Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

Narrative Research Inc.

Line: Communications research servicesRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 16 October 2026

Narrative Research Inc. — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 44 contracts, all years ($3,275,924 · Jul 2019 – Feb 2026); $681K since January 2024 (9 contracts · 6 departments); 26th rank in the line (of 261 suppliers · 0.8%); 22 departments never served ($31.2M on the line without Narrative Research Inc.).

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44
contracts, all years
$3,275,924 · Jul 2019 – Feb 2026
$681K
since January 2024
9 contracts · 6 departments
26th
rank in the line
of 261 suppliers · 0.8%
22
departments never served
$31.2M on the line without Narrative Research Inc.

Own record by year

2019 onward
$112K
$754K
$316K
$760K
$653K
$347K
$309K
$25.0K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from Narrative Research Inc.

since January 2024
6departments
$681Kpaid
33.0%top buyer
Health Canada33.0%
$225,034
Public Health Agency of Canada18.7%
$127,478
Environment and Climate Change Canada17.7%
$120,850
Statistics Canada15.3%
$104,446
Canada Revenue Agency11.5%
$78,688
Privy Council Office3.7%
$24,966

Before 2024 only: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Department of Finance Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Parks Canada, Public Safety Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-01-06 – 2026-02-06
13uncontested awards
48%of its awards
9without a competition
4single bid

NARRATIVE RESEARCH INC won 13 of its 27 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-01-06 to 2026-02-06, worth $844K: 9 without a competition and 4 after a competition that drew a single bid. 7 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Health Canada with 5.

Buyers: Health Canada (5) · Public Health Agency of Canada (2) · Environment and Climate Change Canada (2) · Department of Finance Canada (1) · Global Affairs Canada (1) · Privy Council Office (1)

Every uncontested award of NARRATIVE RESEARCH INC · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

20 on record

Lines the register files it under

5 lines · all years
Communications research servicesthis page
$2,351,143
Advertising services
$400,337
Research contracts
$299,438
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
$117,532
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
$107,474

The line

since January 2024
$53.2Mline value
389contracts
33departments
261suppliers
50.6%held by top ten

Communications research services

$19.3M
$31.1M
$2.8M
202420252026Jan–Jun
26thof 261 suppliers
$427,085Narrative Research Inc. in the line
0.8%share of the line
5.5%of $4,096,246 spent by Health Canada
4.3%of $2,947,434 spent by Public Health Agency of Canada
69new suppliers since 2024 · $9.8M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from Narrative Research Inc.

22departments
139contracts
$31,243,347since January 2024
36contracts under $40,000
$1,029,603under $40,000
Public Services and Procurement Canada15 contracts
$16,708,951
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada6 contracts
$2,732,143
Employment and Social Development Canada26 contracts
$2,653,317
Natural Resources Canada18 contracts
$2,011,368
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada11 contracts
$1,729,104
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada13 contracts
$1,177,839
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission8 contracts
$996,116
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada3 contracts
$655,206
Canadian Heritage6 contracts
$463,348
Fisheries and Oceans Canada9 contracts
$405,078
National Research Council Canada6 contracts
$358,323
Veterans Affairs Canada3 contracts
$352,874
Indigenous Services Canada2 contracts
$237,751
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada3 contracts
$217,531
Transport Canada1 contract
$164,135
Elections Canada2 contracts
$138,265
Library and Archives Canada1 contract
$93,248
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada2 contracts
$55,891
The National Battlefields Commission1 contract
$26,904
Women and Gender Equality Canada1 contract
$26,133
The Correctional Investigator Canada1 contract
$24,991
Canadian Food Inspection Agency1 contract
$14,831

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
19%no competition
19%one applicant
0of these to Narrative Research Inc.
Competed, several suppliers applied148 contracts
$33,091,764 · 62.2%
Awarded directly, no competition153 contracts
$10,057,659 · 18.9%
Competed, one supplier applied88 contracts
$10,030,513 · 18.9%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
40contracts
$7,046,363end by October 2027
21end in March 2027 · $4.6M
26in departments never served · $5.6M
$344K
$450K
$1.3M
$55.1K
$4.6M
$56.5K
$132K
$99.8K
Oct 263 contractsNov 263 contractsDec 269 contractsFeb 271 contractMar 2721 contractsApr 271 contractJul 271 contractSep 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 16 October 2026
4notices
4open today
0standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
East Wing Amenities & Plaza Feasibility Study
Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) · Competitive - Open bidding
23 Oct 2026Open
Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECH) Program Management and Implementation Services
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) · Competitive - Open bidding
2 Nov 2026Open
Request for Information (RFI) Syndicated Research Studies
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Mar 2027Open
Tactical Communications Modernization Project (TCM) RFI
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
30 Sep 2027Open

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
MEDIAQMI INC.1 contract · 1 department
$461,447
Narrative Research Inc.
$427,085
Microsoft Corporation2 contracts · 1 department
$416,247
TATO RECRUITING INC S. I. SYSTEMS ULC IN JV1 contract · 1 department
$410,087

All 261 suppliers in the line

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+207%growth

ADVANIS INC

2024 to Jun 2026
$3,006,900
2022–2023
$978,165

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