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437 contracts worth $218M ($217,852,098). 254 are non-competitive ($37.0M, 17.0% of the value of contracts that state a procedure). 1 were first published a year or more after award; 1 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.
Largest vendors
Total value, number of contracts in grey.
- Wavemaker Canada ULC$125M1
- WPP Group Canada Communications Limited$54.0M131
- Brand Asset Valuator Group$4.6M1
- Those Canadians Media Group Inc.$2.5M2
- KPMG LLP$2.4M1
- MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD$1.8M2
- PLAINLY SPEAKING CORP$1.7M2
- The Financial Times Limited$1.5M8
- National Public Relations$1.5M1
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP$1.5M1
- CLOUD SYNAPPS INC.$1.4M1
- IMPLAN Group LLC$1.4M2
- OGILVY MONTREAL INC.$963K12
- Salesforce.com, Inc.$771K4
- IHS GLOBAL INC.$754K1
- RGN Management Limited Partnership$667K4
- Payscale Inc.$659K6
- the Financial times London$646K4
- DISPLAYCO US$624K2
- PITCHBOOK DATA, INC.$555K4
- Salesforce$541K2
- GC STRATEGIES INC$475K6
- PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT CANADA$452K1
- The Globe and Mail$441K1
- Dun & Bradstreet Canada$389K3
Largest contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-05-28 · Advertising services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $125,000,000 |
| 2 | 2021-10-01 · Advertising Services | TN Non-Competitive | $8,100,939 |
| 3 | 2022-09-27 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $7,058,074 |
| 4 | 2025-01-24 · Advertising services Marketing Creative Services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $5,650,000 |
| 5 | 2023-10-30 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $5,020,045 |
| 6 | Brand Asset Valuator Group 2021-12-13 · Communication Research Services | TN Non-Competitive | $4,576,145 |
| 7 | 2021-11-15 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $2,610,407 |
| 8 | 2023-03-31 · Other Professional Services Fees and Related Costs | TN Non-Competitive | $2,424,386 |
| 9 | 2023-12-01 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $2,041,696 |
| 10 | 2022-10-15 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,596,439 |
| 11 | National Public Relations Inc. 2021-07-05 · Communication Professional Services and Media Monitoring | TN Non-Competitive | $1,482,029 |
| 12 | 2020-08-25 · Management Consulting | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,475,877 |
| 13 | 2023-10-22 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,468,044 |
| 14 | 2021-10-07 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants Salesforce Resources | TN Non-Competitive | $1,418,376 |
| 15 | Those Canadians Media Group Inc. 2021-04-16 · Audio-Visual Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,356,000 |
| 16 | 2021-07-01 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,332,762 |
| 17 | 2022-06-01 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,321,828 |
| 18 | 2023-06-24 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,278,823 |
| 19 | 2023-07-20 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,205,539 |
| 20 | 2023-11-13 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,158,382 |
| 21 | Those Canadians Media Group 2025-03-19 · Audio-visual services Video Production and Graphic Designer Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,130,000 |
| 22 | Plainly Speaking Corp. 2021-03-19 · Other Professional Services and Related Costs | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,130,000 |
| 23 | IMPLAN Group LLC 2025-02-05 · Data and database access services Subscription Package | TN Non-Competitive | $1,055,414 |
| 24 | 2022-03-23 · Advertising Services | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $949,728 |
| 25 | 2026-04-13 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants TBIPS - Security Assessment & Authorization and Departmental Security duties | TC Competitive – Traditional | $907,616 |
Largest non-competitive contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-10-01 · Advertising Services | TN Non-Competitive | $8,100,939 |
| 2 | Brand Asset Valuator Group 2021-12-13 · Communication Research Services | TN Non-Competitive | $4,576,145 |
| 3 | 2023-03-31 · Other Professional Services Fees and Related Costs | TN Non-Competitive | $2,424,386 |
| 4 | National Public Relations Inc. 2021-07-05 · Communication Professional Services and Media Monitoring | TN Non-Competitive | $1,482,029 |
| 5 | 2021-10-07 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants Salesforce Resources | TN Non-Competitive | $1,418,376 |
| 6 | IMPLAN Group LLC 2025-02-05 · Data and database access services Subscription Package | TN Non-Competitive | $1,055,414 |
| 7 | 2025-02-12 · Conference fees CERA Week 2025 | TN Non-Competitive | $754,000 |
| 8 | 2024-12-13 · Rental - Other New Office Space | TN Non-Competitive | $452,000 |
| 9 | 2022-04-25 · Advertising Services | TN Non-Competitive | $441,016 |
| 10 | DISPLAYCO US 2025-02-20 · Exposition services Canada House CERAWeek | TN Non-Competitive | $322,010 |
| 11 | IMPLAN Group LLC 2024-03-27 · Data and database access services | TN Non-Competitive | $315,100 |
| 12 | the Financial times London 2024-12-11 · Data and database access services FDI INVESTMENT MAP | TN Non-Competitive | $311,250 |
| 13 | 2023-07-06 · Advertising Services | TN Non-Competitive | $308,278 |
| 14 | DISPLAYCO US 2026-02-12 · Exposition services Canada House CERAWeek 2026 | TN Non-Competitive | $301,532 |
| 15 | Dun & Bradstreet Canada 2025-02-05 · Data and database access services 3 year ending Jan 2028 - D&B Hoovers, D&B Connect, API | TN Non-Competitive | $286,019 |
Largest growth since award
| # | Vendor and record text | Original | Now | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-10-01 · Advertising Services | $6,948,793 | $8,100,939 | +$1,152,146 |
| 2 | 2021-11-15 · Advertising Services | $1,476,608 | $2,610,407 | +$1,133,799 |
| 3 | National Public Relations Inc. 2021-07-05 · Communication Professional Services and Media Monitoring | $543,191 | $1,482,029 | +$938,838 |
| 4 | 2021-10-07 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants Salesforce Resources | $1,063,782 | $1,418,376 | +$354,594 |
| 5 | 2021-07-01 · Advertising Services | $1,009,648 | $1,332,762 | +$323,114 |
| 6 | 2021-02-04 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants | $574,402 | $861,602 | +$287,201 |
| 7 | 2023-03-31 · Other Professional Services Fees and Related Costs | $2,145,475 | $2,424,386 | +$278,911 |
| 8 | RGN Management Limited Partnership 2022-08-03 · Rental of Meeting Room and Office Space | $44,206 | $258,483 | +$214,278 |
| 9 | 2020-07-10 · Advertising Services | $196,380 | $406,587 | +$210,207 |
| 10 | RGN Management Limited Partnership 2022-04-01 · Rental of Meeting Room and Office Space | $82,418 | $261,909 | +$179,491 |