Federal spending category
Agriculture & Food
Agriculture & Food is procured more competitively than the federal average — 92.3% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 19% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Canadian federal contracting in Agriculture & Food, 2019–2025, drawn from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$221.6M
Contracts
6,592
Vendors
143
Buying departments
22
Competitively awarded
92.3%
Amendment rate
1.6%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$32.5M
2020
$28.8M
2021
$32.0M
2022
$37.9M
2023
$33.3M
2024
$30.6M
2025
$26.4M
Top buying departments
Who buys Agriculture & Food
National Defence$126.2M · 4,629 contracts
Fisheries and Oceans Canada$29.8M · 555 contracts
Correctional Service of Canada$20.8M · 835 contracts
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$12.9M · 304 contracts
Global Affairs Canada$10.2M · 8 contracts