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

NORTHERN MICRO INC. $1,619,056.09
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer Equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/Personal/Portable (Includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2017-2018
Canada

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.

NEWFOUND RECRUITING CORP. $1,618,600.00
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.

TRM TECHNOLOGIES INC. $1,614,539.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract includes one or more amendments. This contract was competitively sourced. This contract is a multi-year contract.

Les Consultants Olympe Inc. $1,610,309.90
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other health services not elsewhere specified
FY 2025-2026
Canada
EMERION INC. $1,609,843.20
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Deep Trekker Inc. $1,606,820.40
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Laboratory and Medical Equipment and Parts (Expenditures > $ 10,000 per unit)
FY 2022-2023
Canada
TEKsystems Canada Corp $1,605,860.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Info. technology and telecommunication consultants
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requires the services of Informatics Professional Services contractors to support Cyber Security Division (CSD) overall IT security risk management services t...

Emerion Inc. $1,603,526.50
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
FY 2012-2013
Canada
Microsoft Canada Inc. $1,600,080.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Maintenance Agreement-PC Software
FY 2021-2022
Canada
NAVCANADA $1,600,044.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Business Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract includes one or more amendments. This contract was sole-sourced.This contract is a multi-year contract.

Smiths Detection Montreal Inc. $1,595,977.27
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Image/Video communications equipment
FY 2022-2023
Canada
Abbotsford Fish and Game Club $1,593,060.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Rental of other buildings
FY 2024-2025
Canada
The Governing Council of $1,585,349.66
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Professional Services
FY 2022-2023
Canada
TALIGENT CONSULTING INC. $1,584,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract includes one or more amendments. This contract was competitively sourced. This contract is a multi-year contract.

BDO Canada LLP $1,582,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Management consulting
FY 2020-2021
Canada

TA - 4741918907

ADMINSERV CANADA LIMITED $1,581,026.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer Services (includes IT solutions / deliverables as well as IT Managed Services)
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Emerion Inc. $1,578,610.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
FY 2012-2013
Canada
Voti Inc. $1,576,176.11
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Postal Small Scale Imaging System

Minose Solutions Ltd $1,575,305.02
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Computer equip. related to DCE - Desktop/personal/
FY 2025-2026
Canada
GardaWorld $1,574,316.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Rental - Other
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Emerion Inc. $1,572,960.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Telecommunication Consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada

TA - 5500001094