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Category · Treasury Board object code 0493

Interpretation services: federal contracts

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

Total value
$296M
Contracts
5,731
Median contract
$21K
Non-competitive
26%
of 5,381 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
SOVO Technologies2$11.1M
Halifax Citadel Society4$10.4M
Asign Inc.42$7.9M
Halifax Citadel Regimental3$6.1M
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society5$5.9M
Explos-Nature19$3.9M
Language Marketplace Inc.33$3.2M
3Play Media Canada, Inc2$2.7M
Multilingual Community Interpreter11$1.5M
Karine Rossbach Communications Inc.8$1.5M
La Societe Du Monument Lefebvre12$1.5M
Mindwire Systems Ltd.1$1.4M
Multilingual Community Interpreter Services7$1.3M
Nathanail Captioning Enterprises1$1.2M
Taylor Studios Inc.1$1.1M
Gremm11$1.1M
Systematix1$1.1M
4016017 Canada Inc.8$959K
Udu Translations Ltd.20$873K
Nations Translation Group LP12$866K
3242447 Canada Inc.8$858K
Société Promotion Grand-Pré3$842K
Service Regional D'Interpretariat4$833K
Holman Exhibits Ltd.2$830K
ScribeWire Inc.10$799K

Plus 4,566 contracts ($186M) 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
Public Services and Procurement Canada2,104$137M
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada2,508$74.7M
Parks Canada440$53.2M
Canada School of Public Service21$4.4M
Employment and Social Development Canada53$4.4M
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada18$3.9M
Correctional Service of Canada35$3.1M
Global Affairs Canada72$1.7M
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada48$1.1M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada41$1.1M
Canada Revenue Agency15$1M
Health Canada14$978K
Courts Administration Service37$950K
Fisheries and Oceans Canada31$842K
Canadian Heritage22$651K
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat44$595K
Public Health Agency of Canada9$496K
Statistics Canada21$427K
Canadian Space Agency8$396K
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission6$384K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Nov 2015SOVO TechnologiesPublic Services and Procurement Canada$7,712,228
Apr 2024Halifax Citadel SocietyParks Canada$4,103,640
Jan 2024SOVO TechnologiesPublic Services and Procurement Canada$3,386,350
May 2018Halifax Citadel RegimentalParks Canada$3,344,000
Jan 2018Gulf of Georgia Cannery SocietyParks Canada$2,887,500
Jan 2012Gulf of Georgia Cannery SocietyParks Canada$2,773,750
Apr 2020Halifax Citadel SocietyParks Canada$2,512,005
Apr 2022Halifax Citadel SocietyParks Canada$2,457,091
Jul 2024Asign Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$2,093,724
Apr 2013Halifax Citadel RegimentalParks Canada$1,892,616
Nov 20153Play Media Canada, IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$1,637,706
Nov 2012Mindwire Systems Ltd.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$1,352,230
Sep 2018Halifax Citadel SocietyParks Canada$1,333,477
Apr 2022Asign Inc.Employment and Social Development Canada$1,207,584
Jun 2022Nathanail Captioning EnterprisesPublic Services and Procurement Canada$1,191,390
Dec 2014Taylor Studios Inc.Parks Canada$1,071,000
Jan 20243Play Media Canada, IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$1,064,178
Jan 2012SystematixParks Canada$1,054,195
Jan 2011Halifax Citadel RegimentalParks Canada$825,000
Jan 2009Halifax Citadel Regimental Assoc.Parks Canada$779,000

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026America Interpretation Inc.Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat$12,148
Jun 2026Langu-EDGE Solutions IncAdministrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada$12,430
Jun 2026Nations Translation Group LPEmployment and Social Development Canada$23,210
Jun 2026Stagevision LPFisheries and Oceans Canada$22,995
Jun 2026Office M-BrainsGlobal Affairs Canada$12,796
May 2026All Hands in Motion LLCCanadian Human Rights Commission$10,775
May 2026Gs Interpreting Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$15,017
May 20269543-5822 Quebec inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$32,337
May 202615119120 Canada IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$44,150
May 2026Acolad Canada Inc.Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$39,550
May 2026Asign Inc.Elections Canada$21,420
May 2026Services interpretation MaestriaPublic Services and Procurement Canada$73,266
May 2026Irvine Interpretation Inc.Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat$23,538
May 2026Langu-EDGE Solutions IncAdministrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada$18,306
May 2026Eversa Inc.Canadian Transportation Agency$26,827
May 2026ScribeWire Inc.Veterans Affairs Canada$17,000
May 2026UN Language ServicesEmployment and Social Development Canada$39,953
May 2026Suma Conference Interpreters Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$12,647
May 20268070555 Canada Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$11,446
May 2026Artam Design IncDepartment of Finance Canada$38,149

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
200412$436K
200528$784K
200616$365K
200719$1.7M
200822$2M
200925$2M
201038$2M
201131$2.3M
201241$7.2M
201328$4M
201427$2.1M
201530$12.6M
201648$4.9M
2017300$8M
2018554$19M
2019551$29.4M
2020321$28.5M
2021351$26.9M
2022591$26.8M
2023795$46.7M
2024784$34.7M
2025722$21.2M
2026397$12.3M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive3,890$202M
Not stated350$32.6M
Non-competitive1,375$31.4M
Competitive: open bidding92$19.1M
Advance contract award notice10$10.1M
Competitive: selective tendering14$662K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services5,367$263M
Not stated348$32.5M
Goods15$648K
Construction1$17K