Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Line: Public relations servicesRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 16 October 2026

CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 8 contracts, all years ($324,353 · Sep 2019 – Mar 2025); $56.7K since January 2024 (2 contracts · 1 department); — rank in the line (of 400 suppliers · 0.0%); 26 departments never served ($19.7M on the line without CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.).

Assay record ASY-CA-19R8U4W0RV · Cite as: Assay Systems, “CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: 2 government contracts in Canada since 2024”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/crain-communications-inc/

8
contracts, all years
$324,353 · Sep 2019 – Mar 2025
$56.7K
since January 2024
2 contracts · 1 department
—
rank in the line
of 400 suppliers · 0.0%
26
departments never served
$19.7M on the line without CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Own record by year

2019 onward
$25.0K
$19.0K
$199K
$24.2K
$26.4K
$30.3K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

since January 2024
1departments
$56.7Kpaid
100.0%top buyer
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada100.0%
$56,710

Before 2024 only: Global Affairs Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-03-05 – 2025-03-05
6uncontested awards
100%of its awards
6without a competition
0single bid

CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC won 6 of its 6 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-03-05 to 2025-03-05, worth $205K: 6 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada with 4.

Buyers: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (4) · Global Affairs Canada (2)

Every uncontested award of CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

6 on record

Lines the register files it under

4 lines · all years
Public relations servicesthis page
$178,531
Electronic subscriptions & electronic publications
$80,933
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications
$39,889
Research contracts
$25,000

The line

since January 2024
$29.6Mline value
529contracts
28departments
400suppliers
56.7%held by top ten

Public relations services

$6.6M
$20.2M
$2.7M
202420252026Jan–Jun
—of 400 suppliers
$0CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. in the line
0.0%share of the line
195new suppliers since 2024 · $5.8M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

26departments
167contracts
$19,681,480since January 2024
125contracts under $40,000
$2,681,063under $40,000
Indigenous Services Canada3 contracts
$14,239,860
Fisheries and Oceans Canada37 contracts
$1,343,182
Health Canada33 contracts
$1,277,743
National Film Board24 contracts
$701,477
National Defence19 contracts
$354,349
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada3 contracts
$302,267
Royal Canadian Mounted Police6 contracts
$239,694
Natural Resources Canada6 contracts
$178,913
Public Health Agency of Canada4 contracts
$156,755
Parks Canada7 contracts
$151,100
Environment and Climate Change Canada2 contracts
$150,604
Canadian Space Agency5 contracts
$130,032
National Gallery of Canada1 contract
$67,500
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions3 contracts
$66,826
Privy Council Office3 contracts
$53,281
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat1 contract
$39,550
Department of Finance Canada1 contract
$38,000
Office of the Auditor General of Canada1 contract
$36,160
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1 contract
$32,770
Canadian Heritage1 contract
$24,860
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1 contract
$24,578
Statistics Canada1 contract
$18,735
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1 contract
$18,645
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada1 contract
$12,924
Library and Archives Canada1 contract
$11,176
Public Prosecution Service of Canada1 contract
$10,500

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
36%no competition
54%one applicant
0of these to CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Competed, one supplier applied45 contracts
$16,059,380 · 54.3%
Awarded directly, no competition401 contracts
$10,561,765 · 35.7%
Competed, several suppliers applied83 contracts
$2,971,638 · 10.0%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
34contracts
$15,380,344end by October 2027
22end in March 2027 · $663K
17in departments never served · $14.7M
$87.7K
$48.2K
$58.4K
$663K
$156K
$98.9K
$67.2K
$14.2M
Oct 263 contractsDec 262 contractsJan 271 contractMar 2722 contractsApr 272 contractsMay 272 contractsJul 271 contractAug 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 16 October 2026
1notices
1open today
0standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
Integrated Marketing Services – Japan
Destination Canada (DC) · Competitive - Open bidding
6 Nov 2026Open

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
360 Athletics Inc.1 contract · 1 department
$10,051
A2Z Cuisine1 contract · 1 department
$10,027
Harcourt Management1 contract · 1 department
$10,019
CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
$0

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