Procurement patterns
Fixed statistical patterns applied equally to every contract in the official data. Each pattern has innocent explanations and is a starting point for questions, not a finding of wrongdoing.
$211.7B
awarded without competition
51,348
contracts between $24,000 and $25,000
16,156
contracts between $25,000 and $26,000
12.1%
of contract dollars dated March — the fiscal year-end
Clustered just under $25,000
$25,000 has long been a key approval threshold. Many more contracts just under it than just over it can indicate contract splitting — or simply pricing habits. Departments with the highest under/over ratio:
| Organization | $24.0–25.0k | $25.0–26.0k | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | 101 | 9 | 11.2× |
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | 872 | 85 | 10.3× |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 710 | 72 | 9.9× |
| Library and Archives Canada | 245 | 25 | 9.8× |
| Public Service Commission of Canada | 374 | 39 | 9.6× |
| Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages | 54 | 6 | 9.0× |
| Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada | 71 | 8 | 8.9× |
| Natural Resources Canada | 2,589 | 337 | 7.7× |
| Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | 199 | 26 | 7.7× |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1,785 | 240 | 7.4× |
The March rush
Unspent budgets lapse at fiscal year-end, so March contracting spikes are a known pattern. Departments with the largest share of contract dollars dated March:
| Canada School of Public Service | 85.4% | $748,347,145 |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 42.1% | $6,099,650,338 |
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | 40.4% | $130,912,612 |
| Parole Board of Canada | 28.1% | $9,450,835 |
| Library and Archives Canada | 27.5% | $144,120,341 |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 26.7% | $408,494,241 |
| Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada | 22.2% | $5,935,750 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 21.3% | $22,799,105 |
| Prairies Economic Development Canada | 20.5% | $5,534,808 |
| Shared Services Canada | 20.4% | $27,913,326,022 |
Vendor concentration
Organizations where a single vendor holds 25% or more of all contract dollars (minimum $10M in contracts):
| Passport Canada | CANADIAN BANK NOTE CO. LTD. | 82.2% | $952,162,276 |
| Canada School of Public Service | DESIRE2LEARN INCORPORATED | 80.4% | $704,761,700 |
| Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | GROUPE SIGNATURE SUR LE SAINT-LAURENT | 58.1% | $14,578,872,057 |
| Invest in Canada | Wavemaker Canada ULC | 50.2% | $125,000,000 |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | BELL CANADA | 47.1% | $37,153,596 |
| Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada | LIKE 10 INC., SoftMosis Inc. IN JOINT VENTURE | 44.1% | $6,745,727 |
| The National Battlefields Commission | PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT CANADA | 42.4% | $28,516,583 |
| Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | GROUPE SIGNATURE SUR LE | 40.1% | $10,056,981,070 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD | 38.0% | $24,527,396,288 |
| Canadian Space Agency | MDA SYSTEMS LTD. | 38.0% | $15,800,156,705 |
Possible duplicate records
The same recipient, amount, and date appearing more than once. Often legitimate (multiple identical agreements, batch entries) — occasionally a data error worth reporting.
| SkyAlyne Canada Limited Partnership | $11,219,370,646.00 | 2024-05-28 | ×2 |
| Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. | $6,382,883,842.61 | 2007-12-20 | ×2 |
| BGIS GLOBAL INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CA | $5,723,000,000.00 | 2014-11-07 | ×2 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | $4,808,234,473.81 | 2007-12-20 | ×2 |
| L-3 Communications MAS (Canada) Inc. | $2,435,913,007.00 | 2004-07-13 | ×2 |
| I.M.P Group Limited | $2,251,378,004.04 | 2000-07-31 | ×2 |
| The Boeing Company | $2,229,345,157.97 | 2009-06-30 | ×2 |
| Babcock Canada | $1,967,487,647.93 | 2008-06-30 | ×2 |
| BGIS GLOBAL INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CA | $1,891,000,000.00 | 2014-11-07 | ×2 |
| BGIS GLOBAL INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CA | $1,464,000,000.00 | 2014-11-07 | ×2 |
| PARSONS INC | $549,363,304.76 | 2022-01-25 | ×5 |
| Cascade Aerospace Inc. | $1,245,163,550.00 | 2005-10-24 | ×2 |
| MDA SYSTEMS LTD. | $826,741,827.98 | 2013-01-09 | ×3 |
| MDA SYSTEMS LTD. | $822,609,215.16 | 2013-01-09 | ×3 |
| MDA SYSTEMS LTD. | $820,310,145.35 | 2013-01-09 | ×3 |
Thresholds and formulas are fixed and applied to every organization identically; nothing here is curated by hand. Every underlying record links to its official source. Figures as of October 25, 2026.