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Government vendor · Hamilton, Ontario

McMaster University

Contracts with the federal government and the Government of Alberta, May 2004 to Jun 2026. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, going by its postal code.

Federal contracts
$13.5M
156 contracts
Buyers
18
departments and agencies
Non-competitive
79%
of 132 contracts that say how they were awarded
Alberta sole-source
$652K
1 contracts

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 agencyContractsTotal
National Defence29$4.9M
Public Health Agency of Canada22$4M
Natural Resources Canada44$1.3M
Health Canada10$973K
Public Safety Canada1$630K
Transport Canada10$450K
Employment and Social Development Canada4$427K
National Research Council Canada11$421K
Fisheries and Oceans Canada8$167K
Environment and Climate Change Canada7$125K
Canadian Space Agency3$58K
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada2$50K
Global Affairs Canada1$40K
Veterans Affairs Canada1$36K
Correctional Service of Canada1$24K
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada1$22K
Department of Justice Canada1$15K

What it sells

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

CategoryContractsTotal
Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified18$3.9M
Scientific consultants22$3.7M
Scientific services34$919K
Research contracts8$872K
Management consulting13$775K
Engineering consultants-Other4$723K
Training consultants7$689K
Other professional services not elsewhere specified12$517K
Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified8$346K
Pharmaceutical and Other Medicinal Products1$213K
Engineering services not elsewhere specified6$210K
Data and database access services3$125K
Other health services not elsewhere specified2$68K
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified2$49K
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts3$48K
Personal Services2$40K
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes2$36K
Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)1$25K
License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)1$23K
Purchase of training packages and courses1$19K

Largest contracts

DateBuyerValue
Apr 2021Public Health Agency of Canada$1,463,192
Jul 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$1,186,500
May 2021Public Safety Canada$630,000
Jun 2025National Defence$510,000
Jun 2026National Defence$510,000
Jun 2025National Defence$310,000
Jun 2026National Defence$310,000
Jun 2020National Defence$295,380
Jun 2024National Defence$295,380
Dec 2005Employment and Social Development Canada$266,885

By year

YearContractsTotal
20041$104K
20053$375K
20061$28K
20081$52K
20092$48K
20123$60K
20133$54K
20148$133K
20152$48K
20163$80K
20175$300K
201810$561K
201915$717K
202015$1.1M
202114$2.9M
202219$1.1M
202320$2.3M
20249$914K
202514$1.5M
20268$1.1M

Federal contracts

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

DateBuyerValue
Jun 2026Health Canada$32,300
Jun 2026National Defence$310,000
Jun 2026National Defence$510,000
May 2026Natural Resources Canada$12,000
Mar 2026National Research Council Canada$39,975
Jan 2026Health Canada$73,794
Jan 2026National Defence$18,750
Jan 2026Health Canada$113,000
Nov 2025Natural Resources Canada$39,900
Oct 2025National Research Council Canada$24,550
Oct 2025Natural Resources Canada$39,500
Sep 2025National Research Council Canada$20,000
Sep 2025Global Affairs Canada$39,900
Aug 2025National Defence$208,633
Aug 2025National Defence$24,751
Aug 2025Environment and Climate Change Canada$30,000
Jun 2025National Defence$310,000
Jun 2025Natural Resources Canada$27,877
Jun 2025National Defence$510,000
Mar 2025Natural Resources Canada$101,700
Feb 2025Natural Resources Canada$75,000
Feb 2025Department of Justice Canada$15,000
Dec 2024Natural Resources Canada$10,440
Nov 2024Natural Resources Canada$17,500
Sep 2024Natural Resources Canada$96,000
Jul 2024National Defence$173,674
Jun 2024National Defence$150,000
Jun 2024National Defence$295,380
Mar 2024Public Health Agency of Canada$140,000
Feb 2024Fisheries and Oceans Canada$19,995
Feb 2024Natural Resources Canada$11,300
Nov 2023Transport Canada$41,245
Nov 2023Natural Resources Canada$24,375
Nov 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$30,974
Aug 2023National Defence$10,890
Aug 2023National Defence$180,030
Aug 2023National Defence$75,000
Jul 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$1,186,500
Jun 2023National Defence$110,512
Apr 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$198,872
Apr 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$39,950
Mar 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$67,454
Feb 2023National Research Council Canada$48,300
Feb 2023National Defence$24,690
Feb 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$30,849
Feb 2023Natural Resources Canada$11,050
Feb 2023National Research Council Canada$50,000
Feb 2023Natural Resources Canada$24,927
Jan 2023National Research Council Canada$99,938
Jan 2023Public Health Agency of Canada$29,945
Jan 2023Natural Resources Canada$28,125
Dec 2022Public Health Agency of Canada$207,355
Dec 2022Natural Resources Canada$23,230
Dec 2022Fisheries and Oceans Canada$25,000
Dec 2022Transport Canada$45,200
Nov 2022Health Canada$37,290
Nov 2022National Defence$23,407
Oct 2022Fisheries and Oceans Canada$56,528
Aug 2022National Research Council Canada$24,860
Aug 2022Environment and Climate Change Canada$21,000
Aug 2022National Defence$74,085
Jul 2022Public Health Agency of Canada$11,800
Jul 2022National Defence$192,780
Jul 2022Natural Resources Canada$24,860
Mar 2022Health Canada$212,685
Mar 2022Veterans Affairs Canada$36,160
Mar 2022Fisheries and Oceans Canada$28,250
Feb 2022Natural Resources Canada$35,000
Feb 2022Canadian Space Agency$20,000
Jan 2022National Research Council Canada$22,600
Dec 2021Health Canada$74,900
Nov 2021National Defence$22,600
Oct 2021Transport Canada$41,300
Oct 2021Transport Canada$45,200
Sep 2021Public Health Agency of Canada$29,400
Aug 2021Correctional Service of Canada$24,383
Aug 2021National Defence$37,043
Jul 2021Public Health Agency of Canada$23,175
Jun 2021Health Canada$169,800
Jun 2021National Defence$140,380
May 2021Public Safety Canada$630,000
May 2021National Defence$229,770
Apr 2021Public Health Agency of Canada$1,463,192
Feb 2021National Research Council Canada$11,550
Dec 2020Natural Resources Canada$33,900
Dec 2020Public Health Agency of Canada$15,309
Dec 2020Public Health Agency of Canada$30,900
Nov 2020Transport Canada$101,700
Oct 2020Public Health Agency of Canada$19,727
Jul 2020Transport Canada$40,000
Jul 2020Transport Canada$45,200
Jul 2020National Defence$229,966
Jul 2020Natural Resources Canada$20,000
Jun 2020National Defence$295,380
May 2020Public Health Agency of Canada$140,000
Feb 2020Natural Resources Canada$56,500
Feb 2020Transport Canada$40,000
Jan 2020Natural Resources Canada$16,950
Jan 2020Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$22,000
Nov 2019Public Health Agency of Canada$171,901
Sep 2019Natural Resources Canada$22,000
Sep 2019Public Health Agency of Canada$14,999
Aug 2019Public Health Agency of Canada$73,055
Jul 2019Environment and Climate Change Canada$13,662
Jul 2019Natural Resources Canada$22,600
Jun 2019National Defence$217,880
Apr 2019Environment and Climate Change Canada$10,525
Mar 2019Canadian Space Agency$19,210
Feb 2019Public Health Agency of Canada$24,950
Feb 2019National Research Council Canada$44,280
Feb 2019Natural Resources Canada$24,999
Feb 2019Natural Resources Canada$18,000
Jan 2019Natural Resources Canada$14,125
Jan 2019Transport Canada$25,000
Dec 2018National Defence$206,691
Dec 2018Environment and Climate Change Canada$24,826
Sep 2018Health Canada$24,860
Sep 2018Health Canada$74,480
Aug 2018Canadian Space Agency$18,400
Jun 2018National Defence$140,380
May 2018Natural Resources Canada$16,060
Feb 2018Natural Resources Canada$33,392
Feb 2018Natural Resources Canada$11,515
Jan 2018Natural Resources Canada$10,102
Dec 2017Natural Resources Canada$36,800
Sep 2017Public Health Agency of Canada$22,000
Aug 2017Transport Canada$25,000
Jun 2017Health Canada$160,000
Jan 2017Natural Resources Canada$56,500
Oct 2016Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$25,000
Mar 2016Fisheries and Oceans Canada$9,500
Jan 2016Natural Resources Canada$45,087
Dec 2015Natural Resources Canada$11,519
Feb 2015Natural Resources Canada$36,001
Dec 2014Natural Resources Canada$12,204
Oct 2014Fisheries and Oceans Canada$9,500
Sep 2014Natural Resources Canada$19,820
Mar 2014Fisheries and Oceans Canada$9,500
Feb 2014Natural Resources Canada$22,600
Feb 2014Natural Resources Canada$24,973
Jan 2014Natural Resources Canada$14,000
Jan 2014Natural Resources Canada$20,001
Aug 2013Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$24,973
Mar 2013Fisheries and Oceans Canada$9,000
Jan 2013Natural Resources Canada$20,001
Sep 2012Natural Resources Canada$24,999
Feb 2012Environment and Climate Change Canada$10,691
Jan 2012Natural Resources Canada$24,700
Aug 2009National Research Council Canada$34,471
Feb 2009Environment and Climate Change Canada$14,000
Feb 2008Employment and Social Development Canada$51,641
Nov 2006National Defence$28,236
Dec 2005Employment and Social Development Canada$266,885
Mar 2005Employment and Social Development Canada$49,720
Jan 2005Employment and Social Development Canada$58,383
May 2004National Defence$104,110

CanadaBuys award notices

Contracts this vendor won through CanadaBuys since 2022.

AwardedSupplierValue
Jan 2026McMaster University$56,500
Apr 2025McMaster University—
Mar 2025McMaster University—
Sep 2024McMaster University$96,000
Jul 2023McMaster University$1,695,000
Dec 2022McMaster University—

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.

Alberta sole-source contracts

Contracts the Government of Alberta gave this vendor without competition.

MinistryContractsTotal
Education1$652K
DateBuyerValue
Nov 2015Education$651,625

Government of Alberta sole-source service contracts of $10,000 or more, contracts starting Apr 2015 to Jun 2026. Source: Alberta sole-source contract disclosure, downloaded October 13, 2026.