Federal department
Canada Border Services Agency
Canada Border Services Agency is procured more competitively than the federal average — 85.4% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 23% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Canada Border Services Agency's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$2.5B
Contracts
5,003
Vendors
715
Competitively awarded
85.4%
Median contract
$51,691
Amendment rate
16.5%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$387.5M
2020
$519.0M
2021
$301.5M
2022
$486.5M
2023
$253.1M
2024
$218.8M
2025
$299.9M
Top spending categories
What Canada Border Services Agency buys
IT Services & Consulting$843.7M · 1,463 contracts
Transportation, Logistics & Facilities$601.0M · 777 contracts
Financial & Legal Services$373.5M · 150 contracts
Manufacturing & Industrial$147.1M · 1,060 contracts
Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous$117.7M · 89 contracts