Women and Gender Equality Canada
731 contracts worth $50.3M ($50,290,153). 425 are non-competitive ($11.9M, 23.7% of the value of contracts that state a procedure). 0 were first published a year or more after award; 2 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.
- Cossette Communication Inc.$3.9M1
- Banfield Agency$2.7M2
- MICROSOFT CANADA INC.$1.5M14
- ALTIS HUMAN RESOURCES (OTTAWA) INC.$1.4M31
- Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada$1.3M1
- EPERFORMANCE INC.$1.1M1
- ESSENCEMEDIACOM CANADA ULC$1.1M6
- NISHA TECHNOLOGIES INC.$1.0M9
- St. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver$1.0M1
- UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO$1.0M5
- Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres$1000K1
- EXCEL HUMAN RESOURCES$931K23
- LIONBRIDGE LTD$786K7
- PRA INC.$785K3
- SAMSON & ASSOCIATES$763K5
- UBIQUS OTTAWA INC.$707K5
- UNIVERSITE DU QUEBEC A MONTREAL$696K3
- BDI A DIVISION OF BELL MOBILITY INC$665K7
- EGALE CANADA HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST$577K3
- GARTNER CANADA CO.$522K4
- PURESPIRIT SOLUTIONS INC.$504K9
- NORTHERN MICRO INC.$490K5
- BELL MOBILITY$489K6
- Community Based Research Centre$484K6
- CORCAN$469K4
Largest contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-07-26 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified 2SLGBTQI+ Anti-Stigma Awareness Marketing Campaign For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount pr… | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $3,925,247 |
| 2 | Banfield Agency 2021-12-07 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified Gender-Based Violence Marketing Campaign For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount proactively … | TC Competitive – Traditional | $2,648,402 |
| 3 | Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada 2019-08-23 · Research Contracts | AC Advance Contract Award Notice | $1,280,160 |
| 4 | 2024-01-18 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants TASK-BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) - IT Resources to build modern applications based on PowerPlatform Task-Based Contract For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is … | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,080,765 |
| 5 | St. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver 2020-03-17 · Research Contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $1,034,124 |
| 6 | Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres 2020-10-22 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $999,966 |
| 7 | 2020-01-23 · Research Contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $876,289 |
| 8 | 2021-02-05 · License/Maintenance fees for Client Software This is part of multidepartmental contract #: 700433063 | TC Competitive – Traditional | $766,047 |
| 9 | Universite du Quebec a Montreal 2021-01-28 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $630,978 |
| 10 | Egale Canada Human Rights Trust 2020-10-29 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $504,286 |
| 11 | St Mary's University 2020-07-20 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $448,562 |
| 12 | 2020-05-28 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $436,285 |
| 13 | 2019-11-25 · Office furniture and furnishings, including parts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $325,834 |
| 14 | 2021-03-30 · Management consulting Establishment and review of its Internal Control over Financial Reporting Framework | TC Competitive – Traditional | $321,930 |
| 15 | Quintessential Research Group Inc 2020-05-08 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $321,449 |
| 16 | Covenant House Toronto 2020-07-08 · Research Contracts | TC Competitive – Traditional | $309,545 |
| 17 | 2022-03-07 · Temporary help services 3 x Computer, application support - Senion level | TC Competitive – Traditional | $300,342 |
| 18 | 2020-08-18 · Translation services | TC Competitive – Traditional | $300,000 |
| 19 | Community-Based Research Centre 2024-12-20 · Research contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $287,437 |
| 20 | Walling Consulting 2024-12-20 · Research contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $287,437 |
| 21 | Les 3 Sex 2025-01-14 · Research contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $286,629 |
| 22 | 2020-08-31 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants Digital Communications & Collaboration (Microsoft Teams implementation) This is part of multidepartmental contract #2BE2070283. | TC Competitive – Traditional | $284,759 |
| 23 | Regroupement LGBT En Technologie dba QueerTech 2025-01-22 · Research contracts | OB Competitive – Open Bidding (GETS) | $284,281 |
| 24 | 2026-05-11 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified Agency of Record Task Authorization - WAGE Unity This is part of the multi-departmental contract #: CW2355184 (EP361-241751) | TC Competitive – Traditional | $282,500 |
| 25 | 2026-06-09 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified Agency of Record - WAGE It’s Not Just campaign Agency of Record Contract No. CW2355184 | TC Competitive – Traditional | $282,500 |
Largest non-competitive contracts
| # | Vendor and record text | Procedure and reason | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-11 · License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components GC Cloud Framework Agreement No. 700433063 | TN Non-Competitive | $216,290 |
| 2 | 2021-05-26 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants Subscription and Conversion to for BlackBerry Spark Suite User Licence - Premium Support and Professional Services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $138,029 |
| 3 | 2020-12-21 · Data and Database Access Services | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $133,325 |
| 4 | 2020-02-11 · Office furniture and furnishings, incl. Parts | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 20 Goods purchased on a commodity market | $106,062 |
| 5 | 2019-02-22 · License/Maintenance fees for Server Operating System and Utility Software | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $93,908 |
| 6 | 2025-08-15 · License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software GC Cloud Framework Agreement No. 32099-1-1 | TN Non-Competitive | $77,677 |
| 7 | 2024-01-30 · Networking Software SSC Contract Number: 32099-1-1 | TN Non-Competitive | $77,608 |
| 8 | 2019-05-29 · License/Maintenance fees for Server Operating System and Utility Software | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $77,237 |
| 9 | 2026-02-27 · License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components | TN Non-Competitive | $70,365 |
| 10 | 2025-07-02 · Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) GC Cloud Framework Agreement No. 32099-1-1 | TN Non-Competitive | $68,366 |
| 11 | 2026-06-18 · Operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components GC Cloud Framework Agreement No. 700433063 | TN Non-Competitive | $65,124 |
| 12 | Media Action 2019-02-01 · Research Contracts Gender Gap Dashboard Tracker | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $57,488 |
| 13 | 2022-04-25 · License/Maintenance fees for Server Operating System and Utility Software | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $55,702 |
| 14 | 2021-03-22 · License/Maintenance fees for Networking Software | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 71 Exclusive rights | $52,995 |
| 15 | 2019-02-27 · Temporary help services Administrative Services - Advanced level | TN Non-Competitive Limited tendering reason: 85 Low dollar-value (discontinued as of 2022-01-01) | $46,086 |
Largest growth since award
| # | Vendor and record text | Original | Now | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-07-26 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified 2SLGBTQI+ Anti-Stigma Awareness Marketing Campaign For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount pr… | $1,124,456 | $3,925,247 | +$2,800,791 |
| 2 | Banfield Agency 2021-12-07 · Communications professional services not elsewhere specified Gender-Based Violence Marketing Campaign For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount proactively … | $725,000 | $2,648,402 | +$1,923,402 |
| 3 | St. Paul's Foundation of Vancouver 2020-03-17 · Research Contracts | $237,864 | $1,034,124 | +$796,260 |
| 4 | 2024-01-18 · Information technology and telecommunications consultants TASK-BASED INFORMATICS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (TBIPS) - IT Resources to build modern applications based on PowerPlatform Task-Based Contract For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is … | $458,220 | $1,080,765 | +$622,545 |
| 5 | Egale Canada Human Rights Trust 2020-10-29 · Research Contracts | $59,480 | $504,286 | +$444,806 |
| 6 | St Mary's University 2020-07-20 · Research Contracts | $32,288 | $448,562 | +$416,273 |
| 7 | Quintessential Research Group Inc 2020-05-08 · Research Contracts | $33,138 | $321,449 | +$288,311 |
| 8 | Covenant House Toronto 2020-07-08 · Research Contracts | $29,907 | $309,545 | +$279,638 |
| 9 | 2023-10-16 · Accounting and audit services Recipient/Contribution Agreement Audit | $63,524 | $244,316 | +$180,792 |
| 10 | Islamic Relief - IR Canada 2022-08-09 · Research contracts | $7,804 | $138,500 | +$130,696 |