Tender · Closed · Advance Contract Award Notice
Visitor Resource Centre (VRC) program
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
- Closed
- December 15, 2025
- December 15, 2025 at 14:00
- Published
- November 28, 2025
- amended December 15, 2025
- Type
- Services
- Advance contract award notice
- 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-745-43097720 · solicitation 21120-26-5155737
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 86101803 Vocational rehabilitation services
- Topic
- Education and training services
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- None
1. Definition of the requirement:
Policy on Reciprocal Procurement: the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement does not apply to this procurement.
The Correctional Service Canada has a requirement for a Visitor Resource Centre (VRC) program operated nationally to address the needs of adults and children visiting an incarcerated family member or friend. This program must provide a safe, pleasant environment where all visitors are met with dignity and respect. The program must offer information, referrals, education, interim support and intervention, and the opportunity for families to discuss the difficulties they face in confidence. The work will involve the following:
1.1 Objectives:
1.1.1. Help to develop personal relationship and communication skills with offender families and community ties by supporting the parent-child bond;
1.1.2. Increase engagement of offenders with their children, to have the offender take on a larger parenting role, and learn effective skills;
1.1.3. Improve compliance with objectives of offenders' Correctional Plans through family motivations and behaviour improvements;
1.1.4. …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Canadian Families and Corrections Network | Visitor Resource Centre (VRC) program | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $115,446 |
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Gama Safety Canada Inc. | Fall Protection Vocational Training | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $35,280 |
| Sep 2026 | Rescue 7 Inc. | Standard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) – Vocational Training for Offenders | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $50,077 |
| Sep 2026 | G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd. | Vocational Training for offenders - Forklift and Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) Operator | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $52,233 |
| Aug 2026 | OH&S Safety Consulting and Training Solutions LTD. | Fall Protection Vocational Training | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $7,392 |
| Jul 2026 | John Howard Society of Toronto | Reporting Centre - Toronto | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $336,133 |
| Jul 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $128,400 | |
| Jun 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $303,366 | |
| Jun 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $51,172 | |
| May 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $85,484 | |
| May 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $57,904 | |
| Apr 2026 | The Portage Program for Drug Dependencies Inc. | Community Residential Facility | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $447,357 |
| Mar 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $122,202 | |
| Mar 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $366,610 | |
| Mar 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $41,570 | |
| Mar 2026 | Not named here | Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) | $2,488,918 |
Values as awarded, from $7,392 to $2,488,918.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges of Canada Inc. | 5 | $373K |
| GHT Global | 2 | $364K1 not stated |
| G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd. | 2 | $52K1 not stated |
| Rescue 7 Inc. | 2 | $50K1 not stated |
| Groupe Informatique Technologia Inc | 1 | $1.2M |
| The Portage Program for Drug Dependencies Inc. | 1 | $447K |
| Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre | 1 | $345K |
| John Howard Society of Toronto | 1 | $336K |
| La Maison Carignan inc. | 1 | $314K |
| Association canadienne pour la santé mentale Section Saguenay – CHC Ressac | 1 | $266K |
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.