Open tender · Request for Proposal
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
- Bids close
- October 16, 2026
- October 16, 2026 at 14:00 (tomorrow)
- Published
- August 11, 2026
- amended October 5, 2026
- Type
- Services
- 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-917-80043566 · solicitation 20260726-IRB
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 60103700 Foreign languages resources
- Topic
- Educational, arts and craft supplies
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Should you bid?
What the public record says about work like this. The notice on CanadaBuys is what counts: read it before deciding.
- Who won the last one
No award notice from Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada for the same commodity class since Aug 2022. It may be new work, or the last contract may not have had a notice (not every contract gets one).
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 39 award notices for the same commodity family were between $121,909 and $1,412,552; the middle one was $401,408. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.
- How many bids to expect
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 1 bid; 89% drew a single bid (1,263 contracts).
Bid counts as the department reported them to the Treasury Board. Departments count differently, so compare within one buyer, not across buyers.
- How this buyer buys
Of Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada’s 2,643 contracts since Apr 2022, 12% were non-competitive and 0% were call-ups against standing offers or supply arrangements, which only firms already on those lists can win. How to get on them
- Room for smaller firms
38% of the 40 award notices for the same commodity family went to suppliers with under $1 million in federal contracts since Jan 2004.
Sources: CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022 (October 12, 2026); Treasury Board contracts data, bid counts from Apr 2022 on (October 13, 2026). Buyers are matched by name; Crown corporations such as Defence Construction Canada are not in the Treasury Board data.
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Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity family.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Alliance Nav Inc. | Doc5253364775 - W0103-269995 - Azimuth Stern Drive Simulator | Department of National Defence (DND) | $443,246 |
| Aug 2026 | RollanTech Inc. | F7003-250667- Practical Skills Training Systems - CCG Academy | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $117,534 |
| Jul 2026 | Technical Training Professionals LLC | W0103-260117 - 3D Animated Computer Based Training | Department of National Defence (DND) | $147,484 |
| May 2026 | Environmental Analytical Systems | F6160-260001 Rosette Water Sampler Kit | Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) | $74,943 |
| Dec 2025 | Nations Translations Group LP | Multi-Language Interpretation Services- In-person, teleconference and virtually through video | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $301,800 |
| Oct 2025 | ALS Canada LTD | Laboratory analysis for Glyphosate in surface water and/or ground water samples | Department of Health (HC) | $423,750 |
| Sep 2025 | University of Manitoba | Laboratory Analysis of Water Samples for Pesticides | Department of Health (HC) | $39,550 |
| Apr 2025 | GES Canada Limited | General Services and Exhibit Material Rental | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) | $1,510,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Saint Mary’s University | North Atlantic Right Whale genetics work | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $33,960 |
| Jan 2025 | MES Simulation & Training Corp. | Amend 001 - JTAC VTS - In- Serv. Support, Repair and Overhaul - MES Simulation and Training, LLC | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $1,621,291 |
| Dec 2024 | University of the Fraser Valley | Mineralogy - Surficial Sediments | Natural Resources Canada | $141,250 |
| Oct 2024 | The Governor of the University of Alberta - Biogeochemical Analytical Serivce Laboratory | Analysis of Water Samples from the Experimental Lakes Area | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $58,124 |
| Oct 2024 | Graybridge International Consulting Inc | Foreign Language Training Services | Department of National Defence (DND) | $10,242,732 |
| Sep 2024 | ChatterHigh Communications Inc. | Increasing Youth Financial Confidence (ACAN) | Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) | $233,006 |
| Jun 2024 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada | $51,854 |
Values as awarded, from $33,960 to $10,242,732.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Graybridge International Consulting Inc | 1 | $10.2M |
| Nations Translations Group LP | 1 | $302K |
| Knowledge Circle Learning Services Inc | 1 | Not stated |
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.