Buyers / Federal government
Federal government
Federal departments (Public Services and Procurement Canada, Defence, Parks Canada and others) post on CanadaBuys, for bases, parks, offices and ports.
In short
CrewBid follows 49 federal government that posted trade or service work in the last two years: 228 contracts in the last 12 months, 206 open now. The busiest is Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC).
British Columbia 5
- Defence Construction Canada 9 open · 9 in the last year
- Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canada 9 open · 9 in the last year
- Parks Canada Agency (PC) 8 open · 8 in the last year
- Defence Construction Canada - Atlantic Region 7 open · 7 in the last year
- Defence Construction Canada - Pacific Region 3 open · 3 in the last year
Alberta 1
- Defence Construction Canada - Western Region 7 open · 8 in the last year
Manitoba 1
- Department of Health (HC) 2 open · 3 in the last year
Ontario 22
- Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) 71 open · 80 in the last year
- Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) 7 open · 8 in the last year
- National Research Council of Canada (NRC) 6 open · 7 in the last year
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) 4 open · 4 in the last year
- Department of Industry (ISED) 3 open · 3 in the last year
- Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PS) 3 open · 3 in the last year
- Shared Services Canada (SSC) 3 open · 3 in the last year
- Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) 2 open · 2 in the last year
- Department of Justice (JUS) 2 open · 2 in the last year
- Public Works and Government Services Canada 1 open · 2 in the last year
- Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Canada Council for the Arts 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Canada Lands Company Limited (CLC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Courts Administration Service (CAS) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- National Capital Commission (NCC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- Public Service Commission (PSC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
- BUILD CANADA HOMES 1 in the last year
Quebec 5
- Department of National Defence (DND) 10 open · 11 in the last year
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) 5 open · 6 in the last year
- Department of the Environment (ECCC ) 2 open · 2 in the last year
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) 1 open · 2 in the last year
- Department of Transport (TC) 1 open · 1 in the last year
Prince Edward Island 1
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) 1 open · 1 in the last year
Newfoundland and Labrador 2
- Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) 8 open · 8 in the last year
- Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) 4 open · 5 in the last year
Northwest Territories 1
- Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) 1 open · 1 in the last year
Nunavut 1
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 3 open · 3 in the last year
How federal government buy
- Federal contracts in BC: how Ottawa buys locally· How federal departments buy services in BC: CanadaBuys, standing offers, supply arrangements, Indigenous set-asides, 30-day payment and where to complain.
- How to register on CanadaBuys and bid on federal contracts· Step-by-step federal supplier registration for BC trades: the CRA business number, a free SAP Business Network account, the questionnaire and notifications.
- What the federal Buy Canadian policy means for small contractors· The federal Buy Canadian policy in force since December 2025: which contracts it covers, how it scores Canadian content, and what it means for small trades.
Other public buyers
MunicipalitiesRegional districts and countiesSchool districtsHealth authoritiesColleges and universitiesCrown corporationsProvincial governmentFirst Nations The busiest buyers