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Category · Treasury Board object code 1285

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
$1.3B
Contracts
3,689
Median contract
$30K
Non-competitive
61%
of 3,233 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
IBM Canada Ltd82$256M
Microsoft Canada Inc.94$109M
Oracle Canada ULC86$106M
Unisys Canada Inc.3$84.6M
Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc.6$67.6M
SAP Canada Inc.40$42.9M
Ariba Inc.1$31.9M
Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.69$23.7M
BMC Software Canada Inc5$21.8M
Sierra Systems Consultants Inc.1$21.3M
Veritas Technologies Llc3$20.5M
Kpmg Llp1$17.5M
Softchoice Corporation241$17.3M
Eclipsys Solutions Inc.22$16.8M
IPSS Inc.30$15.8M
Symantec Corporation1$15.5M
PureLogic IT Solutions Inc.39$14.2M
ESRI Canada Limited112$13.6M
Honeywell Limited139$13M
Intellinx Software Inc.1$11.2M
CDW Canada Inc.34$10.5M
SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.39$10.4M
Kmstandards Llc1$9.5M
Computacenter Teramach Inc.2$9.2M
Bell Canada10$8.3M

Plus 136 contracts ($23.5M) 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
Shared Services Canada72$364M
Canada Revenue Agency399$225M
National Defence689$116M
Employment and Social Development Canada164$111M
Public Services and Procurement Canada35$101M
Canada Border Services Agency217$90.1M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada146$81.8M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police278$35.6M
Natural Resources Canada160$26.9M
Global Affairs Canada233$22.2M
Canadian Food Inspection Agency150$18.2M
Correctional Service of Canada79$17.8M
Statistics Canada52$16.6M
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada42$15.8M
Transport Canada98$13.9M
Library and Archives Canada23$11.5M
Parks Canada25$8.1M
Health Canada63$7.8M
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada21$7.5M
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada141$7.3M

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Nov 2013IBM Canada LtdShared Services Canada$198,501,993
Sep 2025Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc.Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$67,256,920
Apr 2015Oracle Canada ULCPublic Services and Procurement Canada$64,859,048
Nov 2020Microsoft Canada Inc.Employment and Social Development Canada$44,032,042
Jan 2017Unisys Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$42,642,421
Dec 2012Unisys Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$41,260,209
Sep 2006Ariba Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$31,885,186
Dec 2013Sierra Systems Consultants Inc.Public Services and Procurement Canada$21,285,961
Dec 2008SAP Canada Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$20,650,261
Nov 2023Microsoft Canada Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$20,321,040
Dec 2020Microsoft Canada Inc.Canada Border Services Agency$17,666,682
Apr 2024Kpmg LlpCanada Revenue Agency$17,461,528
Dec 2014Symantec CorporationShared Services Canada$15,497,838
Mar 2018BMC Software Canada IncShared Services Canada$14,759,196
Sep 2014Intellinx Software Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$11,201,722
May 2009IBM Canada LtdCanada Revenue Agency$10,082,507
Mar 2022Kmstandards LlcPublic Services and Procurement Canada$9,471,960
Aug 2018Computacenter Teramach Inc.Library and Archives Canada$9,139,485
Nov 2017Veritas Technologies LlcShared Services Canada$8,787,281
Nov 2013IBM Canada LtdCanada Border Services Agency$8,514,471

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Remos Space Systems AbCanadian Space Agency$44,333
Jun 2026ESRI Canada LimitedCanadian Food Inspection Agency$24,159
Jun 2026Terminotix Inc.Correctional Service of Canada$54,363
Jun 2026Solid Caddgroup Inc.Canada Border Services Agency$31,657
Jun 2026In-House Solutions Inc.National Defence$133,521
Jun 2026Gams Development CorporationTransport Canada$13,152
Jun 2026ThermoFisher ScientificCanadian Grain Commission$17,408
Jun 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.Natural Resources Canada$258,140
Jun 2026Taitus Software Italia S.R.LCanadian Space Agency$47,120
Jun 2026Salesforce.com Canada CorporationNatural Resources Canada$103,157
Jun 2026Salesforce.com Canada CorporationNatural Resources Canada$355,063
Jun 2026IPSS INC., AINS LLC dba OPEXUS., in Joint VentureWomen and Gender Equality Canada$206,224
May 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.Shared Services Canada$393,421
May 2026Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.National Defence$696,086
May 2026Nuix Canada Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$1,437,211
May 2026IMDS Canada Inc.Canada Revenue Agency$99,440
May 2026Inter-Op CanadaRoyal Canadian Mounted Police$32,340
May 2026Salesforce.com Canada CorporationNatural Resources Canada$469,225
May 2026Salesforce.com Canada CorporationNatural Resources Canada$52,179
May 2026Calian LtdTransport Canada$85,807

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20061$31.9M
20082$25.6M
20093$10.3M
20106$2.3M
20119$5.2M
201230$48.1M
2013116$278M
2014142$50.4M
2015201$101M
2016175$31.7M
2017346$112M
2018361$96.7M
2019349$51.4M
2020353$114M
2021371$62.2M
2022335$62M
2023278$61.3M
2024250$52.2M
2025250$123M
2026111$28.7M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive1,946$512M
Not stated456$339M
Competitive: open bidding348$339M
Competitive856$139M
Competitive: selective tendering58$14.4M
Advance contract award notice25$5.2M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Goods2,542$751M
Not stated454$340M
Services681$247M
Construction12$10M