Federal spending category
Staffing & Professional Services
Staffing & Professional Services is procured more competitively than the federal average — 78.8% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 51% between 2019 and 2025. Amendments are common here — 27.8% of contracts were later amended, a signal of scope or schedule change worth tracking.
At a glance
Canadian federal contracting in Staffing & Professional Services, 2019–2025, drawn from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$4.0B
Contracts
16,854
Vendors
764
Buying departments
92
Competitively awarded
78.8%
Amendment rate
27.8%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$573.1M
2020
$436.7M
2021
$1.3B
2022
$554.6M
2023
$495.6M
2024
$384.6M
2025
$279.0M
Top buying departments
Who buys Staffing & Professional Services
National Defence$1.3B · 1,297 contracts
Public Services and Procurement Canada$756.4M · 2,885 contracts
Shared Services Canada$231.0M · 298 contracts
Employment and Social Development Canada$159.8M · 670 contracts
Global Affairs Canada$158.1M · 945 contracts