Federal spending category
Software & Cybersecurity
Software & Cybersecurity relies more on directed and sole-source awards than the federal norm — only 40.9% of contracts were competitive against a 55.1% government-wide average. Reported spend fell 50% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Canadian federal contracting in Software & Cybersecurity, 2019–2025, drawn from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$9.0B
Contracts
16,549
Vendors
726
Buying departments
84
Competitively awarded
40.9%
Amendment rate
12.7%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$2.5B
2020
$973.0M
2021
$874.4M
2022
$1.0B
2023
$1.2B
2024
$1.2B
2025
$1.2B
Top buying departments
Who buys Software & Cybersecurity
Shared Services Canada$3.9B · 2,086 contracts
National Defence$746.8M · 1,643 contracts
Public Services and Procurement Canada$653.1M · 374 contracts
Military Grievances External Review Committee$610.8M · 8 contracts
Employment and Social Development Canada$468.6M · 634 contracts