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Interpretation services contracts, Parks Canada

Contracts Parks Canada filed under object code 0493: who it bought from, how, and for how much.

Total value
$53.2M
Contracts
440
Median contract
$30K
Non-competitive
69%
of 171 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.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Halifax Citadel Society4$10.4M
Halifax Citadel Regimental3$6.1M
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society5$5.9M
Explos-Nature19$3.9M
La Societe Du Monument Lefebvre12$1.5M
Taylor Studios Inc.1$1.1M
Gremm11$1.1M
Systematix1$1.1M
Société Promotion Grand-Pré3$842K
Holman Exhibits Ltd.2$830K
Halifax Citadel Regimental Assoc.1$779K
Ditidaht Development Corporation4$582K
Canso Historical Society6$567K
Groupe GID Design2$545K
Corporation Développement Des8$503K
Metis Nation of Alberta10$493K
Friends of Beaubears Island Inc.12$461K
Corporation Touristique De6$444K
Reich & Petch Design International1$404K
Fortress Louisbourg Association17$343K
Bryn Finer Studios Inc.3$341K
Enseignes Pattison Sign Group1$329K
Aklavik Community Corp6$309K
Mi'Kmaq Confederacy of Prince6$273K
Services récréatifs Demsis Inc.4$270K

Plus 117 contracts ($7.8M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Apr 2024Halifax Citadel Society$4,103,640
May 2018Halifax Citadel Regimental$3,344,000
Jan 2018Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society$2,887,500
Jan 2012Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society$2,773,750
Apr 2020Halifax Citadel Society$2,512,005
Apr 2022Halifax Citadel Society$2,457,091
Apr 2013Halifax Citadel Regimental$1,892,616
Sep 2018Halifax Citadel Society$1,333,477
Dec 2014Taylor Studios Inc.$1,071,000
Jan 2012Systematix$1,054,195
Jan 2011Halifax Citadel Regimental$825,000
Jan 2009Halifax Citadel Regimental Assoc.$779,000
Apr 2016Holman Exhibits Ltd.$777,000
May 2008Société Promotion Grand-Pré$745,800
Jun 2022Explos-Nature$702,403
Aug 2017Explos-Nature$695,106
May 2018Explos-Nature$545,802
Jan 2010Reich & Petch Design International$403,975
May 2025Explos-Nature$376,379
Jul 2009Groupe GID Design$339,000

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Apr 2026The Metis Heritage Project$30,000
Mar 2026La Societe Du Monument Lefebvre$57,500
Dec 2025Ditidaht Development Corporation$132,300
Jun 2025Gremm$70,374
Jun 2025Canso Historical Society$125,267
May 2025Explos-Nature$376,379
Apr 2025Metis Nation of Alberta$30,000
Jul 2024The Lake Louise Ski Area LTD.$11,989
Jun 2024Fortress Louisbourg Association$13,800
Apr 2024Halifax Citadel Society$4,103,640
Apr 2024Metis Nation of Alberta$30,000
Mar 2024La Société Promotion Grand-Pré$104,500
Mar 2024Friends of Beaubears Island Inc.$90,000
Feb 2024Gros Morne Cooperating Association$23,000
Feb 2024Blue Rhino Design Inc$23,634
Dec 2023West Hants Historical Society$34,500
Jun 2023Secretariat of the Haida Nation$30,240
May 2023Fortress Louisbourg Association$18,400
May 2023Tuktoyaktuk Community Corporation$25,456
Apr 2023La Societe Du Monument Lefebvre$187,237

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
200410$410K
200519$609K
200610$234K
200716$1M
200820$2M
200919$1.9M
201032$1.9M
201127$2.1M
201233$5.3M
201323$3.1M
201421$2M
201515$2.2M
201625$2.8M
201723$1.9M
201832$9.8M
201927$1.6M
202016$3.7M
202116$674K
202218$3.8M
202312$902K
202412$4.6M
20259$820K
20265$176K

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Not stated269$25.4M
Advance contract award notice6$9.8M
Competitive: open bidding24$8.7M
Non-competitive112$7.6M
Competitive26$1.5M
Competitive: selective tendering3$146K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services170$27.8M
Not stated269$25.4M
Goods1$23K