Open tenderTender · Closed · Request for Information
AI-POWERED OFFICIAL LANGUAGES LEARNING SOLUTION
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Bids closeClosed
- October 22, 2026
- October 22, 2026 at 14:00 (in 7 days)October 22, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- September 22, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-835-98331872 · solicitation 1000571680
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 43231513 Office suite software43232501 Foreign language software81162000 Cloud-based software as a service
- Topic
- IT, telecom and broadcasting equipment
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is exploring tools to support employees in learning their second official language (English or French) in response to evolving operational and legislative requirements. The modernization of the Official Languages Act has reinforced the importance of maintaining and strengthening bilingual capacity across the organization to ensure compliance with the Agency's obligations to serve Canadians and support employees in the official language of their choice.
Investing in effective and accessible second-language learning solutions will help the CRA maintain its bilingual capacity, support succession planning, and continue providing high-quality services in both official languages.
As a result, the CRA is assessing the feasibility of implementing a scalable, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered language learning solution aligned with CRA corporate requirements and Government of Canada requirements.
Responding to this Request for Information (RFI) is not a prerequisite to being eligible to bid on any subsequent solicitation. Any subsequent solicitation will be advertised on the Government Electronic Tendering Service commonly referred to as CanadaBuys. …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity class.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Anvil Intelligence Inc. | W3330-271217 Subscription Licenses for Department of Defense | Department of National Defence (DND) | $3,599,999 |
| Sep 2026 | Purelogic IT Solution | Microchip/Microsemi License | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | $74,081 |
| Jul 2026 | Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 08843-260002 ACT Inc. Subscription Licenses for Global Affairs Canada | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) | $478,638 |
| Jun 2026 | Orangutech Inc. | 19357-260033 Orangutech Inc Subscription Licenses for Justice Canada | Department of Justice (JUS) | $120,615 |
| Jun 2026 | Esri Canada Limited | 05005-270070 ESRI Canada Limited Subscription Licenses for Elections Canada | Elections Canada (Elections) | $64,777 |
| Jun 2026 | TAITUS Software Italia Srl | 9F019-250246 Purchase of a SaVoir Floating Licence | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $46,791 |
| May 2026 | Slitherine Software Uk Limited | W6431-260218 - Command PE Licenses | Department of National Defence (DND) | $39,876 |
| Mar 2026 | Penlink Canada, Inc. | M5000-262474 - GeoTime Desktop Software Renewal | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $29,138 |
| Mar 2026 | IBM Canada Limited/IBM Canada Limitée | EP920-250864A Open Tendering – RPA - IT Professional Services | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $25,524,450 |
| Feb 2026 | Novatek International | Calibration and Preventive Maintenance Management System & Inventory Management System | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $736,415 |
| Jan 2026 | Ansys Canada Ltd | Software Maintenance and Support of LSDYNA | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $49,999 |
| Dec 2025 | Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc. | M5794-251597 Life Technologies Software upgrade | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $86,933 |
| Dec 2025 | Attain Insight Solutions Inc | Attain Insight x ISC Licence Subscription | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $82,115 |
| Dec 2025 | CDW Canada Corp. | ACL Analyst Professional Annual Software Licenses, including maintenance and support services | Department of National Defence (DND) | $40,680 |
| Nov 2025 | CDW Canada Corp. | B821T-260120 CDW Subscription Licences for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC) | $591,561 |
Values as awarded, from $29,138 to $25,524,450.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Esri Canada Limited | 7 | $3.9M |
| Sas Institute (Canada) Inc. Institut Sas (Canada) Inc. | 7 | $3.4M |
| Cansel Survey Equipment Inc. | 4 | $2.2M |
| Orangutech Inc. | 4 | $625K |
| Carahsoft Technology Corp. | 4 | $620K |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Incorporated | 3 | $1.3M |
| Comtech Solacom Technologies Inc. | 3 | $1.1M |
| DMTI Spatial ULC | 3 | $1.1M |
| Softchoice Corporation | 3 | $275K |
| ADIRONDACK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INC., THE AIM GROUP INC., in Joint Venture | 2 | $2.8M |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.