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Canadian Grain Commission: who it buys from

Every contract over $10,000 Canadian Grain Commission reported.

Total value
$68.2M
Contracts
1,285
Median contract
$23K
Non-competitive
61%
of 1,285 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.

5 categories in detail

Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

Plus 108 contracts ($5.2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

What was bought

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

CategoryContractsTotal
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts262$22M
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories212$8.1M
Miscellaneous Chemical products79$4.9M
License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components49$3.1M
Computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)28$2.5M
Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)41$1.8M
License/Maintenance fees for networking software19$1.8M
Other machinery and parts39$1.5M
Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)35$1.5M
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software28$1.2M
Courier services4$1.2M
Management consulting25$1.1M
Office furniture and furnishings, including parts37$1M
Printed matter, including books, newspapers, pictures, manuscripts and forms9$957K
Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified32$874K
Accounting and audit services7$825K
Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified26$810K
Road motor vehicles17$807K
Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)11$805K
Information technology and telecommunications consultants5$781K

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Dec 2019Life Technologies Inc.$1,625,869
Jan 2018ThermoFisher Scientific$1,355,652
Apr 2020Microsoft Canada Inc.$985,331
Nov 2014FOSS North America, Inc.$860,653
Jan 2025Life Technologies Inc.$792,689
Mar 2021ThermoFisher Scientific$723,581
Feb 2015Thermo Fischer Scientific (Mississauga) Inc$722,730
Apr 2021FOSS North America, Inc.$708,162
Nov 2024FOSS North America, Inc.$700,784
Mar 2022Pacific Biosciences of California$679,000
Jul 2017Life Technologies Inc.$671,906
Jun 2020Data Communications Management Corp.$594,214
Jan 2018ThermoFisher Scientific$556,856
Jan 2021PureSpirit Solutions Inc.$537,322
Mar 2021Waters Limited$513,345
Oct 2019Ims Logistic Holdings Ltd$449,526
Mar 2022IPSS Inc.$418,731
Aug 2025ThermoFisher Scientific$404,825
Nov 2013LM Architectural Group$400,000
May 2021IBM Canada Ltd$395,597

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Jun 2026Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.$33,190
Jun 2026Leco Instruments Limited$12,647
Jun 2026ThermoFisher Scientific$17,408
Jun 2026Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Ltd$29,741
Jun 2026ThermoFisher Scientific$92,305
Jun 2026QMR Staffing Solutions Inc.$33,900
Jun 2026Norex Inc.$13,860
Jun 2026Cereals Canada Inc$6,634
May 2026ITExpress Direct Inc.$111,374
May 2026Postage by Phone$21,000
May 2026Esiance Inc.$60,000
May 2026Data Communications Management Corp.$13,545
Apr 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.$47,009
Apr 2026ATS Scientific Inc.$129,642
Apr 2026University of Manitoba$63,000
Apr 2026Appeon Inc.$13,177
Mar 2026ThermoFisher Scientific$117,614
Mar 2026Creative Display Limited$23,000
Mar 2026Agilent Technologies Canada Inc.$40,549
Mar 2026Decisive Group Inc.$20,341

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20131$400K
201456$2.3M
201582$4.4M
2016122$3.9M
2017132$5.7M
2018114$6.4M
2019130$6.8M
202093$5.5M
2021112$8.2M
202284$5.4M
2023104$4.7M
2024102$5.8M
2025109$6.5M
202644$2.1M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive775$32.6M
Competitive: open bidding219$21.3M
Competitive233$10.6M
Competitive: selective tendering51$2.2M
Advance contract award notice7$1.5M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Goods712$43M
Services557$24.6M
Construction16$653K