PUBLIC SERVICE INDEX

October 2026 Release

Canadian public contracting, measured.

Aggregated federal, provincial, and municipal procurement statistics — values, volumes, and competition — compiled from official sources.

$1.21T
Federal contract value, 2004–2026
1,313,281 awards over $10K
29.3%
Federal contracts awarded without competition
871,256 labelled records, 2004–2026
87.2%
Contracts won outside the top-100 vendors
183,024 distinct vendors since 2004
67.4%
Quebec tenders receiving a single bid
405,956 tenders, 2021–2026

Federal contract value by year (CAD billions)

201995202053202167202281202355202477202562202611

Source: TBS Proactive Publication — Contracts over $10,000. 2026 partial year.

Where winning vendors are headquartered

ProvinceLifetime valueShareContractsCompanies
ON$513.6B67.1%263,50142,238
QC$84.8B11.1%66,18112,762
BC$82.9B10.8%38,7467,988
NS$32.9B4.3%21,1123,425
NL$11.9B1.6%9,8011,643
AB$10.9B1.4%28,5845,515
NB$9.2B1.2%11,5041,918
MB$8.2B1.1%9,2172,164
SK$7.0B0.9%5,4271,586
NT/NU$3.1B0.4%3,481855
YT$0.6B0.1%1,111283
PE$0.4B0.1%1,736439

Vendor home province inferred from postal codes on 464,203 award records. Full provincial analysis →