Federal spending category
Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous
Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous tracks the federal average for competitive awards (54.5% versus 55.1% government-wide). Reported spend rose 35% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Canadian federal contracting in Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous, 2019–2025, drawn from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$9.0B
Contracts
19,042
Vendors
1,184
Buying departments
60
Competitively awarded
54.5%
Amendment rate
9.6%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$735.2M
2020
$3.4B
2021
$2.0B
2022
$1.1B
2023
$426.6M
2024
$423.8M
2025
$992.3M
Top buying departments
Who buys Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous
Public Health Agency of Canada$4.6B · 1,792 contracts
Correctional Service of Canada$1.5B · 7,114 contracts
Veterans Affairs Canada$874.0M · 18 contracts
Indigenous Services Canada$530.6M · 1,428 contracts
National Defence$436.5M · 1,011 contracts