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Category · Treasury Board object code 0660

Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories: federal contracts

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

Total value
$259M
Contracts
4,903
Median contract
$20K
Non-competitive
88%
of 4,630 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
Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.322$26.9M
Waters Limited367$19.7M
Thermo Fisher Scientific191$10.8M
Life Technologies Inc.175$10.7M
Illumina Canada123$8.6M
Ab Sciex Lp112$6.6M
Forensic Technology (Canada) Inc2$5.6M
Henry Schein Canada Inc3$4.3M
Service Systems for Research Corp19$4.1M
Mae Robotics Inc.1$3.7M
Getinge Canada Ltd33$3.6M
Hitachi High-Technologies Canada30$3.4M
Construction Bugere Inc2$3.3M
Beckman Coulter Canada LP116$3.2M
Agilent Technologies63$3.2M
Bruker Ltd91$3.1M
STERIS Canada Inc.87$3.1M
Ultra Electronics Forensic1$2.8M
Hitachi High-Tech Canada Inc28$2.7M
JEOL Canada, Inc.24$2.4M
Bähler Biogaz Inc.2$2.4M
Systems for Research Corp.10$2.2M
Versaterm Public Safety Inc.2$2M
Schmid & Partner Engineering AG14$1.9M
Illumina, Inc.18$1.9M

Plus 343 contracts ($15.5M) 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 agencyContractsTotal
National Research Council Canada1,461$62.1M
Public Health Agency of Canada282$34M
Health Canada655$29M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police108$22.9M
Environment and Climate Change Canada438$21.1M
Natural Resources Canada272$16.2M
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada468$12.6M
Canadian Food Inspection Agency308$11.5M
National Defence21$8.6M
Canadian Grain Commission212$8.1M
Public Services and Procurement Canada45$8M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada255$7.9M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada135$4.6M
Canada Border Services Agency32$2.5M
Canadian Space Agency40$2.2M
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission27$2.1M
Employment and Social Development Canada35$2M
Indigenous Services Canada33$1.9M
Parks Canada35$770K
Canadian Heritage12$587K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Aug 2013Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.National Research Council Canada$13,692,163
Jul 2021Mae Robotics Inc.National Research Council Canada$3,743,118
Oct 2025Henry Schein Canada IncNational Defence$3,470,952
Apr 2023Getinge Canada LtdPublic Health Agency of Canada$2,969,621
Aug 2022Illumina CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada$2,877,777
Feb 2022Life Technologies Inc.Public Health Agency of Canada$2,854,319
Oct 2024Forensic Technology (Canada) IncRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$2,787,887
Jan 2025Forensic Technology (Canada) IncRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$2,786,945
Mar 2017Ultra Electronics ForensicRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$2,753,426
Apr 2018Construction Bugere IncPublic Services and Procurement Canada$2,626,825
Aug 2019Bähler Biogaz Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$2,384,687
Jan 2025Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.Health Canada$1,660,586
Nov 2022Thermo Crs Ltd.Public Health Agency of Canada$1,464,068
Apr 2013Hitachi High-Technologies CanadaNational Research Council Canada$1,444,009
Mar 2019Versaterm Public Safety Inc.Royal Canadian Mounted Police$1,427,784
Nov 2022Systems for Research Corp.Natural Resources Canada$1,257,316
Mar 2018Horizon Medical Services Ltd.National Defence$1,192,343
Apr 2021Thales Digital Solutions Inc.National Research Council Canada$1,187,289
Sep 2019Agilent TechnologiesHealth Canada$1,124,692
Aug 2019Illumina CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada$1,122,503

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Genome QuebecAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$11,389
Jun 2026Growsafe Systems LtdAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$28,104
Jun 2026Compressor Engineering Group Inc.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$13,064
Jun 2026Mbraun Inc.National Research Council Canada$11,034
Jun 2026Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.National Research Council Canada$33,780
Jun 2026Highlight Telecom Midwest Ltd.Environment and Climate Change Canada$34,596
Jun 2026Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.Canadian Grain Commission$33,190
Jun 2026Li-Cor Biotech, LlcPublic Health Agency of Canada$19,589
Jun 2026Bruker LtdHealth Canada$14,395
Jun 2026Leco Instruments LimitedCanadian Grain Commission$12,647
Jun 2026Advance Chemistry Development IncCanada Border Services Agency$22,341
Jun 2026Molecular Devices CorporationAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$19,038
Jun 2026Mrh Biotechnical Services LtdAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$26,250
Jun 2026Teledyne Webb ResearchFisheries and Oceans Canada$18,954
Jun 2026Advanced Instruments LLCFisheries and Oceans Canada$15,726
Jun 2026North Star ImagingRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$17,736
Jun 2026Spatial Technologies (2017) Inc.Royal Canadian Mounted Police$25,510
Jun 2026Comairco Equipment Ltd.National Research Council Canada$14,467
Jun 2026Leonardo Germany GmbhEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$16,995
Jun 2026Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.Health Canada$19,586

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20044$918K
20055$85K
20065$202K
20075$138K
20085$233K
200949$1.1M
201077$1.8M
2011135$3.4M
2012156$4M
2013132$18.8M
2014163$5.8M
2015187$8.6M
2016185$6.7M
2017413$20.2M
2018408$20.4M
2019410$21.8M
2020356$17.3M
2021382$22M
2022426$29.3M
2023418$25.6M
2024356$17M
2025422$26.8M
2026204$7.3M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive3,963$188M
Competitive450$26.3M
Advance contract award notice106$19.8M
Competitive: open bidding73$11.8M
Not stated273$11.3M
Competitive: selective tendering38$2.4M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services3,565$186M
Not stated948$43.4M
Goods346$20.9M
Construction44$9.5M