Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
18,401 contracts worth $2.48B ($2,482,131,861). 7,972 are non-competitive ($427M, 17.2% of the value of contracts that state a procedure). 2 were first published a year or more after award; 100 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$33.2M36.2%
- 2025-26$252M14.1%
- 2024-25$186M20.2%
- 2023-24$218M21.4%
- 2022-23$226M23.4%
- 2021-22$255M18.1%
- 2020-21$167M11.9%
- 2019-20$149M12.5%
- 2018-19$111M13.0%
- 2017-18$170M41.1%
- 2016-17$109M
- 2015-16$91.3M
- 2014-15$67.0M
- 2013-14$90.7M
- 2012-13$68.1M
- 2011-12$128M
- 2010-11$86.7M
- 2009-10$27.2M
- 2008-09$19.3M
- 2007-08$13.3M
- 2006-07$11.3M
- 2005-06$2.6M
- 2004-05$364K
Largest vendors
Total value, number of contracts in grey.
- LS TELCOM LIMITED$95.7M5
- ROHDE & SCHWARZ CANADA INC.$74.3M66
- LUMINA IT INC.$72.3M267
- DELOITTE LLP$57.3M108
- GROUPE ONSCOPE INC. / ONSCOPE$44.5M13
- COFOMO OTTAWA$44.2M117
- CGI INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND$43.9M31
- CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES$39.2M108
- ALTIS RECRUITMENT & TECHNOLOGY INC.$34.4M210
- NORTHERN MICRO INC.$33.1M187
- SALESFORCE.COM CANADA CORPORATION$31.4M82
- AKKODIS CANADA INC$29.2M101
- CORADIX TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LTD.$26.7M69
- MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD$23.1M116
- KPMG LLP$21.9M90
- DELOITTE INC (DELOITTE CONSULTING)$21.6M20
- IBISKA TELECOM INC$21.5M118
- XEROX CANADA LTD$17.7M16
- Veritaaq Technology House Inc.$17.2M72
- EXPERIS CANADA INC (VERITAAQ TECHNOLOGY HOUSE)$16.6M63
- MICROSOFT CANADA INC.$16.3M45
- S.I. SYSTEMS$15.8M49
- IBM CANADA LTD.$15.3M91
- SYSTEMSCOPE INC.$14.6M39
- AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.$14.5M23
Largest contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-04 · Application Software - Development & Delivery | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $67,256,920 |
| 2 | 2018-01-16 · License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software Software maintenance support | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 74 Additional deliveries (formerly Interchangeable Parts) | $52,085,845 |
| 3 | 2011-08-26 · Information Technology Consultants Spectrum Application Modernization consulting services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $43,463,953 |
| 4 | 2017-07-14 · Translation services Retrieval, Searching & Translation Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $14,885,474 |
| 5 | 2023-09-29 · Information Technology Consultants IT Modernization | TC Competitive – Traditional Limited tendering reason: 22 Winner of an architectural design contest | $11,483,931 |
| 6 | 2012-02-02 · Translation services Retrieval, Searching & Translation Services for CIPO Trade-marks Branch | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $11,400,720 |
| 7 | 2012-01-09 · Printing services . | TC Competitive – Traditional | $11,356,014 |
| 8 | 2023-09-07 · Information Technology Consultants CE-002 - CIPO ISED CDS | TC Competitive – Traditional Limited tendering reason: 22 Winner of an architectural design contest | $9,939,729 |
| 9 | 2024-12-02 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $9,900,000 |
| 10 | 2018-04-01 · Research contracts Analytical research | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $9,612,233 |
| 11 | 2006-10-17 · Other business services not elsewhere specified | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $8,593,329 |
| 12 | 2022-04-01 · License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) This is part of the multi-departmental contract #:700433063 | TN Non-Competitive | $8,555,477 |
| 13 | 2025-09-09 · Advertising services | ST Competitive – Selective Tendering | $8,500,990 |
| 14 | 2021-07-21 · Other equipment Competitive contract | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $8,491,809 |
| 15 | 2015-10-15 · Research contracts (specify) Research & Analysis | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $7,269,189 |
| 16 | 2019-05-01 · Management consulting Multi-jurisdictional registry access service to connect Canada’s business registries | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $6,953,284 |
| 17 | 2025-10-01 · Translation services | AC Advance Contract Award Notice Limited tendering reason: 05 No response to bid solicitation | $6,298,481 |
| 18 | 2021-12-21 · License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $5,921,200 |
| 19 | 2013-07-11 · Information Technology Consultants Help desk specialist | TC Competitive – Traditional | $5,751,137 |
| 20 | 2026-06-01 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $5,647,968 |
| 21 | 2021-01-13 · Research contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $5,633,544 |
| 22 | 2024-10-01 · Translation services Trademark Support Services. | AC Advance Contract Award Notice Limited tendering reason: 05 No response to bid solicitation | $5,603,765 |
| 23 | 2021-01-12 · Research contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $5,578,608 |
| 24 | 2022-06-02 · Information Technology Consultants IT Modernization | TC Competitive – Traditional Limited tendering reason: 22 Winner of an architectural design contest | $5,569,457 |
| 25 | 2023-02-20 · Information Technology Consultants IT Modernization | TC Competitive – Traditional Limited tendering reason: 22 Winner of an architectural design contest | $5,473,184 |
Largest non-competitive contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-01-16 · License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software Software maintenance support | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 74 Additional deliveries (formerly Interchangeable Parts) | $52,085,845 |
| 2 | 2024-12-02 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $9,900,000 |
| 3 | 2022-04-01 · License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) This is part of the multi-departmental contract #:700433063 | TN Non-Competitive | $8,555,477 |
| 4 | 2026-06-01 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $5,647,968 |
| 5 | 2023-06-13 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $5,085,000 |
| 6 | 2023-12-01 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $4,422,450 |
| 7 | 2023-04-01 · Data & Database Access Services | TN Non-Competitive | $2,625,857 |
| 8 | 2022-05-06 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $2,486,000 |
| 9 | 2019-07-01 · Data & Database Access Services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 87 Government objectives representing best interests/value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $2,190,403 |
| 10 | 2022-12-25 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software | TN Non-Competitive | $2,126,151 |
| 11 | 2025-09-08 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants | TN Non-Competitive | $2,090,246 |
| 12 | 2021-04-01 · Data and database access services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 05 No response to bid solicitation | $2,088,092 |
| 13 | 2013-03-21 · Processing Machinery Repair and Mainteance Equipment - Campus | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $1,997,587 |
| 14 | 2025-10-01 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants | TN Non-Competitive | $1,932,820 |
| 15 | 2022-04-01 · Printing services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 20 Goods purchased on a commodity market | $1,842,859 |
Largest growth since award
| # | Vendor and record text | Original | Now | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-01-16 · License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software Software maintenance support | $22,841,979 | $52,085,845 | +$29,243,865 |
| 2 | 2012-02-02 · Translation services Retrieval, Searching & Translation Services for CIPO Trade-marks Branch | $3,780,840 | $11,400,720 | +$7,619,880 |
| 3 | 2011-08-26 · Information Technology Consultants Spectrum Application Modernization consulting services | $35,939,317 | $43,463,953 | +$7,524,636 |
| 4 | 2023-09-29 · Information Technology Consultants IT Modernization | $4,717,652 | $11,483,931 | +$6,766,279 |
| 5 | 2017-07-14 · Translation services Retrieval, Searching & Translation Services | $8,557,474 | $14,885,474 | +$6,328,000 |
| 6 | 2019-05-01 · Management consulting Multi-jurisdictional registry access service to connect Canada’s business registries | $1,000,000 | $6,953,284 | +$5,953,284 |
| 7 | 2015-10-15 · Research contracts (specify) Research & Analysis | $1,695,000 | $7,269,189 | +$5,574,189 |
| 8 | 2023-09-07 · Information Technology Consultants CE-002 - CIPO ISED CDS | $4,920,930 | $9,939,729 | +$5,018,799 |
| 9 | 2021-12-21 · License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) | $1,243,000 | $5,921,200 | +$4,678,200 |
| 10 | 2006-10-17 · Other business services not elsewhere specified | $3,953,330 | $8,593,329 | +$4,639,999 |