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Category · Treasury Board object code 1284

Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE): federal contracts

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

Total value
$454M
Contracts
4,749
Median contract
$23K
Non-competitive
70%
of 4,380 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 Canada Inc.168$55.2M
Microsoft Corporation117$30.2M
Softchoice Corporation379$19.3M
Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.77$17.3M
IBM Canada Ltd70$16.1M
Oracle Canada ULC40$14.8M
Frequentis Canada Limited2$11.5M
ESRI Canada Limited125$10M
IPSS Inc.28$8.7M
Maplesoft Consulting Inc.1$7.1M
Kisters North America Inc.1$6.2M
Telecom Computer Inc.19$5.5M
Eclipsys Solutions Inc.32$5.3M
QHR Technologies2$4.4M
SAP Canada Inc.21$4.3M
Northern Micro Inc.25$3.9M
Carahsoft Technology Corp.48$3.8M
ANSYS Canada Ltd.41$3.8M
Orangutech Inc.29$3.7M
Decisive Technologies Inc.15$3.6M
The MathWorks, Inc.112$3M
Inter-Op Canada1$3M
Compugen Inc.15$3M
SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.60$2.9M
Markido Inc.30$2.8M

Plus 194 contracts ($14.3M) 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
Royal Canadian Mounted Police395$54.4M
Public Services and Procurement Canada218$39.1M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada206$34.4M
Natural Resources Canada662$31.3M
National Research Council Canada762$29.2M
Correctional Service of Canada232$26.8M
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada92$23.7M
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat116$20.4M
Environment and Climate Change Canada255$19.3M
Shared Services Canada119$18.8M
Health Canada172$16.7M
Statistics Canada82$16.4M
Public Health Agency of Canada141$14.9M
Global Affairs Canada100$11.7M
National Defence28$11.2M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada161$9M
Transport Canada143$8.9M
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission135$8.7M
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada88$8.6M
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada81$8.4M

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Apr 2019Microsoft CorporationTreasury Board of Canada Secretariat$10,999,133
Apr 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$10,508,763
Apr 2016IBM Canada LtdPublic Services and Procurement Canada$8,343,943
Mar 2011Maplesoft Consulting Inc.Royal Canadian Mounted Police$7,146,080
Mar 2023Kisters North America Inc.Environment and Climate Change Canada$6,166,294
May 2024Frequentis Canada LimitedNational Defence$5,740,894
May 2024Frequentis Canada LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$5,738,408
Mar 2021Oracle Canada ULCShared Services Canada$4,647,028
Jul 2021Microsoft Canada Inc.Fisheries and Oceans Canada$3,597,236
May 2023Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.Correctional Service of Canada$3,216,431
Mar 2023Inter-Op CanadaNational Defence$2,973,505
Dec 2023IPSS Inc.Library and Archives Canada$2,664,891
Mar 2023IPSS Inc.Correctional Service of Canada$2,647,082
Jan 2023Google IncPublic Health Agency of Canada$2,405,121
Mar 2018Bell and Howell Canada LtdPublic Services and Procurement Canada$2,379,985
Mar 2025QHR TechnologiesIndigenous Services Canada$2,326,401
Jun 2018Vaisala Canada IncEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$2,303,358
Sep 2020Microsoft CorporationGlobal Affairs Canada$2,200,530
Apr 2018FastMan Pte Ltd.Public Services and Procurement Canada$2,073,654
Jul 2017IBM Canada LtdRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$2,049,423

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Les Solutions OutsideSoft Inc.Women and Gender Equality Canada$11,986
Jun 2026Tknl IncNatural Resources Canada$125,249
Jun 2026Granicus Canada Holdings ULCCanadian Nuclear Safety Commission$11,149
Jun 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.Statistics Canada$73,294
Jun 2026Optrics Inc.Natural Resources Canada$19,599
Jun 20262837670 Ontario IncCanadian Nuclear Safety Commission$12,995
Jun 2026Turnitin LLCNational Research Council Canada$12,764
Jun 2026Trint North America IncNational Research Council Canada$14,170
Jun 2026Site-Secure Security Software Inc.Environment and Climate Change Canada$17,188
Jun 2026Mnp LlpSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada$44,055
Jun 2026IPSS Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$302,952
Jun 2026Mnp LlpNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada$44,055
Jun 2026Talus TechnologiesNatural Resources Canada$20,584
May 2026McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.Parks Canada$104,903
May 2026Workleap Platform IncEnvironment and Climate Change Canada$15,884
May 2026Metaquest Software IncSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada$22,814
May 2026Metaquest Software IncNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada$22,814
May 20262352242 Ontario Inc.Natural Resources Canada$22,515
May 2026PureLogic IT Solutions Inc.Fisheries and Oceans Canada$12,446
May 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.Statistics Canada$68,105

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20071$461K
20101$1.3M
20112$7.3M
201270$3.5M
2013153$9.6M
2014192$8.8M
2015167$12.6M
2016213$21M
2017442$44.3M
2018462$44.3M
2019452$38.1M
2020437$32.7M
2021514$47.3M
2022500$46.5M
2023375$54M
2024342$35.5M
2025274$22.8M
2026152$23.6M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive3,017$226M
Competitive1,005$126M
Competitive: open bidding262$61.5M
Not stated369$20.7M
Competitive: selective tendering67$12.7M
Advance contract award notice29$7M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Goods3,512$353M
Services647$73.2M
Not stated589$27M
Construction1$14K