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%

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
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...

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)
FY 2018-2019
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Computer equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) - Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2024-2025
United States
MODIS CANADA INC $944,835.94
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada

correction to include taxes to the original contract

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)
FY 2017-2018
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
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...

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Informatics technology services
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...

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications research services
FY 2016-2017
Canada

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2021-2022
Canada

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Protection services
FY 2023-2024
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada
MIREMS LTD $881,400.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2019-2020
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
FY 2019-2020
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2022-2023
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Other business services not elsewhere specified
FY 2022-2023
Canada
S.I. SYSTEMS LTD $830,550.00
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2020-2021
Canada

correction to include taxes to the original contract

Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Computer equipment related to Production and Operations (P&O) environment - All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)
FY 2020-2021
Canada
Privy Council Office | Bureau du Conseil privé
Information technology and telecommunications consultants
FY 2021-2022
Canada