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Category · Treasury Board object code 1228

Computer software: federal contracts

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

Total value
$372M
Contracts
3,109
Median contract
$23K
Non-competitive
66%
of 587 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
Microsoft Licensing GP44$44.9M
Softchoice Corporation486$38M
IBM Canada Ltd48$29.1M
SAP Canada Inc.13$14.9M
Citrix Systems Inc.13$11.5M
Oracle Corporation Canada Inc.56$9.4M
Ariba Inc.1$7.9M
Bowe Bell & Howell International Ltd1$6.7M
Bell Canada31$5.7M
Entrust Ltd5$5.4M
Dell Canada Inc.16$4.9M
The Bell Telephone Company of Canad42$4.6M
Itex Enterprise Solutions11$4.6M
Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.2$4.5M
Sybase Canada Limited20$4.5M
Mts Allstream Inc.6$4.2M
Microsoft Canada Inc.12$4.2M
Insight Software Canada Ltd.25$4.1M
Wily Technology Inc.1$4.1M
Microsoft Corporation20$4M
Insight26$3.9M
SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.50$3.6M
Msli, Gp11$3.5M
Attachmate Canada Ltd2$3.4M
Integra Networks Corporation42$3.4M

Plus 171 contracts ($8.5M) 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
Canada Revenue Agency642$147M
Global Affairs Canada715$65.1M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada182$34.2M
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat184$16.7M
National Research Council Canada368$16.3M
Parks Canada174$15.6M
Passport Canada41$11.3M
Canadian Heritage181$10.2M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada148$10.2M
Public Service Commission of Canada141$8.5M
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada55$7.7M
Shared Services Canada8$7M
Department of Finance Canada78$6.9M
Transport Canada39$6.5M
Natural Resources Canada78$3.4M
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency38$2.7M
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada21$1.2M
Elections Canada1$585K
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions5$271K
Public Services and Procurement Canada1$204K

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Dec 2007IBM Canada LtdCanada Revenue Agency$17,443,325
Dec 2005Citrix Systems Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$9,929,456
Jan 2012Microsoft Licensing GPFisheries and Oceans Canada$9,047,649
Jan 2012Microsoft Licensing GPFisheries and Oceans Canada$9,019,560
Sep 2006Ariba Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$7,851,003
Mar 2009Softchoice CorporationCanada Revenue Agency$7,367,357
Jun 2010Bowe Bell & Howell International LtdCanada Revenue Agency$6,661,740
Jan 2012Microsoft Licensing GPFisheries and Oceans Canada$5,781,622
Mar 2006Entrust LtdCanada Revenue Agency$5,299,252
Mar 2011Microsoft Licensing GPGlobal Affairs Canada$4,733,570
Feb 2008Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd.Passport Canada$4,481,394
Mar 2005Wily Technology Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$4,054,852
Mar 2008Itex Enterprise SolutionsCanada Revenue Agency$4,034,984
Mar 2012SAP Canada Inc.Global Affairs Canada$3,968,589
Mar 2011Softchoice CorporationInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$3,736,399
Mar 2010Microsoft Licensing GPCanada Revenue Agency$3,517,992
Jul 2005Attachmate Canada LtdCanada Revenue Agency$3,354,112
Jan 2008Mts Allstream Inc.Passport Canada$3,109,967
Dec 2004Microsoft Licensing GPCanada Revenue Agency$3,069,280
Mar 2007SAP Canada Inc.National Research Council Canada$2,882,277

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Nov 2017IBM Canada LtdElections Canada$584,535
Jun 2013Oracle Corporation Canada Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$109,947
May 2013Microsoft Licensing GPCanada Revenue Agency$263,734
May 2013Password Mining LLCCanada Revenue Agency$12,229
May 2013SAP Canada Inc.Passport Canada$725,964
Apr 2013Vound LLCCanada Revenue Agency$11,469
Apr 2013Microsoft Licensing GPCanada Revenue Agency$601,657
Apr 2013A. Net Solutions Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$474,336
Apr 2013Vedit Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$22,784
Apr 2013Divestco.com Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$22,260
Apr 2013Novell Canada,Ltd.Passport Canada$172,585
Apr 2013EMC CorporationPassport Canada$17,595
Apr 2013Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.Passport Canada$48,390
Mar 2013Privacy-Assured Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$24,408
Mar 2013A. Net Solutions Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$11,504
Mar 2013Microsoft Licensing GPCanada Revenue Agency$23,612
Mar 2013Metafore LPCanada Revenue Agency$20,737
Feb 2013Stoneworks Technologies Inc.Shared Services Canada$799,137
Feb 2013Stoneworks Technologies Inc.Shared Services Canada$796,768
Feb 2013SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$24,202

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
2004106$7.8M
2005267$33.8M
2006280$32.7M
2007301$42.8M
2008309$32.9M
2009327$34M
2010478$44.7M
2011676$70.5M
2012342$66.9M
201322$5.3M
20171$585K

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Not stated2,522$333M
Competitive154$16.7M
Non-competitive377$10.2M
Advance contract award notice13$7.7M
Competitive: open bidding43$4.2M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Not stated2,662$330M
Goods430$40M
Services17$1.4M