Category · Treasury Board object code 0494
Translation services: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $1.1B
- Contracts
- 8,624
- Median contract
- $25K
- Non-competitive
- 18%
- of 7,393 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.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada $734M
- Employment and Social Development Canada $55.5M
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada $53.8M
- Correctional Service of Canada $25.8M
- Health Canada $23.6M
- Statistics Canada $18.9M
- Transport Canada $14.1M
- Public Health Agency of Canada $12.5M
- National Research Council Canada $10.1M
- Canadian Heritage $8.8M
- Natural Resources Canada $8.2M
- Parks Canada $7.4M
- Public Safety Canada $6.1M
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency $5M
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research $4.6M
- Global Affairs Canada $4.5M
- National Defence $3.8M
- Indigenous Services Canada $3.7M
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada $3.7M
- Canada Revenue Agency $3.3M
- Women and Gender Equality Canada $3.2M
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada $3.1M
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario $3M
- Environment and Climate Change Canada $2.8M
- Library and Archives Canada $2.5M
- Canada Border Services Agency $2.2M
- Canada Energy Regulator $1.8M
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions $874K
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lionbridge Ltd. | 761 | $118M |
| Nations Translation Group LP | 894 | $82.5M |
| R&R International Translation | 247 | $49.8M |
| Megalexis Communications Inc. | 139 | $40.9M |
| Soludoc Inc. | 40 | $35.5M |
| Societe Gamma Inc. | 91 | $28.4M |
| The Masha Krupp Translation Group Ltd | 283 | $26.3M |
| Lionbridge Canada | 55 | $24.7M |
| Groupe Onscope Inc. / Onscope | 11 | $24.5M |
| CLS Lexi-tech Ltd | 143 | $23M |
| Ubiqus Ottawa Inc. | 70 | $18.1M |
| Sym Communications Inc. | 62 | $18M |
| Ubiqus Canada Inc. | 67 | $17.7M |
| The Masha Krupp Translation | 111 | $17M |
| Fox Translations Ltd. | 123 | $15.2M |
| Composition Ste-Foy Inc. | 37 | $14.4M |
| Systematix Solutions Ti | 1 | $13.8M |
| Sonovision Canada Inc. | 11 | $13M |
| Open Text Corporation | 219 | $12.9M |
| Kaniyasihk Culture Camps Inc. | 7 | $12.6M |
| Gat Intl. Localization Services Inc | 33 | $12.4M |
| R&R International Translation Specialists Inc. | 85 | $12.4M |
| Groupe Onscope Inc. / Onscope Group Inc. | 2 | $11.9M |
| Syntagme inc. | 18 | $10.4M |
| Compagnie Amplexor Canada Inc. | 56 | $9.8M |
Plus 2,061 contracts ($223M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 2,987 | $734M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 324 | $55.5M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 618 | $53.8M |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | 30 | $45.2M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 416 | $25.8M |
| Health Canada | 606 | $23.6M |
| Courts Administration Service | 34 | $19.7M |
| Statistics Canada | 48 | $18.9M |
| Transport Canada | 206 | $14.1M |
| Department of Finance Canada | 11 | $13.6M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 342 | $12.5M |
| National Research Council Canada | 173 | $10.1M |
| Canadian Heritage | 317 | $8.8M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 320 | $8.2M |
| Parks Canada | 257 | $7.4M |
| Public Safety Canada | 166 | $6.1M |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 44 | $5M |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 60 | $4.6M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 187 | $4.5M |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | 28 | $4.5M |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99 | $3.7M |
| 2005 | 104 | $5.5M |
| 2006 | 112 | $12M |
| 2007 | 116 | $28M |
| 2008 | 152 | $13.8M |
| 2009 | 111 | $11.2M |
| 2010 | 156 | $4.1M |
| 2011 | 173 | $14.8M |
| 2012 | 110 | $4M |
| 2013 | 118 | $5.4M |
| 2014 | 144 | $10.1M |
| 2015 | 149 | $8.4M |
| 2016 | 241 | $43.9M |
| 2017 | 690 | $99.1M |
| 2018 | 887 | $79.3M |
| 2019 | 826 | $114M |
| 2020 | 827 | $144M |
| 2021 | 902 | $173M |
| 2022 | 905 | $198M |
| 2023 | 641 | $96.5M |
| 2024 | 538 | $42.5M |
| 2025 | 394 | $26.6M |
| 2026 | 229 | $12.7M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 4,215 | $795M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 1,768 | $180M |
| Not stated | 1,231 | $102M |
| Non-competitive | 1,332 | $40.8M |
| Advance contract award notice | 9 | $22M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 69 | $9.2M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 7,182 | $1.1B |
| Not stated | 1,394 | $83M |
| Goods | 37 | $1.3M |
| Construction | 11 | $460K |