Across Canada
Research and laboratory contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 24,600 research and laboratory contract awards between 1998 and 2026, worth $9.9 billion where a value was published, from 691 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 2,912.
At a glance
24,600
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$9.9 billion
Published value
From the 22,290 awards that published a value.
691
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 research and laboratory contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence2,912 awards · $1 billion
- 2National Research Council Canada1,286 awards · $130.5 million
- 3Université McGill880 awards · $195.9 million
- 4Fisheries and Oceans Canada868 awards · $129.7 million
- 5Public Works and Government Services Canada728 awards · $427.5 million
- 6Natural Resources Canada635 awards · $60.5 million
- 7Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada605 awards · $77.5 million
- 8Université Laval574 awards · $58.5 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20212,695 · $1.5 billion
- 20222,583 · $779.9 million
- 20232,431 · $843.5 million
- 20242,710 · $831.2 million
- 20252,201 · $2.6 billion
- 20261,588 · $484.7 million
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 1.
Largest
Largest published awards
- PROVINCIAL - Fourniture de compteurs intelligents, des équipements de télécommunication et de la solution technologique nécessaire à leur exploitationHydro-Québec. · May 27, 2025$1.4 billion
- Newfoundland and Labrador Integrated Ambulance ServicesGovernment of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) - Public Procurement Agency · September 1, 2025$561.7 million
- ACQUISITION DE 4 ANALYSEURS DE GAZ SANGUINCIUSSS du Centre-ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal · December 8, 2021$435.2 million
- Amend 022 - Weather Radar Equipment, Except Airborne - LEONARDO Germany GmbHDepartment of the Environment (ECCC ) · June 21, 2016$149.6 million
- Lab ConsumablesUniversity of Saskatchewan · August 23, 2023$70 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- PR51616 - MicrocalorimeterUniversité Concordia · October 22, 2026$77,116
- W0046-270157- Festo Didactic -LabVolt ComponentsDepartment of National Defence · October 22, 2026$122,697
- K8C13-270208 ChromatographDepartment of the Environment (ECCC ) · October 21, 2026$693,486
- Resonant Acoustic MixerNational Research Council of Canada · October 21, 2026$332,417
- Pièces pour entretien préventif équipement spectrométrieUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi . · October 21, 2026$49,110
- Bio-capacitance probe systemNational Research Council of Canada · October 21, 2026$131,153
- ACQUISITION DE SONOMÈTRES ET DOSIMÈTRES SPARTANCÉGEP de Jonquière. · October 21, 2026$30,905
- F1818-266000 - Industrial Borescope SystemCanadian Coast Guard · October 21, 2026$55,553
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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Research and laboratory 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 8% 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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