Across Canada
Transportation and travel contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 19,241 transportation and travel contract awards between 2003 and 2026, worth $17.3 billion where a value was published, from 871 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 2,207.
At a glance
19,241
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$17.3 billion
Published value
From the 16,776 awards that published a value.
871
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 transportation and travel contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence2,207 awards · $3.2 billion
- 2Public Works and Government Services Canada2,177 awards · $631.7 million
- 3Ministère de la Justice829 awards · $68.8 million
- 4Government of Nunavut550 awards · $11.2 million
- 5Ville de Laval516 awards · $356.6 million
- 6Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable (Direction générale de la gestion contractuelle)428 awards · $111.4 million
- 7Fisheries and Oceans Canada343 awards · $450.3 million
- 8Ville de Saguenay340 awards · $27.9 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20211,536 · $1.2 billion
- 20222,123 · $2.2 billion
- 20232,594 · $2.6 billion
- 20242,740 · $1.4 billion
- 20252,957 · $2 billion
- 20261,973 · $1.4 billion
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 1.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Amend 009 - AT-SEA SUPP SRVCS-INDUSTRY CONSULT - Services de Flotte Federal Inc. Federal Fleet Services Inc.Department of National Defence · November 30, 2015$1.2 billion
- Hotels, Motels and Commercial AccommodationDepartment of National Defence · June 29, 2018$776.6 million
- Newfoundland and Labrador Integrated Ambulance ServicesGovernment of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) - Public Procurement Agency · September 1, 2025$561.7 million
- RFP-421-21 - Transit Operations and Maintenance Contract New South-East Transit DivisionYork Region · October 12, 2022$517.2 million
- Hotels, Motels and Commercial AccommodationDepartment of National Defence · July 7, 2018$399.3 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- LOCATION D’UN CAMION MUNI D’UNE SALEUSE ET D’UNE PELLE AVANT (NON OPÉRÉ) POUR LA SAISON HIVERNAL 2026-2027 POUR L’ARRONDISSEMENT DE LASALLEVille de Montréal - Arrondissement Lasalle · October 22, 2026$110,031
- SERVICES INSTALLATION ET RETRAIT ATTÉNUATEUR IMPACT ET BALISESSociété de l'assurance automobile du Québec . · October 21, 2026$117,670
- Achat véhicules usagésCentre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs. · October 21, 2026$111,450
- FOURNITURE DE SERVICES EN TRANSPORT ADAPTÉ ET COLLECTIF – MINIFOURGONNETTESMRC de La Matanie · October 21, 2026$1.5 million
- Entreposage, archivage et transport de documentsSanté Québec - CHU de Québec - Université Laval · October 20, 2026$1.6 million
- ACHAT DE BILLETS D'AVIONS BÉLIZECégep de Saint-Laurent. · October 20, 2026$27,963
- ACHAT DE BILLETS D'AVION POUR COMPÉTITION DE VOLLEYBALL FÉMININ EN THAÏLANDECÉGEP de Jonquière. · October 20, 2026$33,779
- Transport de neige - Hiver 2026-2027Ville de Joliette - Approvisionnement · October 19, 2026$2
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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Transportation and travel 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 22% 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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