Government contracts in Ottawa
Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in Ottawa.
- Total value
- $45.3B
- Contracts
- 122,738
- Median contract
- $34K
- Non-competitive
- 29%
- of 89,958 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. Placed by the vendor’s postal code, which fewer than half of contracts give: totals here understate what vendors in this place got.
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Babcock Canada Inc. | 18 | $6.2B |
| Deloitte LLP | 1,292 | $1.7B |
| Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd. | 52 | $1.5B |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 5,689 | $1.5B |
| EllisDon Corporation | 40 | $1.3B |
| EllisDon Corporation (Ottawa) | 6 | $1.2B |
| Veritaaq Technology House Inc. | 2,131 | $1B |
| IBISKA Telecom Inc. | 722 | $942M |
| IBM Canada Ltd | 251 | $734M |
| TPG Technology Consulting Ltd | 441 | $729M |
| ADGA Group Consultants Inc. | 330 | $728M |
| Nisha Technologies Inc. | 5,011 | $664M |
| Colliers Project Leaders Inc. | 147 | $625M |
| Accenture Inc. | 97 | $615M |
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | 2 | $606M |
| Stoneworks Technologies Inc. | 1,222 | $574M |
| 2Keys Corporation | 81 | $556M |
| Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. | 613 | $524M |
| Thales Canada Inc and Thales Australia Limited in Joint Venture | 1 | $518M |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 1,679 | $443M |
| INSA Corp. | 455 | $426M |
| DEW Engineering and Development ULC. | 323 | $420M |
| Maplesoft Consulting Inc. | 723 | $410M |
| IPSS Inc. | 912 | $399M |
| Excel Human Resources Inc. | 2,951 | $343M |
Plus 11,655 contracts ($1.4B) 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 | 16,801 | $15.8B |
| Shared Services Canada | 4,793 | $5.4B |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 7,516 | $4.1B |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 7,418 | $2.9B |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 3,917 | $2.1B |
| Canada Border Services Agency | 2,301 | $2B |
| Global Affairs Canada | 10,060 | $1.5B |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | 2,313 | $1.3B |
| Canada Revenue Agency | 5,128 | $1.1B |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 6,220 | $933M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 3,747 | $807M |
| Transport Canada | 2,914 | $685M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 1,797 | $539M |
| Health Canada | 2,579 | $519M |
| National Research Council Canada | 3,840 | $451M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 3,433 | $436M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 3,845 | $421M |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 1,574 | $386M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 6,370 | $347M |
| Elections Canada | 786 | $340M |
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,148 | $74.7M |
| 2005 | 1,943 | $225M |
| 2006 | 1,939 | $221M |
| 2007 | 2,274 | $247M |
| 2008 | 2,330 | $3.9B |
| 2009 | 2,709 | $972M |
| 2010 | 3,199 | $500M |
| 2011 | 4,085 | $2.2B |
| 2012 | 3,848 | $864M |
| 2013 | 4,039 | $1.6B |
| 2014 | 4,211 | $1B |
| 2015 | 4,924 | $2.7B |
| 2016 | 4,892 | $1.5B |
| 2017 | 7,348 | $2B |
| 2018 | 8,485 | $3.5B |
| 2019 | 8,386 | $2.7B |
| 2020 | 7,881 | $2.5B |
| 2021 | 8,722 | $2.7B |
| 2022 | 10,247 | $5.1B |
| 2023 | 9,671 | $3.4B |
| 2024 | 8,432 | $3.6B |
| 2025 | 8,152 | $2.8B |
| 2026 | 3,873 | $1B |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 38,486 | $18.9B |
| Competitive: open bidding | 17,974 | $13.7B |
| Not stated | 32,780 | $6B |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 7,766 | $4.3B |
| Non-competitive | 25,439 | $2.2B |
| Advance contract award notice | 293 | $284M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 63,783 | $27.3B |
| Not stated | 32,269 | $9.6B |
| Goods | 23,600 | $5.6B |
| Construction | 3,086 | $2.8B |