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Statistics Canada: who it buys from

Every contract over $10,000 Statistics Canada reported.

Total value
$770M
Contracts
2,687
Median contract
$35K
Non-competitive
43%
of 2,687 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.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Microsoft Canada Inc.54$210M
Oracle Canada ULC30$52.6M
SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.6$46.2M
Transcontinental Printing 2005 G.P.2$33.7M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires33$18.6M
TEKsystems Canada Corp12$15.4M
Cossette Media Inc.7$13.8M
GroupM Canada Inc d/b/a Essencemediacom Can4$13.3M
Northern Micro Inc.45$12.8M
Transcontinental PLM Inc.1$12.6M
Nisha Technologies Inc.15$10.9M
Nova Networks Inc.11$9.2M
ESRI Canada Limited31$8.5M
S.i. Systems5$7.8M
Gambit It Solutions Inc.3$7.7M
Open Text Corporation20$4.9M
Microsoft Corporation15$4.9M
École de langues La Cité Inc.29$4.4M
PureSpirit Solutions Inc.16$4.1M
The AIM Group Inc.7$4M
Calian Ltd8$3.9M
Intercontinental Truck Body (BC) Inc.5$3.9M
Softchoice Corporation27$3.8M
Avant Systems Group Manitoba Ltd9$3.7M
Westat Inc4$3.7M

Plus 236 contracts ($27.5M) 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
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software285$138M
Rental of computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)1$115M
Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services)41$85.5M
Printing services126$51.6M
Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)136$44.3M
Information technology and telecommunications consultants59$40.9M
Other professional services not elsewhere specified158$35.8M
Advertising services18$29.4M
License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)144$24.5M
Training consultants228$21.4M
Protection services43$20.6M
Translation services48$18.9M
Data and database access services152$16.6M
Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software52$16.6M
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)82$16.4M
Office furniture and furnishings, including parts210$12.9M
Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified75$10.4M
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications104$8.5M
Office and stationers supplies127$7.7M
Management consulting27$7.2M

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Nov 2023Microsoft Canada Inc.$114,835,584
Jan 2020Microsoft Canada Inc.$42,374,887
Jul 2020SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.$26,923,773
Jan 2024Transcontinental Printing 2005 G.P.$17,252,941
Jan 2019Transcontinental Printing 2005 G.P.$16,418,388
Apr 2023Microsoft Canada Inc.$15,564,000
Dec 2020Cossette Media Inc.$13,382,918
Jul 2015SAS Institute (Canada) Inc.$12,964,197
Jul 2014Transcontinental PLM Inc.$12,568,306
Nov 2025GroupM Canada Inc d/b/a Essencemediacom Can$12,543,000
Nov 2023Nova Networks Inc.$8,841,725
Jan 2017Nisha Technologies Inc.$8,188,322
Dec 2019Northern Micro Inc.$7,100,772
Dec 2019Gambit It Solutions Inc.$5,657,910
May 2023TEKsystems Canada Corp$5,185,391
May 2023S.i. Systems$5,139,457
Mar 2018Oracle Canada ULC$4,965,527
May 2021Oracle Canada ULC$4,715,422
May 2020Oracle Canada ULC$4,646,659
Apr 2022Oracle Canada ULC$4,546,242

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Jun 2026Branch Management Inc$12,600
Jun 2026Skycare Air Ambulance$14,937
Jun 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.$73,294
Jun 2026StorageVault Canada Inc$25,295
Jun 2026DBRS Ltd$23,148
Jun 2026eSupply Canada Ltd.$10,735
Jun 2026Bloomberg Lp$125,995
Jun 2026Dillon Cove Marina And Resort Inc.$19,662
Jun 20261001263054 Ontario Inc.$19,662
Jun 2026Lucidworks Inc$123,419
Jun 2026Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$1,329,833
May 2026Temagami Outdoors Inc.$15,877
May 2026Pitney Bowes Of Canada Ltd$15,522
May 2026Intercontinental Truck Body (BC) Inc.$19,908
May 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.$68,105
May 2026Quintet Consulting Corporation$43,653
May 2026Calian Ltd$137,782
May 2026Market Check Cars Inc$22,608
May 2026Softchoice Corporation$29,491
May 2026PureSpirit Solutions Inc.$14,649

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20123$3.9M
20135$5M
201417$17.6M
201529$25.1M
2016116$30.2M
2017285$47.9M
2018260$39.1M
2019251$74M
2020273$122M
2021302$59M
2022271$58.7M
2023222$183M
2024307$49.2M
2025249$41.3M
202697$14.2M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Non-competitive1,131$383M
Competitive: open bidding228$201M
Competitive1,091$84.3M
Competitive: selective tendering215$72.8M
Advance contract award notice22$28.6M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services1,302$566M
Goods1,384$203M
Not stated1$940K