Federal department
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is procured more competitively than the federal average — 77.5% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 77% between 2019 and 2025. Amendments are common here — 40.4% of contracts were later amended, a signal of scope or schedule change worth tracking.
At a glance
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$2.4B
Contracts
3,952
Vendors
446
Competitively awarded
77.5%
Median contract
$152,423
Amendment rate
40.4%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$680.7M
2020
$362.6M
2021
$287.5M
2022
$357.6M
2023
$296.5M
2024
$229.2M
2025
$158.9M
Top spending categories
What Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada buys
Manufacturing & Industrial$664.8M · 134 contracts
IT Services & Consulting$591.8M · 1,636 contracts
Healthcare, Social Services & Indigenous$378.8M · 66 contracts
Transportation, Logistics & Facilities$299.7M · 463 contracts
Software & Cybersecurity$152.9M · 301 contracts