Folio Instruments

Contracts with the federal government, Dec 2005 to Apr 2026. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, going by its postal code.

Federal contracts: $5.2M; 143 contracts
Buyers: 10; departments and agencies
Non-competitive: 59%; of 81 contracts that say how they were awarded
First and latest: 2005–2026

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
Environment and Climate Change Canada	43	$1.9M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada	41	$1.2M
Natural Resources Canada	14	$673K
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	21	$477K
National Defence	10	$455K
National Research Council Canada	8	$318K
Health Canada	1	$99K
Canadian Heritage	3	$51K
Canadian Grain Commission	1	$16K
Statistics Canada	1	$11K

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	79	$3.2M
Special industry machinery	6	$409K
Other equipment and Parts	4	$161K
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	5	$96K
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	4	$68K
Laboratories	2	$59K
Office furniture and furnishings, including parts	1	$40K
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	2	$39K
Medical supplies, etc	2	$28K
Other machinery and parts	1	$15K
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)	1	$13K

Largest contracts

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Apr 2026	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding1 bid	$284,011
Nov 2021	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice1 bid	$216,339
Oct 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$213,434
Sep 2017	National Defence	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$143,002
Oct 2024	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$140,989
Feb 2013	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$111,365
Sep 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$104,251
Nov 2021	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding1 bid	$104,184
Sep 2017	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$99,807
Apr 2023	Health Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding4 bids	$98,879

By year

Year	Contracts	Total
2005	1	$26K
2007	1	$50K
2008	1	$12K
2009	7	$257K
2010	9	$263K
2011	9	$250K
2012	9	$273K
2013	3	$150K
2014	10	$366K
2015	9	$265K
2016	9	$193K
2017	18	$685K
2018	7	$243K
2019	8	$213K
2020	6	$95K
2021	4	$417K
2022	11	$296K
2023	5	$223K
2024	7	$479K
2025	6	$126K
2026	3	$317K

Federal contracts

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

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Apr 2026	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding1 bid	$284,011
Mar 2026	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$15,411
Feb 2026	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$17,679
Nov 2025	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$17,149
Oct 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$22,137
Aug 2025	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$31,207
Jul 2025	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$21,049
May 2025	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$16,650
Jan 2025	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive1 bid	$18,239
Dec 2024	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$18,397
Oct 2024	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$12,875
Oct 2024	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$140,989
Oct 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$213,434
May 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$69,902
Feb 2024	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$10,289
Jan 2024	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$12,955
Dec 2023	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$18,703
Nov 2023	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$17,053
Apr 2023	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$70,358
Apr 2023	Health Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding4 bids	$98,879
Jan 2023	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$18,302
Dec 2022	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$53,000
Nov 2022	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$19,740
Jul 2022	Canadian Grain Commission	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$15,588
Jun 2022	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$22,448
Apr 2022	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$20,601
Feb 2022	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Medical supplies, etc	Competitive3 bids	$17,143
Feb 2022	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$17,143
Feb 2022	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$17,178
Jan 2022	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$19,707
Jan 2022	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$18,803
Jan 2022	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$74,996
Nov 2021	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice1 bid	$216,339
Nov 2021	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding1 bid	$104,184
Jul 2021	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$69,333
Jan 2021	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$26,984
Dec 2020	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$15,995
Nov 2020	Canadian Heritage	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$20,192
Nov 2020	Statistics Canada	Medical supplies, etc	Competitive	$11,065
Nov 2020	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,521
Jul 2020	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$17,703
Feb 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$16,465
Dec 2019	Natural Resources Canada	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	Non-competitive	$10,840
Jul 2019	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	Competitive	$15,839
Feb 2019	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,333
Feb 2019	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$23,363
Feb 2019	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$49,387
Feb 2019	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$20,736
Jan 2019	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$24,996
Jan 2019	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$54,520
Dec 2018	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$62,190
Nov 2018	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$88,476
Feb 2018	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Other machinery and parts	Non-competitive	$14,630
Feb 2018	Canadian Heritage	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$17,244
Feb 2018	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$28,638
Feb 2018	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$13,818
Jan 2018	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$17,941
Dec 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	Competitive	$30,396
Sep 2017	National Defence	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$143,002
Sep 2017	National Defence	Other equipment and Parts	Competitive	$99,807
Sep 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$14,630
Jun 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$14,335
Mar 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$79,144
Mar 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$15,091
Feb 2017	Environment and Climate Change Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$70,953
Feb 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$11,526
Feb 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Office furniture and furnishings, including parts	Competitive	$39,748
Feb 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$24,393
Feb 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$11,769
Feb 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$15,461
Feb 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	Competitive	$13,657
Feb 2017	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$11,882
Jan 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$14,025
Jan 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$44,771
Jan 2017	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	Competitive	$30,167
Dec 2016	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$39,783
Nov 2016	National Defence	Chemical Analysis Instruments	—	$22,995
Oct 2016	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$11,415
Jul 2016	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1179 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	—	$21,776
Mar 2016	National Research Council Canada	Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)	Non-competitive	$13,320
Mar 2016	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$15,665
Jan 2016	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	1179 Miscellaneous manufactured articles	—	$15,446
Jan 2016	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1179 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	—	$25,995
Jan 2016	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$26,465
Nov 2015	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1179 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	—	$17,368
Nov 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$24,409
Sep 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$104,251
Jul 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$9,441
Jun 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$15,440
May 2015	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$11,240
Feb 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$33,926
Feb 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	—	$10,447
Jan 2015	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$38,081
Dec 2014	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$25,200
Dec 2014	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$94,250
Dec 2014	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$34,506
Dec 2014	National Defence		—	$36,114
Oct 2014	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$41,790
Feb 2014	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$54,741
Feb 2014	Natural Resources Canada	Laboratories	—	$22,843
Jan 2014	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$9,188
Jan 2014	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$29,755
Jan 2014	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$17,990
May 2013	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$19,473
Feb 2013	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$19,152
Feb 2013	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$111,365
Dec 2012	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$38,481
Nov 2012	Natural Resources Canada	Laboratories	—	$36,343
Nov 2012	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$23,017
Oct 2012	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$32,586
Jun 2012	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$37,092
Feb 2012	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$56,616
Jan 2012	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$12,682
Jan 2012	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$26,517
Jan 2012	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$9,885
Dec 2011	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Advance contract award notice	$85,724
Nov 2011	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$26,878
Nov 2011	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$31,438
Mar 2011	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$16,616
Mar 2011	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$18,804
Mar 2011	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$12,521
Feb 2011	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$29,467
Feb 2011	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$12,521
Feb 2011	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$15,660
Aug 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$18,983
Mar 2010	Canadian Heritage	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive	$13,883
Mar 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$54,600
Mar 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$26,656
Feb 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$13,709
Feb 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$31,400
Feb 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$11,288
Feb 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$75,710
Jan 2010	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$16,455
Nov 2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$21,518
Aug 2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$36,351
Jul 2009	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$42,387
Jul 2009	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$15,594
Jun 2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$35,188
Feb 2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$73,750
Jan 2009	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$32,000
Feb 2008	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$11,756
Mar 2007	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$49,999
Dec 2005	Environment and Climate Change Canada	1243 Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$25,900

CanadaBuys award notices

Contracts this vendor won through CanadaBuys since 2022.

Awarded	Supplier	What	Buyer	Value
Apr 2026	Folio Instruments Inc	K8A60-260412-1 Crude oil analyzer	Department of the Environment (ECCC )	$327,515
Oct 2024	Folio Instruments Inc	K8F10-240661 - Analyzers	Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)	$213,434
Oct 2024	Folio Instruments Inc	F6081-240121 Nutrient Analyzer	Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)	$140,989
May 2023	Folio Instruments Inc	KW405-230683 Analysis Equipment	Department of the Environment (ECCC )	$57,319
Dec 2022	Folio Instruments Inc.	ANALYZERS	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	$181,173
Dec 2022	Folio Instruments Inc	H4005-224736 - Purchase of particles counter for liquid samples for Health Canada	Department of Health (HC)	$98,879
Dec 2022	Folio Instruments Inc	W0114 220002 TICTOC Analyzer	Department of National Defence (DND)	$55,956
Jan 2022	Folio Instruments Inc	K2A15-220845 Optifuel Fuel Analyzer	Department of the Environment (ECCC )	$74,996

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.