Federal department
Correctional Service of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada is procured more competitively than the federal average — 77.8% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 68% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Correctional Service of Canada's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$2.9B
Contracts
21,490
Vendors
1,556
Competitively awarded
77.8%
Median contract
$24,942
Amendment rate
8.6%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$455.9M
2020
$378.6M
2021
$515.2M
2022
$541.6M
2023
$429.2M
2024
$395.0M
2025
$144.6M
Top spending categories
What Correctional Service of Canada buys
Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous$1.5B · 7,114 contracts
IT Services & Consulting$355.5M · 743 contracts
Transportation, Logistics & Facilities$338.0M · 4,098 contracts
Manufacturing & Industrial$207.8M · 3,139 contracts
Architecture, Engineering & Construction$149.6M · 1,978 contracts