Federal department
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is procured more competitively than the federal average — 67.5% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend fell 61% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
Transport Canada's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$1.6B
Contracts
7,886
Vendors
1,051
Competitively awarded
67.5%
Median contract
$26,326
Amendment rate
9%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$270.4M
2020
$353.9M
2021
$278.2M
2022
$170.8M
2023
$211.8M
2024
$180.5M
2025
$105.3M
Top spending categories
What Transport Canada buys
Aerospace, Defence & Marine$462.0M · 2,957 contracts
IT Services & Consulting$348.5M · 746 contracts
Financial & Legal Services$222.9M · 95 contracts
Transportation, Logistics & Facilities$114.1M · 948 contracts
Software & Cybersecurity$91.4M · 479 contracts