Federal department or agency
Canadian Heritage: who it buys from
Every contract over $10,000 Canadian Heritage reported.
- Total value
- $697M
- Contracts
- 10,588
- Median contract
- $24K
- Non-competitive
- 33%
- of 6,400 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.
41 categories in detail
Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.
- Information technology and telecommunications consultants $68.1M
- Recreational Services $55.1M
- Other professional services not elsewhere specified $48.5M
- Exposition services $43M
- Advertising services $37.6M
- Accounting and audit services $36.7M
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles $33.5M
- Information technology consultants $30.9M
- Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified $29.1M
- Temporary help services $27.3M
- Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment $18.3M
- Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $18.1M
- Protection services $17.9M
- Computer equipment parts $13M
- Management consulting $12.9M
- License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) $12.3M
- Research contracts $12M
- Office furniture and furnishings, including parts $11.3M
- Communications professional services not elsewhere specified $10.3M
- Computer software $10.2M
- Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services) $8.8M
- Translation services $8.8M
- Communications research services $8.5M
- Computer equipment - hardware and software $6.7M
- Audio-visual services $6.4M
- Printing services $5.8M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts $5.3M
- Computer equipment - large/medium - mainframe, mini $5M
- Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified $4.6M
- Rental - Other $3.9M
- Other equipment and Parts $3.5M
- Data and database access services $3.2M
- Rental of communications/networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $3.1M
- Rental of image/video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $2.6M
- Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications $2.5M
- Hospitality $2.3M
- Telecommunication equipment parts $1.8M
- Basic data communications services (excluding enhanced telecommunications services) $1.8M
- Office buildings $1.7M
- Rental of motor and other vehicles $1.5M
- Training consultants $964K
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PR3 Médias Inc | 6 | $20.6M |
| SNC-Lavalin Inc. | 1 | $15.7M |
| Cossette Communication Inc. | 25 | $14.6M |
| Cirque du Soleil Inc | 1 | $14.2M |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 142 | $13.3M |
| Entreprise de communications Tank | 5 | $9.9M |
| Giltspur Exhibits Of Canada Inc. | 1 | $9.3M |
| Commissionaires Ottawa | 56 | $8.3M |
| Cofomo Ottawa Inc | 44 | $7.8M |
| 9168-5909 Québec Inc. | 1 | $7.5M |
| Emerion Inc. | 55 | $7.4M |
| Nisha Technologies Inc. | 169 | $7.3M |
| MSC MapleSoft Consulting Inc. | 26 | $7.3M |
| Softchoice Corporation | 93 | $7.2M |
| Cofomo Inc | 61 | $7.1M |
| Groupe Phaneuf Inc | 2 | $6.9M |
| The Historica Foundation Of Canada | 6 | $6.6M |
| Excel ITR | 39 | $6.5M |
| IBISKA Telecom Inc. | 33 | $5.6M |
| 1302015 Ontario Ltd. | 45 | $5.6M |
| Xerox Canada Ltd | 197 | $5M |
| Microsoft Canada Inc. | 12 | $4.8M |
| Bell Canada | 18 | $4.7M |
| Orbis Consulting Inc | 84 | $4.6M |
| Excel Human Resources Inc. | 196 | $4.4M |
Plus 2,195 contracts ($79.9M) 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.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 578 | $23.3M |
| 2005 | 1,083 | $39.7M |
| 2006 | 863 | $37.3M |
| 2007 | 905 | $49.6M |
| 2008 | 822 | $56.6M |
| 2009 | 533 | $42.7M |
| 2010 | 435 | $22.6M |
| 2011 | 297 | $23M |
| 2012 | 210 | $17.5M |
| 2013 | 157 | $15.1M |
| 2014 | 284 | $19.8M |
| 2015 | 369 | $30.6M |
| 2016 | 319 | $13.2M |
| 2017 | 506 | $41.7M |
| 2018 | 502 | $56.8M |
| 2019 | 335 | $27.7M |
| 2020 | 363 | $25.3M |
| 2021 | 367 | $27.5M |
| 2022 | 426 | $28.7M |
| 2023 | 326 | $28.2M |
| 2024 | 378 | $29.4M |
| 2025 | 301 | $26.8M |
| 2026 | 229 | $14.1M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 4,047 | $318M |
| Not stated | 4,188 | $188M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 168 | $95.3M |
| Non-competitive | 2,030 | $73.8M |
| Advance contract award notice | 50 | $12.7M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 105 | $9.2M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated | 6,854 | $383M |
| Services | 3,026 | $260M |
| Goods | 690 | $54M |
| Construction | 18 | $574K |