Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

McMaster University

Line: Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specifiedRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 16 October 2026

McMaster University — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 154 contracts, all years ($12,173,077 · May 2004 – Jun 2026); $3.5M since January 2024 (31 contracts · 9 departments); 19th rank in the line (of 1,322 suppliers · 1.14%); 53 departments never served ($79.2M on the line without McMaster University).

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154
contracts, all years
$12,173,077 · May 2004 – Jun 2026
$3.5M
since January 2024
31 contracts · 9 departments
19th
rank in the line
of 1,322 suppliers · 1.14%
53
departments never served
$79.2M on the line without McMaster University

Own record by year

2019 onward
$639K
$1.1M
$1.9M
$929K
$2.3M
$914K
$1.5M
$1.1M
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from McMaster University

since January 2024
9departments
$3.5Mpaid
71.9%top buyer
National Defence71.9%
$2,511,188
Natural Resources Canada12.4%
$431,217
Health Canada6.3%
$219,094
Public Health Agency of Canada4.0%
$140,000
National Research Council Canada2.4%
$84,525
Global Affairs Canada1.1%
$39,900
Environment and Climate Change Canada0.9%
$30,000
Fisheries and Oceans Canada0.6%
$19,995
Department of Justice Canada0.4%
$15,000

Before 2024 only: Canadian Space Agency, Correctional Service of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Public Safety Canada, Transport Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-01-14 – 2026-06-30
57uncontested awards
81%of its awards
54without a competition
3single bid

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY won 57 of its 70 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-01-14 to 2026-06-30, worth $2.8M: 54 without a competition and 3 after a competition that drew a single bid. 12 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Natural Resources Canada with 17.

Buyers: Natural Resources Canada (17) · Public Health Agency of Canada (10) · National Research Council Canada (8) · Health Canada (5) · National Defence (5) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada (4)

Every uncontested award of MCMASTER UNIVERSITY · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

70 on record

Federal grants and contributions

2006 onward
293agreements
$259Mvalue
25departments
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada54.3%
$140,711,375
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario7.3%
$19,008,442
Public Health Agency of Canada6.9%
$17,754,605
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada5.8%
$14,981,750
Health Canada5.3%
$13,853,488
Canadian Institutes of Health Research3.8%
$9,843,888
All 25 departments
Employment and Social Development Canada3.8%
$9,780,746
National Research Council Canada3.1%
$8,017,745
National Defence1.9%
$4,811,458
Environment and Climate Change Canada1.8%
$4,617,223
Global Affairs Canada1.2%
$3,110,568
Indigenous Services Canada1.1%
$2,758,310
Natural Resources Canada1.0%
$2,477,997
Canadian Space Agency0.7%
$1,872,791
Accessibility Standards Canada0.6%
$1,479,001
Veterans Affairs Canada0.5%
$1,332,390
Canadian Heritage0.3%
$671,947
Canada Water Agency0.2%
$492,000
Transport Canada0.2%
$436,152
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada0.1%
$236,611
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities0.1%
$235,730
Fisheries and Oceans Canada0.1%
$224,910
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission0.1%
$146,074
Polar Knowledge Canada0.1%
$140,577
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada0.0%
$9,990

All 293 grant agreements

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specifiedthis page
$3,520,497
Scientific consultants
$2,216,391
Scientific services
$884,841
Research contracts
$832,301
Management consulting
$576,661
Scientific consultants (specify)
$537,888

The line

since January 2024
$216Mline value
4,058contracts
69departments
1,322suppliers
25.9%held by top ten

Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified

$91.3M
$83.4M
$41.5M
202420252026Jan–Jun
19thof 1,322 suppliers
$2,467,687McMaster University in the line
1.14%share of the line
3.7%of $66,003,198 spent by National Defence
511new suppliers since 2024 · $32.5M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from McMaster University

53departments
1,415contracts
$79,172,758since January 2024
1,154contracts under $40,000
$23,767,184under $40,000
Shared Services Canada188 contracts
$28,686,166
Royal Canadian Mounted Police194 contracts
$13,869,845
Public Services and Procurement Canada257 contracts
$8,461,273
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada17 contracts
$6,331,766
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat17 contracts
$3,280,619
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada90 contracts
$1,968,442
Canada Revenue Agency112 contracts
$1,894,359
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission69 contracts
$1,808,348
Parks Canada78 contracts
$1,720,688
Department of Finance Canada11 contracts
$1,703,946
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada28 contracts
$696,506
Canadian Food Inspection Agency25 contracts
$692,271
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency25 contracts
$566,587
Privy Council Office23 contracts
$505,699
Canadian Heritage26 contracts
$464,594
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission21 contracts
$453,036
Canadian Institutes of Health Research16 contracts
$423,201
Library and Archives Canada14 contracts
$382,107
Transportation Safety Board of Canada13 contracts
$359,668
Women and Gender Equality Canada13 contracts
$346,320
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada8 contracts
$334,277
National Film Board4 contracts
$317,772
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada7 contracts
$316,997
Veterans Review and Appeal Board11 contracts
$315,245
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada10 contracts
$304,675
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada14 contracts
$301,221
Elections Canada13 contracts
$259,645
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada9 contracts
$230,972
Canadian Grain Commission7 contracts
$207,526
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions9 contracts
$187,161
Canadian Human Rights Commission11 contracts
$186,687
Courts Administration Service7 contracts
$171,260
Office of the Auditor General of Canada7 contracts
$147,866
Parole Board of Canada7 contracts
$124,392
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada5 contracts
$123,494
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada5 contracts
$118,685
National Security and Intelligence Review Agency1 contract
$118,601
Accessibility Standards Canada6 contracts
$108,056
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP7 contracts
$99,780
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada5 contracts
$94,809
Canadian Transportation Agency5 contracts
$90,578
Prairies Economic Development Canada3 contracts
$60,454
International Joint Commission2 contracts
$51,660
Invest in Canada1 contract
$50,850
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada2 contracts
$47,852
Military Grievances External Review Committee2 contracts
$45,694
Canada Water Agency3 contracts
$34,694
Pacific Economic Development Canada2 contracts
$25,882
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat1 contract
$22,755
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages1 contract
$18,396
Statistics Canada1 contract
$15,662
Polar Knowledge Canada1 contract
$13,320
Canada School of Public Service1 contract
$10,396

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
26%no competition
20%one applicant
0of these to McMaster University
Competed, several suppliers applied1,284 contracts
$117,170,972 · 54.2%
Awarded directly, no competition2,127 contracts
$56,034,643 · 25.9%
Competed, one supplier applied647 contracts
$42,986,963 · 19.9%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
352contracts
$47,920,384end by October 2027
217end in March 2027 · $10.1M
127in departments never served · $14.4M
$1.1M
$2.1M
$14.0M
$129K
$8.1M
$10.1M
$10.2K
$405K
$8.4M
$2.6M
$123K
$964K
Oct 2614 contractsNov 2629 contractsDec 2631 contractsJan 276 contractsFeb 2716 contractsMar 27217 contractsApr 271 contractMay 274 contractsJun 2727 contractsJul 274 contractsSep 272 contractsOct 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 16 October 2026
5notices
4open today
1standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
Aviation Replacement Parts for the CC-138 Twin Otter
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Traditional
22 Oct 2026Open
Advanced Homemade Explosives Training
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Traditional
29 Oct 2026Open
Nursing Simulation Training - Prairie Region
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) · Competitive - Open bidding
30 Oct 2026Open
Sensors RFI in Support of Land Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Modernization
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Dec 2026Open
W6399-25MC03 Simulated Battlefield Training Support Service
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
31 Dec 2029List to Dec 2029

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
GRAYBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING66 contracts · 4 departments
$2,571,112
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE HALIFAX1 contract · 1 department
$2,508,600
McMaster University
$2,467,687
EXIT CERTIFIED CORPORATION7 contracts · 4 departments
$2,434,711

All 1,322 suppliers in the line

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+328%growth

LANGUAGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT GROUP

2024 to Jun 2026
$6,555,515
2022–2023
$1,532,026

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