Federal department or agency
Canadian Space Agency: who it buys from
Every contract over $10,000 Canadian Space Agency reported.
- Total value
- $4.7B
- Contracts
- 2,810
- Median contract
- $39K
- Non-competitive
- 40%
- of 2,810 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.
20 categories in detail
Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.
- Engineering consultants-Other $1.7B
- Engineering services not elsewhere specified $1B
- Scientific consultants $369M
- Other professional services not elsewhere specified $122M
- Engineering consultants-Construction $59.1M
- Scientific services $52.3M
- Protection services $27.3M
- License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $21.5M
- Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified $16.9M
- Information technology and telecommunications consultants $15.4M
- Management consulting $11.7M
- Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $10.6M
- Communications professional services not elsewhere specified $9.1M
- Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $6.7M
- Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $6.1M
- Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $4.7M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts $4.6M
- Architectural services $2.3M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories $2.2M
- Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified $1.7M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| MDA Systems | 14 | $893M |
| EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd. | 1 | $167M |
| MDA Geospatial Services Inc. | 11 | $89.1M |
| SPIRE GLOBAL CANADA SUBSIDIARY CORPancien EXACTEARTH LTD. | 1 | $70.7M |
| Canadensys Aerospace Corporation | 17 | $66.9M |
| COM DEV Ltd. | 13 | $65.3M |
| Honeywell Aerospace | 8 | $46.5M |
| ABB Inc. | 21 | $27.2M |
| Calian Ltd | 14 | $22.5M |
| Corps Canadien Des Commissionnaires | 31 | $21M |
| L3Harris MAPPS Inc. | 3 | $20.9M |
| Neptec Design Group Ltd. | 13 | $15.3M |
| University of Waterloo | 7 | $14.8M |
| Magellan Aerospace Limited | 8 | $14.7M |
| Carre Technologies Inc. | 11 | $12.3M |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | 12 | $11.7M |
| 3990591 Canada Inc. | 2 | $10.1M |
| Communications & Power Industries CANADA INC. | 3 | $9.3M |
| University of Saskatchewan | 15 | $9M |
| Mission Control Space Services | 6 | $8.3M |
| Nisha Technologies Inc. | 99 | $8.1M |
| Les Entreprises Fervel Inc. | 5 | $8.1M |
| AV-Tech Inc | 7 | $6.9M |
| University of Guelph | 6 | $6.5M |
| Wildy Enterprises Ltd. | 2 | $6.3M |
Plus 282 contracts ($2.7B) 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 | 1 | $167M |
| 2008 | 1 | $21.6M |
| 2009 | 1 | $766K |
| 2010 | 1 | $586K |
| 2012 | 2 | $2M |
| 2013 | 12 | $1.2B |
| 2014 | 15 | $26.7M |
| 2015 | 53 | $69.2M |
| 2016 | 89 | $86.5M |
| 2017 | 327 | $74.6M |
| 2018 | 276 | $48.3M |
| 2019 | 310 | $124M |
| 2020 | 271 | $2.2B |
| 2021 | 297 | $244M |
| 2022 | 279 | $112M |
| 2023 | 307 | $52.7M |
| 2024 | 258 | $49.9M |
| 2025 | 212 | $178M |
| 2026 | 98 | $17.1M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Non-competitive | 1,117 | $3B |
| Competitive | 372 | $930M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 1,223 | $728M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 81 | $11.7M |
| Advance contract award notice | 17 | $10.9M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 1,903 | $4.5B |
| Goods | 701 | $132M |
| Construction | 206 | $67.4M |