Federal spending category
Education & Research
Education & Research relies more on directed and sole-source awards than the federal norm — only 47.1% of contracts were competitive against a 55.1% government-wide average. Reported spend fell 19% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Canadian federal contracting in Education & Research, 2019–2025, drawn from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$1.5B
Contracts
17,040
Vendors
774
Buying departments
82
Competitively awarded
47.1%
Amendment rate
13.2%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$195.1M
2020
$282.9M
2021
$230.8M
2022
$210.8M
2023
$241.3M
2024
$229.4M
2025
$157.5M
Top buying departments
Who buys Education & Research
National Defence$411.4M · 1,906 contracts
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$101.5M · 910 contracts
National Research Council Canada$98.9M · 1,080 contracts
Global Affairs Canada$73.1M · 579 contracts
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada$65.4M · 715 contracts