Category · Treasury Board object code 0583
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software: federal contracts
Federal contracts filed under this object code: who sold it, and to which departments.
- Total value
- $2.5B
- Contracts
- 10,141
- Median contract
- $30K
- Non-competitive
- 71%
- of 9,750 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.
- National Defence $975M
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat $274M
- Employment and Social Development Canada $141M
- Statistics Canada $138M
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police $117M
- Shared Services Canada $115M
- Transport Canada $75.7M
- National Research Council Canada $58.7M
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada $50.6M
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada $43.6M
- Global Affairs Canada $42.4M
- Health Canada $36.2M
- Correctional Service of Canada $28.4M
- Environment and Climate Change Canada $26.1M
- Canada Revenue Agency $24.6M
- Canadian Space Agency $21.5M
- Privy Council Office $18.4M
- Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada $18.2M
- Public Health Agency of Canada $18.2M
- Veterans Affairs Canada $14.1M
- Office of the Auditor General of Canada $14M
- Library and Archives Canada $13.4M
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada $12.5M
- Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities $11.7M
- Elections Canada $11.2M
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada $10.6M
- Parks Canada $8.2M
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency $7.9M
- National Film Board $7.6M
- Courts Administration Service $7.4M
- Department of Justice Canada $7.2M
- Department of Finance Canada $6.5M
- Natural Resources Canada $6.3M
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research $6.2M
- Public Safety Canada $3.9M
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions $3.8M
- Canadian Transportation Agency $3.2M
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $3.1M
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada $2.7M
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission $2M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| SAP Canada Inc. | 104 | $195M |
| Oracle Canada ULC | 300 | $186M |
| Microsoft Canada Inc. | 308 | $183M |
| SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. | 75 | $165M |
| VMware Inc. | 112 | $111M |
| Microsoft Corporation | 132 | $109M |
| ESRI Canada Limited | 268 | $81.2M |
| 2Keys Corporation | 5 | $76.4M |
| Oracle ULC | 23 | $64.9M |
| IBM Canada Ltd | 274 | $60.4M |
| Open Text Corporation | 72 | $53.5M |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 181 | $42.8M |
| SAP Canda Inc | 1 | $35.8M |
| Boeing Digital Solutions Inc | 2 | $32.9M |
| Softchoice Corporation | 415 | $31.4M |
| Garrison Technology Ltd | 10 | $30.2M |
| IPSS Inc. | 112 | $24.6M |
| Kyndryl Ltd | 1 | $22.7M |
| Hootsuite Media Inc. | 1 | $20.5M |
| Deloitte LLP | 11 | $17.2M |
| Decisive Group Inc. | 36 | $16.6M |
| Orangutech Inc. | 126 | $16.6M |
| Bell Canada | 27 | $16.5M |
| cdw | 4 | $16.2M |
| Purkinje inc. | 2 | $14.9M |
Plus 565 contracts ($82.5M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Defence | 2,493 | $975M |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | 84 | $274M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 282 | $141M |
| Statistics Canada | 285 | $138M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 354 | $117M |
| Shared Services Canada | 81 | $115M |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 16 | $76.8M |
| Transport Canada | 408 | $75.7M |
| National Research Council Canada | 1,481 | $58.7M |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 456 | $50.6M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 637 | $43.6M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 210 | $42.4M |
| Health Canada | 175 | $36.2M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 79 | $28.4M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 184 | $26.1M |
| Canada Revenue Agency | 45 | $24.6M |
| Canadian Space Agency | 242 | $21.5M |
| Privy Council Office | 121 | $18.4M |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | 119 | $18.2M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 100 | $18.2M |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | $756K |
| 2007 | 1 | $1.8M |
| 2008 | 3 | $1.6M |
| 2009 | 2 | $8.4M |
| 2010 | 2 | $1.3M |
| 2011 | 4 | $77.7M |
| 2012 | 50 | $7.1M |
| 2013 | 129 | $52.5M |
| 2014 | 184 | $85.7M |
| 2015 | 254 | $67.4M |
| 2016 | 270 | $38.6M |
| 2017 | 728 | $116M |
| 2018 | 849 | $165M |
| 2019 | 954 | $152M |
| 2020 | 935 | $198M |
| 2021 | 1,020 | $163M |
| 2022 | 964 | $360M |
| 2023 | 1,074 | $257M |
| 2024 | 1,010 | $323M |
| 2025 | 1,101 | $263M |
| 2026 | 606 | $164M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Non-competitive | 6,845 | $1.7B |
| Competitive | 2,173 | $505M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 503 | $185M |
| Not stated | 391 | $95.6M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 187 | $33.7M |
| Advance contract award notice | 42 | $15.5M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 4,628 | $1.3B |
| Goods | 4,940 | $1.1B |
| Not stated | 530 | $92.1M |
| Construction | 43 | $9.9M |