Federal department or agency
Health Canada: who it buys from
Every contract over $10,000 Health Canada reported.
- Total value
- $3.3B
- Contracts
- 11,822
- Median contract
- $28K
- Non-competitive
- 55%
- of 11,822 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.
44 categories in detail
Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.
- Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified $775M
- Other health services not elsewhere specified $545M
- Information technology and telecommunications consultants $438M
- Advertising services $235M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts $137M
- Other professional services not elsewhere specified $130M
- Management consulting $95.8M
- Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $81.8M
- Scientific consultants $79.7M
- License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) $71.3M
- Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services) $68.6M
- Protection services $68.2M
- Communications professional services not elsewhere specified $60.6M
- Temporary help services $45.7M
- License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $36.2M
- Pharmaceutical and Other Medicinal Products $33.2M
- Communications research services $29.5M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories $29M
- Translation services $23.6M
- Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications $23.3M
- Research contracts $19.5M
- Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified $18.9M
- Data and database access services $16.8M
- Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) $16.7M
- Office furniture and furnishings, including parts $14.2M
- Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment $13.7M
- Medical supplies, etc $13.4M
- Dental services $11.5M
- Other buildings $10.2M
- Physicians and Surgeons $9.9M
- Other equipment $9.6M
- Public relations services $8.3M
- Road motor vehicles $8.3M
- Training consultants $8M
- Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $7.8M
- Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $6.1M
- Transportation of things not elsewhere specified $5.5M
- Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes $4.1M
- Courier services $3.2M
- Purchase of training packages and courses $2.8M
- Audio-visual services $2.7M
- Payments made in accordance with authorities $2.6M
- Suspense account (debit)-Other government departments $2.5M
- Printing services $905K
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada | 2 | $748M |
| Sc2.0 Stepped Care Solutions Inc. | 1 | $255M |
| Express Scripts Canada | 1 | $255M |
| Cossette Media Inc. | 72 | $195M |
| Cistel Technology Inc. | 37 | $65.7M |
| Microsoft Canada Inc. | 60 | $47.8M |
| S.i. Systems | 8 | $42.4M |
| Commissionaires Ottawa | 82 | $40.5M |
| Maplesoft Group | 14 | $35.6M |
| Cossette Communications Inc. | 30 | $32.8M |
| Dynabook Canada Inc. | 25 | $31.9M |
| Proof Experiences Inc. | 11 | $30.9M |
| iFathom Corporation | 8 | $30.2M |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 66 | $28M |
| Procom Consultants Group Ltd | 4 | $25.3M |
| Waters Limited | 225 | $24.1M |
| Kpmg Consulting Lp | 3 | $23.8M |
| ADGA Group Consultants Inc. | 5 | $22.7M |
| Systematix IT Solutions Inc. | 5 | $20.1M |
| IBISKA Telecom Inc. | 6 | $19.8M |
| Veritaaq Technology House Inc. | 5 | $19.8M |
| PrecisionIT Inc. | 1 | $19.2M |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 160 | $19.1M |
| Excel Human Resources Inc. | 69 | $18.5M |
| Deloitte LLP | 18 | $18.3M |
Plus 1,840 contracts ($163M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | $266M |
| 2010 | 2 | $1.2M |
| 2011 | 5 | $1M |
| 2012 | 8 | $3.7M |
| 2013 | 21 | $10.8M |
| 2014 | 37 | $23.4M |
| 2015 | 59 | $91.8M |
| 2016 | 202 | $182M |
| 2017 | 1,561 | $185M |
| 2018 | 1,494 | $157M |
| 2019 | 1,330 | $119M |
| 2020 | 1,174 | $521M |
| 2021 | 1,244 | $283M |
| 2022 | 1,359 | $255M |
| 2023 | 1,226 | $957M |
| 2024 | 904 | $119M |
| 2025 | 835 | $92.6M |
| 2026 | 359 | $36.2M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive: open bidding | 913 | $1.7B |
| Competitive | 4,245 | $778M |
| Non-competitive | 6,409 | $554M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 173 | $274M |
| Advance contract award notice | 82 | $38.4M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 8,039 | $2.8B |
| Goods | 3,466 | $440M |
| Construction | 317 | $20.6M |