Federal spending by Canada Border Services Agency

12,652 records totalling $15,258,049,724.95 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Contracting

$15,258.0M

across 12,652 contracts over $10k

5.4%

of contract dollars awarded without competition (2,160 contracts)

95.7%

of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (3,350 reported)

"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.

Planned vs. actual spending

What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.

Fiscal year Authorised Spent Used
2024-2025 $3,254,680,783 $3,008,932,959 92.4%
2023-2024 $3,062,135,605 $2,693,911,152 88.0%
2022-2023 $2,859,659,260 $2,594,542,452 90.7%
2021-2022 $2,849,525,241 $2,478,717,991 87.0%
2020-2021 $2,585,002,550 $2,167,437,848 83.8%
2019-2020 $2,432,689,295 $2,064,340,007 84.9%
2018-2019 $2,524,096,778 $2,154,937,683 85.4%
2017-2018 $2,214,338,002 $1,768,435,342 79.9%
2016-2017 $1,926,998,984 $1,698,950,888 88.2%
2015-2016 $1,951,802,111 $1,796,293,231 92.0%

Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)

Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.

48

of 64 targets met

15

targets not met

1

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets
  • Percentage of removals with no known impediments

    Target: — · Actual: 71.0

  • Percentage of trade appeals received that are decided within established service standards

    Target: — · Actual: 48.0

  • Actual availability of Single Windows as a percentage of planned availability

    Target: — · Actual: 98.6

  • Percentage of prosecutions concluded that result in a conviction

    Target: — · Actual: 66.0

  • Percentage of recommendations for admissibility provided/completed within relevant service standards

    Target: — · Actual: 12.9

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Business Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2015-2016
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced.

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Measuring, Controlling, Laboratory, Medical and Optical Equipment and Parts
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Bell Mobility Inc $3,672,330.57
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Voice communications services
FY 2026-2027
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Health Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2019-2020
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Measuring, Controlling, Laboratory, Medical and Optical Equipment and Parts
FY 2018-2019
Canada
Modis Canada Inc. $3,639,679.09
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2019-2020
Canada

3 Programmer Analysts

IBM Canada Limited $3,635,530.02
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer equip. related to DCE-Desktop/personal/po
FY 2024-2025
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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 disclosed, dependent...

S.I. SYSTEMS $3,591,436.20
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada

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 disclosed, dependent...

Morpho Canada Inc. $3,582,489.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverab
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada

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 disclosed, dependent...

Nav Canada $3,569,841.76
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverab
FY 2026-2027
Canada
Bell Canada $3,568,992.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Voice communications services
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Bell Canada $3,568,992.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Voice communications services
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Cleaning and Maintenance
FY 2021-2022
Canada
CANADIAN RED CROSS $3,522,398.74
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada

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 disclosed, dependent...

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Repair and Maintenance of Telecom. Equipment
FY 2022-2023
Canada