When public tenders come out
The months public buyers in Canada posted each trade's work over the last two years. Darker means busier for that trade. Use it to have your paperwork, pricing and crew ready before your season's tenders land.
In short
Public buyers in Canada post most trade and service tenders on a yearly cycle. In the last two years, the busiest months were electrical in September and October; fire alarm & sprinkler inspection in August, September and October; HVAC in October. Watch for work a month or two before your peak.
From CrewBid’s bid data, Oct 25, 2026.
Building systems
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 68 | |||
| Fire alarm & sprinkler inspection | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
| HVAC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 36 | |||||||
| Plumbing | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
Cleaning
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janitorial & custodial | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Exterior & structure
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
| Paving & line painting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | ||||||
| Roofing | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Grounds
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping & grounds maintenance | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
| Snow & ice removal | 6 | 14 | 20 |
Security & access
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access control & cameras | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Strata & property
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building envelope engineering | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Handyman & general maintenance | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Tech & digital
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud, hosting & infrastructure | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| Custom software development | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |||||||
| Cybersecurity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||||||
| Data, GIS & analytics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |||||||
| IT support & managed services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
Waste
| Trade | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garbage & recycling | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
| Septic & drain cleaning | 6 | 6 |
Counted from the public notices CrewBid collected over the last two years, by the month each was first posted. Trades with fewer than six bids are left out.