Evaluation of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat (CICS)
Federal spending by Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
352 records totalling $7,135,481.71 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$7.1M
across 352 contracts over $10k
45.9%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (179 contracts)
51.0%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (245 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 | $8,194,325 | $8,124,909 | 99.2% |
| 2023-2024 | $8,187,307 | $7,922,668 | 96.8% |
| 2022-2023 | $6,416,206 | $6,299,819 | 98.2% |
| 2021-2022 | $6,258,817 | $4,893,775 | 78.2% |
| 2020-2021 | $6,322,283 | $4,665,243 | 73.8% |
| 2019-2020 | $6,256,372 | $5,425,609 | 86.7% |
| 2018-2019 | $6,183,886 | $5,270,574 | 85.2% |
| 2017-2018 | $6,174,706 | $5,373,726 | 87.0% |
| 2016-2017 | $6,101,145 | $5,241,938 | 85.9% |
| 2015-2016 | $6,141,668 | $5,270,551 | 85.8% |
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.
6
of 6 targets met
0
targets not met
0
not yet measurable or unavailable
Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and
CMS Technology Upgrade - Convert an existing application created with Classic ASP to dot Net 4
Competitive Call-up against Standing Offer Purchase of AV equipment
Purchase of 31 tablets and accessories
projectors
Procurement of MICROSOFT PRO 9
Costing/Forecasting Data Model and tool
Non-professional personal service contracts not elsewhere specified
Accessiblity specialist to assist CICS with the drafting of an Accessibility Plan
Translation Services
Information Technology discovery
Consultant to improve internal software
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
Non-professional personal service contracts not elsewhere specified for AV equipment.
Computer equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) - Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related
Professionnal services to assist the organisation to migrate to Office 365
Rental of audio visual equipement
rental of audio visual equipment for a conference.
Cisco firewall
Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment