Across Canada
Food and catering contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 14,462 food and catering contract awards between 2002 and 2026, worth $4.9 billion where a value was published, from 535 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 7,004.
At a glance
14,462
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$4.9 billion
Published value
From the 12,717 awards that published a value.
535
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2002 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most food and catering contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence7,004 awards · $797.1 million
- 2Correctional Service of Canada1,624 awards · $248.5 million
- 3Public Works and Government Services Canada998 awards · $227.7 million
- 4Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales238 awards · $1.4 billion
- 5Veterans Affairs Canada218 awards · $5.9 million
- 6Strategic Procurement, New Brunswick206 awards · $20.5 million
- 7Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île184 awards · $7.2 million
- 8Government Services New Brunswick149 awards · $3.6 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20211,183 · $172.5 million
- 20221,468 · $413.8 million
- 20231,472 · $713.8 million
- 20241,312 · $713.4 million
- 20252,233 · $643 million
- 2026502 · $745.1 million
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 2.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Achat de viandes diversesCentre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale 1 · May 12, 2026$411 million
- PRODUITS D'ÉPICERIECentre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · May 15, 2024$172.3 million
- DENRÉES PÉRISSABLES (0067) ET DENRÉES NON PÉRISSABLES (0068)Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · May 3, 2018$164.3 million
- Approvisionnement de denrées alimentairesCentre d'acquisitions gouvernementales - Direction du service à la clientèle et de l'exécution des contrats · March 23, 2017$150.6 million
- Supply and Delivery of Food ProductsPublic Service Delivery · July 7, 2025$121.2 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Acquisition de viandes diverses Québec et CharlevoixSanté Québec Capitale-Nationale – Universitaire · October 23, 2026$202,517
- Acquisition de viandes diverses Québec et CharlevoixSanté Québec Capitale-Nationale – Universitaire · October 23, 2026$556,670
- Chariots de distribution alimentaire à conduction, Tires Chariots, vaisselles et petits équipementsSanté Québec Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke · October 22, 2026$758,519
- Acquisition d'un lave-vaisselle et convoyeur ( CH Manoir de l'âge d'or )Santé Québec - Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal Universitaire · October 22, 2026$78,060
- Légumes et fruits entiers et préparés- CharlevoixSanté Québec Capitale-Nationale – Universitaire · October 22, 2026$53,801
- Fourniture de sel de déglaçage des chaussées pour la saison hivernale 2026-27Ville de Côte Saint-Luc · October 19, 2026$147,961
- Fourniture de sel de déglaçage des chaussées pour la saison hivernale 2026-27Ville de Côte Saint-Luc · October 19, 2026$653,230
- Fourniture de sel de déglaçage des chaussées pour la saison hivernale 2026-27Ville de Montréal-Est · October 14, 2026$448,833
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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Food and catering 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 21% 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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