Federal spending by Privy Council Office

3,163 records totalling $665,377,804.09 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Contracting

$630.7M

across 3,028 contracts over $10k

26.5%

of contract dollars awarded without competition (1,681 contracts)

83.8%

of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (1,362 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 $262,949,577 $251,744,189 95.7%
2023-2024 $251,720,134 $243,972,129 96.9%
2022-2023 $249,586,041 $242,937,156 97.3%
2021-2022 $217,057,895 $203,615,363 93.8%
2020-2021 $202,811,772 $202,293,324 99.7%
2019-2020 $193,652,104 $185,349,690 95.7%
2018-2019 $233,994,243 $214,277,265 91.6%
2017-2018 $225,152,820 $202,940,898 90.1%
2016-2017 $159,809,230 $154,240,941 96.5%
2015-2016 $127,214,934 $123,119,021 96.8%

Did it deliver? (2023-2024 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.

3

of 14 targets met

5

targets not met

6

not yet measurable or unavailable

See missed targets
  • Percentage of Cabinet Ministers satisfied with service and advice from the Privy Council Office

    Target: Note: As part of the 2023–24 Departmental Plan process, PCO conducted a thorough and comprehensive review of all its current departmental re... · Actual: 78.0

  • Percentage of positions that are filled through an open, transparent, and merit based process (managed by either PCO or department)

    Target: — · Actual: 95.0

  • Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO

    Target: — · Actual: 78.0

  • Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO

    Target: — · Actual: 78.0

  • Percentage of Cabinet ministers satisfied with service and advice from PCO

    Target: 80% or more · Actual: 78%

CISION CANADA INC $1,759,861.46
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2018-2019
Canada
XEROX CANADA LTD $1,727,638.95
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment
FY 2018-2019
Canada
EMERION $1,714,967.10
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2019-2020
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2019-2020
Canada
IBISKA TELECOM INC $1,635,110.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
R&M - Computer equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) - Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2026-2027
Canada
S.I. SYSTEMS LTD $1,595,560.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada
MODIS CANADA INC $1,542,464.69
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada
VidCruiter Inc $1,516,460.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software
FY 2025-2026
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Informatics technology services
FY 2021-2022
Canada
Deloitte Inc. $1,500,000.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Management consulting
FY 2020-2021
Canada

correction to include taxes to the original contract

XEROX CANADA LTD $1,475,782.92
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2017-2018
Canada