Durham Instruments

Contracts with the federal government, Jan 2008 to Jun 2026. Based in Pickering, Ontario, going by its postal code.

Federal contracts: $6.8M; 101 contracts
Buyers: 5; departments and agencies
Non-competitive: 82%; of 79 contracts that say how they were awarded
First and latest: 2008–2026

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.

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Who it sells to

Department or agency	Contracts	Total
National Defence	42	$4.7M
National Research Council Canada	50	$1.8M
Environment and Climate Change Canada	6	$152K
Health Canada	2	$138K
Royal Canadian Mounted Police	1	$18K

What it sells

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

Category	Contracts	Total
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	37	$3.1M
Other equipment and Parts	10	$1M
Special industry machinery	12	$390K
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	3	$321K
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	9	$284K
Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)	1	$132K
Other machinery and parts	3	$62K
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	1	$25K
Cutlery	1	$25K
Non-ferrous metals	1	$25K
Weapons (including parts)	1	$24K
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	2	$24K
Purchase of training packages and courses	1	$14K

Largest contracts

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Jan 2017	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$976,477
Jul 2025	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$760,461
Nov 2017	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$692,196
Jan 2011	National Defence	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES MEASURING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS	—	$267,677
Sep 2025	National Defence	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive	$237,198
Feb 2008	National Defence	Data Acquisition and Collection Equipment - Off Line	—	$176,384
Mar 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$173,512
Apr 2008	National Defence	Resistors	—	$170,688
Jan 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$158,193
Sep 2016	National Defence		—	$150,457

By year

Year	Contracts	Total
2008	4	$382K
2009	2	$20K
2010	1	$11K
2011	8	$493K
2012	7	$179K
2013	3	$150K
2014	8	$165K
2015	8	$352K
2016	6	$383K
2017	7	$1.9M
2018	7	$197K
2019	6	$238K
2020	10	$178K
2021	3	$181K
2022	4	$242K
2023	3	$68K
2024	9	$544K
2025	4	$1.1M
2026	1	$68K

Federal contracts

Newest first. Each at its latest reported value, amendments included.

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Jun 2026	Health Canada	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive1 bid	$67,664
Sep 2025	National Defence	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive	$237,198
Jul 2025	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$760,461
Jun 2025	National Defence	Weapons (including parts)	Non-competitive	$24,479
Feb 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$98,858
Dec 2024	National Defence	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$93,929
Dec 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$24,295
Nov 2024	Health Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$70,711
Nov 2024	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$73,802
Jun 2024	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$11,303
Apr 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,431
Mar 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$22,308
Jan 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$64,826
Jan 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$158,193
Dec 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,033
Nov 2023	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Advance contract award notice	$38,220
Jul 2023	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$16,791
Dec 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,967
Sep 2022	Royal Canadian Mounted Police	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$18,417
Mar 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$173,512
Feb 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,902
Dec 2021	National Defence	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	Competitive	$24,843
Mar 2021	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,895
Jan 2021	National Defence	Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)	Non-competitive	$131,594
Nov 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$17,063
Nov 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$17,359
Nov 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$14,125
Oct 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$29,250
Oct 2020	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$24,995
Sep 2020	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$16,044
Mar 2020	National Research Council Canada	License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software	Non-competitive	$16,296
Feb 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$15,288
Feb 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,892
Feb 2020	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$14,141
Nov 2019	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$148,807
Oct 2019	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,775
Aug 2019	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$11,445
Aug 2019	National Defence	Purchase of training packages and courses	Non-competitive	$14,005
Jul 2019	National Defence	Other machinery and parts	Competitive	$22,683
Jan 2019	National Defence	Other machinery and parts	Competitive	$15,921
Nov 2018	National Defence	Other machinery and parts	Competitive	$23,374
Oct 2018	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,747
Oct 2018	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$10,661
Jul 2018	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Non-competitive	$35,180
Jul 2018	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$66,523
Jan 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$17,967
Jan 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$18,202
Dec 2017	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$19,816
Nov 2017	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$692,196
Sep 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$10,238
Sep 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$131,566
Jul 2017	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$10,147
Feb 2017	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$20,511
Jan 2017	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$976,477
Oct 2016	National Defence	Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments	—	$109,944
Sep 2016	National Defence		—	$150,457
Sep 2016	National Defence	Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards and Associated Hardware	—	$49,159
Aug 2016	National Defence		—	$18,344
Feb 2016	National Defence	Electrical and Electronic Properties, Measuring and Testing Instruments - Repair and Overhaul	—	$44,673
Jan 2016	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$10,141
Dec 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$112,821
Nov 2015	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$24,545
Oct 2015	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$12,756
Sep 2015	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$99,137
May 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,339
Mar 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$23,893
Mar 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$24,892
Feb 2015	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$41,619
Dec 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$11,607
Aug 2014	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$24,992
Jul 2014	National Defence	Other (R & D)	—	$24,402
Jul 2014	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$40,318
Feb 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,599
Feb 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$20,227
Jan 2014	National Defence	Computer and Data Processing Services	—	$17,467
Jan 2014	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$12,023
Nov 2013	National Defence		—	$68,830
Jul 2013	National Defence	ADP Input-Output and Storage Devices	—	$68,163
Feb 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$12,948
Dec 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$24,136
Dec 2012	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$15,542
Nov 2012	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$22,490
Jul 2012	National Defence	Electronic Modules	—	$50,798
Jul 2012	National Defence	Electrical and Electronic Properties, Measuring and Testing Instruments - Repair and Overhaul	—	$34,234
Feb 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,067
Feb 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$19,676
Dec 2011	National Research Council Canada	Non-ferrous metals	Non-competitive	$24,656
Dec 2011	National Research Council Canada	Other equipment and Parts	Non-competitive	$13,148
Nov 2011	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$78,836
Mar 2011	National Research Council Canada	Cutlery	Non-competitive	$24,656
Mar 2011	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$42,459
Feb 2011	National Defence	PHYSICAL PROPERTIES TESTING AND INSPECTION EQUIPMENT	—	$13,189
Jan 2011	National Defence	DATA ACQUISITION AND COLLECTION EQUIPMENT - OFF LINE	—	$27,971
Jan 2011	National Defence	ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES MEASURING AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS	—	$267,677
Aug 2010	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$11,387
Nov 2009	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,168
Jun 2009	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$10,300
Jun 2008	National Defence	Physical Properties Testing and Inspection Equipment	—	$16,633
Apr 2008	National Defence	Resistors	—	$170,688
Feb 2008	National Defence	Data Acquisition and Collection Equipment - Off Line	—	$176,384
Jan 2008	National Defence		—	$18,774

CanadaBuys award notices

Contracts this vendor won through CanadaBuys since 2022.

Awarded	Supplier	What	Buyer	Value
Sep 2025	Durham Instruments Inc.	W7702-256412 Software for the HBK Genesis	Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)	$237,198
Jul 2025	Durham Instruments Inc.	W7702-256429 - Data Acquisition System	Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)	$760,461
Jan 2025	Durham Instruments Inc.	RFP - Precision Calibration Unit for Measurement Canada	Department of Industry (ISED)	$31,046
Dec 2024	Durham Instruments Inc.	W0046-250127 Data Acquisition System	Department of National Defence (DND)	$93,929
Nov 2024	Durham Instruments Inc.	Amend 002 - LAN XI MODULES AND MAINFRAIME	Department of Health (HC)	$70,711

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.