Canadian Heritage
10,592 contracts worth $699M ($699,294,793). 2,033 are non-competitive ($74.2M, 14.5% of the value of contracts that state a procedure). 0 were first published a year or more after award; 18 are flagged as with a former public servant.
By fiscal year
The lighter part of each bar is non-competitive (TN); the percentage is that share of the year's value. Shown from the first year in which most records state a procedure.
- 2026-27$10.4M23.4%
- 2025-26$19.3M27.1%
- 2024-25$33.2M27.4%
- 2023-24$24.1M22.7%
- 2022-23$30.8M19.0%
- 2021-22$20.8M27.8%
- 2020-21$30.9M16.8%
- 2019-20$28.3M17.4%
- 2018-19$29.0M11.7%
- 2017-18$33.5M15.2%
- 2016-17$38.1M
- 2015-16$24.1M
- 2014-15$42.5M
- 2013-14$19.6M
- 2012-13$14.3M
- 2011-12$21.6M
- 2010-11$20.6M
- 2009-10$39.9M
- 2008-09$51.2M
- 2007-08$52.0M
- 2006-07$36.9M
- 2005-06$37.1M
- 2004-05$40.3M
Largest vendors
Total value, number of contracts in grey.
- PR3 Médias Inc$20.6M6
- SNC-LAVALIN INC.$15.7M1
- Cossette Communication Inc.$14.6M25
- Cirque du Soleil Inc$14.2M1
- NORTHERN MICRO INC.$13.3M142
- Entreprise de communications Tank$9.9M5
- GILTSPUR EXHIBITS OF CANADA INC.$9.3M1
- COMMISSIONAIRES OTTAWA$8.3M56
- COFOMO OTTAWA$7.8M45
- EMERION$7.8M55
- 9168-5909 QUÉBEC INC.$7.5M1
- NISHA TECHNOLOGIES INC.$7.3M169
- SOFTCHOICE CORPORATION$7.2M93
- COFOMO INC$7.1M61
- MSC MAPLESOFT CONSULTING INC.$7.0M24
- Groupe Phaneuf Inc$6.9M2
- Excel ITR$6.6M39
- IBISKA TELECOM INC$5.7M33
- 1302015 Ontario Ltd.$5.6M45
- XEROX CANADA LTD$5.0M197
- MICROSOFT CANADA INC.$4.8M12
- SAMSON & ASSOCIATES$4.8M132
- BELL CANADA$4.7M18
- Orbis Consulting Inc$4.7M84
- EXCEL HUMAN RESOURCES$4.5M197
Largest contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-05-12 · Engineering Services not Elsewhere Specified | not stated | $15,736,350 |
| 2 | 2007-10-22 · Exposition Services | not stated | $14,175,000 |
| 3 | 2014-04-07 · Advertising Services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $9,674,690 |
| 4 | 2009-12-14 · Exposition Services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $9,299,130 |
| 5 | 2025-02-18 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $7,512,529 |
| 6 | 2021-03-05 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $6,548,388 |
| 7 | 2016-12-13 · Recreational Services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $6,441,000 |
| 8 | 2019-01-31 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $6,080,738 |
| 9 | 2023-01-24 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $5,792,774 |
| 10 | 9137-5030 Quebec Inc. 2015-02-05 · Other Business Services not Elsewhere Specified Events Planning and Management-Canada Day | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $4,195,139 |
| 11 | FLYING COLOURS INTERNATIONAL 2006-05-11 · Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $4,044,023 |
| 12 | 2024-07-29 · Legal Services | TN Non-Competitive | $3,955,000 |
| 13 | 2014-10-03 · IT & Telecomunications Consultants Grants and Contributions Entreprise On-Line System | TC Competitive – Traditional | $3,731,861 |
| 14 | 2016-10-24 · Advertising Services | TC Competitive – Traditional Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $3,683,354 |
| 15 | Matane Production Inc. 2020-01-27 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $3,535,734 |
| 16 | Drapeaux et Bannières l'étendard In 2018-10-23 · Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | TC Competitive – Traditional | $3,513,848 |
| 17 | 2015-05-26 · Advertising Services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $3,267,960 |
| 18 | 9137-5030 Québec Inc. (OYE! Canada) 2004-05-10 · Exposition Services | not stated | $3,210,000 |
| 19 | I.D.3 (Idées au cube) inc. 2013-12-18 · Other Business Services not Elsewhere Specified This contract is a multi-year contract To plan, develop and produce content for Sound and Light Show | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $2,775,125 |
| 20 | Pico Chicago, Inc. 2009-09-01 · Temporary Help Services This contract is a multi-year contract | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $2,425,186 |
| 21 | Canada FBM 2020 2018-09-24 · Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified Preparing Canadian book publishers | AC Advance Contract Award Notice Limited tendering reason: 87 Government objectives representing best interests/value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $2,422,801 |
| 22 | Drapeaux et Bannières l'étendard Inc. 2022-04-01 · Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | TC Competitive – Traditional | $2,289,969 |
| 23 | 2019-04-25 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software This is part of the multi-departmental contract #:700433063 | TC Competitive – Traditional | $2,284,717 |
| 24 | 2018-02-19 · Recreational Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $2,034,000 |
| 25 | 2015-02-06 · Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | TC Competitive – Traditional | $2,008,352 |
Largest non-competitive contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-07-29 · Legal Services | TN Non-Competitive | $3,955,000 |
| 2 | 2015-03-31 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software This contract is a multi-year contract | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $1,663,313 |
| 3 | Semantic Web Company 2022-01-27 · Information Technology Managed Services | TN Non-Competitive | $1,181,208 |
| 4 | THE ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE O 2025-07-08 · Communications Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified Design services | TN Non-Competitive | $1,085,489 |
| 5 | 2008-03-31 · Software | TN Non-Competitive | $959,384 |
| 6 | Environics Analytics Group Ltd 2020-03-20 · Information Technology Managed Services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 87 Government objectives representing best interests/value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $876,684 |
| 7 | 2023-03-29 · Information Technology Managed Services | TN Non-Competitive | $646,381 |
| 8 | City Of Ottawa 2023-07-13 · Recreational Services | TN Non-Competitive | $595,828 |
| 9 | Siemens Building Technologies, Ltd. 2015-01-01 · Electric Lighting, Distribution and Control Equipment This contract is a multi-year contract | TN Non-Competitive | $521,387 |
| 10 | City of Ottawa 2019-10-04 · Recreational Services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 74 Additional deliveries (formerly Interchangeable Parts) | $513,220 |
| 11 | VANOC 2009-11-24 · Travel - Public Servants | TN Non-Competitive | $463,927 |
| 12 | 2017-06-15 · Recreational Services | TN Non-Competitive | $452,000 |
| 13 | TOERSA Security Inc. 2026-06-08 · Protection Services | TN Non-Competitive | $394,157 |
| 14 | 2015-04-01 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software This contract is a multi-year contract | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $377,348 |
| 15 | Infor Global Solutions, Inc. 2010-04-01 · Software | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $349,138 |
Largest growth since award
| # | Vendor and record text | Original | Now | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014-04-07 · Advertising Services | $2,825,000 | $9,674,690 | +$6,849,690 |
| 2 | 2021-03-05 · Recreational Services | $2,260,000 | $6,548,388 | +$4,288,388 |
| 3 | 2019-01-31 · Recreational Services | $2,260,000 | $6,080,738 | +$3,820,738 |
| 4 | 2016-10-24 · Advertising Services | $102,426 | $3,683,354 | +$3,580,928 |
| 5 | 2014-10-03 · IT & Telecomunications Consultants Grants and Contributions Entreprise On-Line System | $410,674 | $3,731,861 | +$3,321,187 |
| 6 | Drapeaux et Bannières l'étendard In 2018-10-23 · Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles | $626,105 | $3,513,848 | +$2,887,743 |
| 7 | 2016-12-13 · Recreational Services | $3,616,000 | $6,441,000 | +$2,825,000 |
| 8 | 2019-04-25 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software This is part of the multi-departmental contract #:700433063 | $174,113 | $2,284,717 | +$2,110,604 |
| 9 | 2024-07-29 · Legal Services | $1,935,690 | $3,955,000 | +$2,019,310 |
| 10 | Matane Production Inc. 2020-01-27 · Recreational Services | $1,563,595 | $3,535,734 | +$1,972,140 |