Across Canada
IT and software contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 78,185 it and software contract awards between 1998 and 2026, worth $67.8 billion where a value was published, from 1,524 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 7,748.
At a glance
78,185
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$67.8 billion
Published value
From the 70,350 awards that published a value.
1,524
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
1998 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most it and software contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence7,748 awards · $6.2 billion
- 2Department of Public Works and Government Services1,492 awards · $4.6 billion
- 3Revenu Québec1,451 awards · $3.1 billion
- 4Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales1,137 awards · $8.7 billion
- 5Public Works and Government Services Canada1,013 awards · $658 million
- 6Government Services New Brunswick1,007 awards · $85.2 million
- 7Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique - Direction générale des services contractuels986 awards · $2.4 billion
- 8Shared Services Canada851 awards · $1.8 billion
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20218,489 · $5.9 billion
- 20229,031 · $7.5 billion
- 20239,409 · $13.9 billion
- 202410,933 · $8.6 billion
- 20259,937 · $9.3 billion
- 20266,350 · $4.1 billion
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 1.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Acquisition d’une solution de dossier santé numérique (DSN) pour deux (2) établissements d’un projet vitrine avec possibilité d’expansion provinciale (Étape 2)Santé Québec · December 28, 2023$1.5 billion
- Amend 032 - Data Management System - GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS-CANADA CORPORATIONDepartment of National Defence · May 31, 2002$753.5 million
- Amend 154 - ORACLE MandS MASTER CONTRACT - Oracle Canada ULCDepartment of Public Works and Government Services · April 20, 2015$739 million
- Infrastructure de visualisation - Visualisateur d'imagerie médicaleSanté Québec · September 6, 2024$626.4 million
- Amend 011 - GoC Pay System ISS - IBM CANADA LIMITEDDepartment of Public Works and Government Services · December 17, 2021$585.7 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Renouvellement des licences Fortinet 26-27Santé Québec - Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel · October 23, 2026$57,030
- RSO - RFB-2026-7-5482 - Supply and Deliver IT Hardware and Accessories to the Government of YukonGovernment of Yukon · October 23, 2026
- RSO - RFB-2026-7-5482 - Supply and Deliver IT Hardware and Accessories to the Government of YukonGovernment of Yukon · October 23, 2026
- RSO - RFB-2026-7-5482 - Supply and Deliver IT Hardware and Accessories to the Government of YukonGovernment of Yukon · October 23, 2026
- NS 26-0561 - PSCAD V5 Professional Base Package - Non-StandardCity of Saskatoon · October 23, 2026$26,000
- RENOUVELLEMENT LICENCE RESPONDER 5Santé Québec - CHU Sainte-Justine · October 23, 2026$33,860
- RSO - RFB-2026-7-5482 - Supply and Deliver IT Hardware and Accessories to the Government of YukonGovernment of Yukon · October 23, 2026
- SERVICES DE RÉSEAU ÉTENDU (WAN) ET DE LIENS TÉLÉPHONIQUES SIP TRUNK POUR LA SAQ ET LA SQDCSociété des alcools du Québec · October 22, 2026$233,819
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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IT and software 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 16% 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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