Across Canada
Chemicals contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 7,219 chemicals contract awards between 2003 and 2026, worth $4.2 billion where a value was published, from 666 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 734.
At a glance
7,219
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$4.2 billion
Published value
From the 6,563 awards that published a value.
666
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2003 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most chemicals contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence734 awards · $120.1 million
- 2Government Services New Brunswick230 awards · $26 million
- 3Strategic Procurement, New Brunswick190 awards · $146.5 million
- 4Ville de Montréal151 awards · $34.6 million
- 5Institut national de santé publique du Québec.149 awards · $17.6 million
- 6Ville de Québec122 awards · $39.7 million
- 7Union des municipalités du Québec.111 awards · $313.1 million
- 8Ville de Trois-Rivières106 awards · $19.9 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 2021872 · $580.8 million
- 2022918 · $503.6 million
- 20231,074 · $873.6 million
- 2024888 · $459.5 million
- 2025899 · $429.9 million
- 2026510 · $310.1 million
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 3.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Highway Coarse SaltStrategic Procurement, New Brunswick · August 17, 2012$60.4 million
- 2509-23-AP70 - Sel de déglaçage pour l’Est du Québec 2023-2026Direction des acquisitions stratégiques et des unités spécialisées · July 21, 2023$48.9 million
- Acquisition de fournitures de gaz naturelUniversité de Montréal. · November 1, 2023$42 million
- 2509-23-AP71 - Sel de déglaçage pour l’Ouest du Québec 2023-2026Direction des acquisitions stratégiques et des unités spécialisées · July 21, 2023$38.4 million
- 2509-25-AP20 - Sel de déglaçage pour l'Est du QuébecDirection des acquisitions stratégiques et des unités spécialisées · August 7, 2025$36.5 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Acquisition de produits de défense (agents inflammatoires groupes 3, 4 et 5)Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure · October 21, 2026$31,498
- Acquisition de produits de défense (agents inflammatoires groupes 3, 4 et 5)Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure · October 21, 2026$34,178
- Acquisition de produits de défense (agents inflammatoires groupes 3, 4 et 5)Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure · October 21, 2026$19,020
- Acquisition de produits de défense (agents inflammatoires groupes 3, 4 et 5)Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure · October 21, 2026$182,520
- RFQ 26-0429 - Magnesium Chloride SupplyCity of Saskatoon · October 16, 2026$420,000
- FOURNITURE ET LIVRAISON DE CHLORE GAZEUX POUR LES ANNEES 2027 et 2028Union des municipalités du Québec. · October 16, 2026$896,900
- FOURNITURE ET LIVRAISON DE CHLORE GAZEUX POUR LES ANNEES 2027 et 2028Union des municipalités du Québec. · October 16, 2026$757,396
- Fourniture de pièces pour l'entretien annuel des systèmes de désinfection aux ultraviolets (UV) des usines de traitement de l'eau potableVille de Lévis. · October 15, 2026$50,987
Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.
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Chemicals contracts by province
Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices grouped by the publisher's own commodity codes, or for the 26% with no code, categorised by Publicus from the award title; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor.
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