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

Ernst & Young $1,125,835.22
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
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada
GCStrategies Inc. $1,125,480.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Informatics Professionals
FY 2021-2022
Canada

TA - 47419-202719/001/EL

BDO Canada LLP $1,125,056.25
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Professsional Special
FY 2021-2022
Canada

TA - 4741918907

NAVCANADA $1,124,110.61
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

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Telecommunication Consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology Consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada

TA - 474199224B

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Info. technology and telecommunication consultants
FY 2023-2024
Canada
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.

PERCEPTICS LLC $1,121,252.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other Professional Services not Elsewhere Specified
FY 2017-2018
Canada
MINDWIRE $1,121,140.80
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...

Deloitte Inc $1,119,050.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Info. technology and telecommunication consultants
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Appli. software (inc. COTS) & app. devel. and deli
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Donna Cona Inc. $1,116,762.06
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Info. technology and telecommunication consultants
FY 2023-2024
Canada

TA for professional services

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other business services not elsewhere specified
FY 2025-2026
Canada
THE HALIFAX GROUP $1,116,000.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Information Technology and Telecommunications Consultants
FY 2015-2016
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced. This contract includes one or more amendments.

GCStrategies Inc. $1,114,164.18
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Telecommunication Consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada

TA - 47419-202719/001/EL

Donna Cona Inc. $1,109,343.60
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Info. technology and telecommunication consultants
FY 2023-2024
Canada

TA - 47419A3800

Gartner Canada Co. $1,106,857.60
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Rental of Image/Video Communications Equipment (includes Telepresence/Video Conferencing Equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)
FY 2021-2022
Canada
McKinsey & Company $1,104,801.00
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Other prof. services not elsewhere specified
FY 2018-2019
Canada

TA - 4741987760

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Communications/Networking Equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)
FY 2015-2016
Canada

This contract was competitively sourced.

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Scientific Consultants
FY 2016-2017
Canada
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Measuring, Controlling, Laboratory, Medical and Optical Equipment and Parts
FY 2019-2020
Canada