Federal department
Elections Canada
Elections Canada is procured more competitively than the federal average — 60.1% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 83% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Elections Canada's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$550.4M
Contracts
1,381
Vendors
364
Competitively awarded
60.1%
Median contract
$53,699
Amendment rate
17.2%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$131.2M
2020
$71.2M
2021
$45.0M
2022
$106.9M
2023
$125.5M
2024
$48.5M
2025
$22.0M
Top spending categories
What Elections Canada buys
IT Services & Consulting$211.2M · 287 contracts
Telecommunications & Media$119.9M · 49 contracts
Staffing & Professional Services$49.9M · 228 contracts
Manufacturing & Industrial$46.1M · 188 contracts
Software & Cybersecurity$43.6M · 193 contracts