$1.5M
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission6$1.4M
Canada Water Agency30$1.1M
Health Canada13$935K
Canadian Grain Commission22$417K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Feb 2024Ameresco Canada IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$9,788,496
May 2013Maxxam AnalyticsCanadian Food Inspection Agency$9,474,026
Jan 2024JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) LtdTransport Canada$7,614,249
May 2020PMG TechnologiesTransport Canada$7,503,912
Mar 2020APS Aviation Inc.Transport Canada$5,847,377
Sep 2024CBCL LimitedEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$5,399,625
May 2022SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.Public Services and Procurement Canada$4,800,000
Jun 2020PMG TechnologiesTransport Canada$4,745,315
Aug 2018Mcgregor Geoscience LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$3,867,656
Jan 2018APS Aviation Inc.Transport Canada$3,681,015
Apr 2022PMG TechnologiesTransport Canada$3,678,644
Apr 2023SGS Canada Inc.Canadian Food Inspection Agency$3,676,972
Mar 2023Caro Analytical ServicesCanadian Food Inspection Agency$3,568,328
Jun 2023IIC Technologies Inc.Fisheries and Oceans Canada$3,531,641
Jun 2020PMG TechnologiesTransport Canada$3,492,657
Mar 2012PMG TechnologiesTransport Canada$3,491,023
May 2023MDA SystemsCanadian Space Agency$3,449,250
Jul 2025IIC Technologies Inc.Fisheries and Oceans Canada$3,419,551
Jun 2021Dalhousie UniversityTransport Canada$3,402,061
Feb 2024Innovate BCTransport Canada$3,353,840

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026The AIM Group Inc.National Research Council Canada$19,662
Jun 2026Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd.Fisheries and Oceans Canada$15,876
Jun 2026Zwickroell LpNatural Resources Canada$23,296
Jun 2026Université de SherbrookeNational Research Council Canada$28,250
Jun 2026Forsta Varme Technologies LtdNational Research Council Canada$30,205
Jun 2026Comite Zone D'intervention Prioritaire De La Rive Nord De L'estuaireEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$39,781
Jun 2026Neogen Canada Inc.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$13,543
Jun 2026Institut national de la rechercheEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$34,493
Jun 2026University of AlbertaNatural Resources Canada$22,100
Jun 2026Transportation Research Center IncEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$76,934
Jun 2026Okanagan Nation AllianceFisheries and Oceans Canada$19,970
Jun 2026Unama'ki Institute Of NaturalPublic Services and Procurement Canada$27,206
Jun 2026Rd2 Inc.Natural Resources Canada$109,781
Jun 2026Niskamoon CorporationFisheries and Oceans Canada$11,352
Jun 2026University of British ColumbiaAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$18,368
Jun 2026Gifs Ag-Tech Enterprise IncAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$52,429
Jun 2026Regroupement QuebecoiseauxEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$39,965
Jun 2026Biologica Environmental Services LtFisheries and Oceans Canada$19,535
Jun 2026Lutsel K'e Dene CouncilFisheries and Oceans Canada$12,075
Jun 2026University of AlbertaNatural Resources Canada$37,950

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
200420$533K
200555$2.5M
200660$1.9M
200754$6.2M
200867$4.7M
2009117$11.8M
2010379$17.3M
2011520$27.3M
2012544$33.6M
2013506$38.8M
2014616$44.6M
2015698$38.4M
2016661$42.7M
20171,407$108M
20181,227$116M
20191,251$120M
20201,303$151M
20211,453$104M
20221,535$142M
20231,313$110M
20241,439$131M
20251,470$97.2M
2026639$42.7M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive: open bidding1,762$437M
Competitive3,453$416M
Non-competitive8,101$286M
Not stated3,492$174M
Advance contract award notice309$57.7M
Competitive: selective tendering217$22M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services13,221$1.2B
Not stated3,813$191M
Goods241$20.9M
Construction59$3.7M