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
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2018-2019
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Miscellaneous Expenditures not Elsewhere Classified
FY 2017-2018
Canada
IBM CANADA LTD $2,012,137.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software
FY 2016-2017
Canada
DR. BERNARD ELFASSY $2,008,500.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Health Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Level 2 Platform Analysts

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract was sole-sourced.

BDO CANADA LLP $2,000,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced. This contract is a multi-year contract.

EMERION INC. $2,000,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2017-2018
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
Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2017-2018
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...

DELOITTE LLP $2,000,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified
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...

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...

EMERION INC. $2,000,000.00
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...

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer Services (includes IT solutions / deliverables as well as IT Managed Services)
FY 2019-2020
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Informatics Professionals
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Informatics Professional
FY 2021-2022
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Human resources management services
FY 2022-2023
Canada
MCKINSEY & COMPANY $1,999,998.30
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced. 

IBM CANADA LTD $1,999,992.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2016-2017
Canada
IBM CANADA LTD $1,999,991.50
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada
D4iS Solutions Inc. $1,999,987.00
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...

Donna Cona Inc. $1,999,930.50
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Telecommunication Consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada

TA - 470602116B

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
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...