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Ontario

Government contracts in Waterloo

Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in Waterloo.

Total value
$344M
Contracts
1,871
Median contract
$31K
Non-competitive
72%
of 1,466 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.

VendorContractsTotal
Blackberry Limited142$144M
University of Waterloo322$48.2M
Northfield Metal Products250$24.6M
ANSYS Canada Ltd.251$21.4M
Magnet Forensics Inc.47$13.8M
Open Text Corporation161$9.4M
Tri-City Retail Systems Inc.7$6.8M
Raytheon Canada Limited1$5.7M
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada1$5.7M
Research in Motion Limited87$4.7M
Ghd Limited44$4.5M
Maerospace Corporation5$4.4M
Maplesoft52$4M
Aquanty Inc.23$3.9M
Salus Marine Wear Inc11$2.5M
Pegasus Aeronautics Corporation6$2.4M
Palitronica Inc1$2.2M
OpenText Corporation24$2M
Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.1$2M
Schlegel-Uw Research Institute Foraging Foundation1$2M
Exo Insights Corp3$2M
Arctic Research Foundation3$1.9M
Geosyntec Consultants International Inc1$1.7M
BGL Contractors Corp6$1.7M
Natural Resource Solutions Inc37$1.6M

Plus 98 contracts ($4.5M) 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 Canada48$148M
National Defence192$45.8M
Correctional Service of Canada277$26.9M
Canadian Space Agency28$18.9M
Natural Resources Canada189$15.5M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada103$14.4M
National Research Council Canada196$12.3M
Health Canada38$8.6M
Parks Canada38$8.3M
Environment and Climate Change Canada212$8.3M
Global Affairs Canada86$7.5M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada85$6.7M
Transport Canada24$3M
Indigenous Services Canada11$2.2M
Canada Border Services Agency23$2.1M
Royal Canadian Mounted Police24$1.6M
Canada Revenue Agency14$1.5M
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission12$1.1M
Elections Canada8$816K
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada28$708K

What was bought

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

CategoryContractsTotal
Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)5$111M
License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)117$30.7M
Usage of Inventory255$24.9M
Research contracts43$17.9M
Engineering consultants-Other26$17.3M
Scientific consultants46$15.5M
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software163$13.5M
Scientific services198$12.5M
Data communications services8$10.3M
Information technology and telecommunications consultants40$8.7M
Other non-residential buildings2$5.7M
Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software37$5.3M
License/Maintenance fees for networking software29$4.8M
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)64$4.4M
Translation services95$3.9M
Other professional services not elsewhere specified48$3.7M
License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components16$2.5M
Management consulting48$2.4M
Engineering services not elsewhere specified20$2.4M
Other office equipment and parts2$2.4M

Largest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Feb 2021Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$103,556,896
Jan 2014University of WaterlooHealth Canada$6,275,122
Apr 2024Raytheon Canada LimitedNational Defence$5,748,750
Apr 2018Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaNational Defence$5,731,995
Nov 2016Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$4,271,441
Dec 2017University of WaterlooCanadian Space Agency$3,412,775
Feb 2021Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$3,137,555
Jan 2024Magnet Forensics Inc.Shared Services Canada$3,013,182
May 2019Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$2,996,689
Nov 2019Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$2,995,957
May 2018Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$2,783,911
Nov 2025ANSYS Canada Ltd.National Defence$2,778,357
Feb 2015University of WaterlooCanadian Space Agency$2,771,300
Nov 2019Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$2,760,421
Dec 2017University of WaterlooNational Defence$2,703,759
Oct 2010Tri-City Retail Systems Inc.Parks Canada$2,344,650
Mar 2024University of WaterlooCanadian Space Agency$2,330,539
Oct 2024Palitronica IncInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$2,186,703
Mar 2021Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.Global Affairs Canada$2,027,865
Nov 2022Blackberry LimitedShared Services Canada$2,018,854

Latest contracts

DateVendorBuyerValue
Jun 2026Open Text CorporationAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$10,135
Jun 2026Open Text CorporationCorrectional Service of Canada$29,514
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$13,140
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$110,302
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$13,391
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$14,498
Jun 2026Open Text CorporationCanada Revenue Agency$12,090
Jun 2026Qorsa Corp.National Defence$35,595
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$83,316
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$62,544
Jun 2026University of WaterlooFisheries and Oceans Canada$16,895
Jun 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$113,661
May 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$95,198
May 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$110,534
May 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$115,740
May 2026University of WaterlooTransport Canada$36,725
May 2026Open Text CorporationNational Research Council Canada$38,221
May 2026Magnet Forensics Inc.National Defence$28,801
May 2026Ghd LimitedFisheries and Oceans Canada$11,483
May 2026Open Text CorporationCorrectional Service of Canada$41,046

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20044$65K
200516$631K
20066$278K
20078$391K
200827$942K
200931$1.1M
201044$4.5M
201147$1.7M
201271$3.1M
201357$5M
201454$8.9M
201570$11.1M
201679$11.7M
2017126$15.8M
201878$14.6M
2019125$22.3M
2020138$10.7M
2021163$128M
2022172$19.1M
2023168$16.5M
2024154$31.1M
2025150$23.8M
202683$13M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive1,039$220M
Competitive: open bidding210$52.1M
Not stated405$31.8M
Competitive188$28.8M
Advance contract award notice19$9.1M
Competitive: selective tendering10$1.9M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services866$238M
Goods560$71.5M
Not stated425$32.6M
Construction20$1.9M