Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

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

POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 81 contracts, all years ($29,223,124 · Oct 2010 – Mar 2026); $7.7M since January 2024 (9 contracts · 5 departments); 1st rank in the line (of 261 suppliers · 13.93%); 24 departments never served ($19.8M on the line without POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.).

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81
contracts, all years
$29,223,124 · Oct 2010 – Mar 2026
$7.7M
since January 2024
9 contracts · 5 departments
1st
rank in the line
of 261 suppliers · 13.93%
24
departments never served
$19.8M on the line without POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

Own record by year

2019 onward
$18.6M
$157K
$392K
$132K
$78.8K
$229K
$7.4M
$47.5K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

since January 2024
5departments
$7.7Mpaid
96.0%top buyer
Public Services and Procurement Canada96.0%
$7,406,855
Employment and Social Development Canada2.6%
$199,194
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada0.5%
$36,246
Statistics Canada0.5%
$35,310
Elections Canada0.5%
$35,067

Before 2024 only: Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian Heritage, Correctional Service of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Global Affairs Canada, Parks Canada, Shared Services Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-02-11 – 2026-03-31
12uncontested awards
92%of its awards
12without a competition
0single bid

POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC won 12 of its 13 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-02-11 to 2026-03-31, worth $468K: 12 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada with 5.

Buyers: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (5) · Employment and Social Development Canada (3) · Canadian Heritage (2) · Public Services and Procurement Canada (1) · Statistics Canada (1)

Every uncontested award of POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

13 on record

Federal grants and contributions

2020 onward
101agreements
$4.8Mvalue
1departments
Canadian Heritage100.0%
$4,778,561

All 101 grant agreements

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Communications research servicesthis page
$26,309,132
License/maintenance fees for client software related to distributed computing environment (dce)
$476,851
Advertising services
$470,254
Data & database access services
$351,656
Electronic subscriptions & electronic publications
$338,661
Data and database access services
$330,010

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
1stof 261 suppliers
$7,406,855POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. in the line
13.93%share of the line
44.3%of $16,708,951 spent by Public Services and Procurement Canada
69new suppliers since 2024 · $9.8M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

24departments
163contracts
$19,768,584since January 2024
40contracts under $40,000
$1,217,731under $40,000
Health Canada33 contracts
$4,096,246
Privy Council Office16 contracts
$3,153,217
Public Health Agency of Canada16 contracts
$2,947,434
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
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada9 contracts
$901,353
Department of Finance Canada3 contracts
$556,322
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
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages2 contracts
$108,561
Library and Archives Canada1 contract
$93,248
Environment and Climate Change Canada2 contracts
$84,388
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada2 contracts
$55,891
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency1 contract
$28,947
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 POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.
Competed, several suppliers applied145 contracts
$32,907,246 · 61.9%
Awarded directly, no competition156 contracts
$10,242,177 · 19.3%
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
22in departments never served · $2.6M
$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
POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.
$7,406,855
ADVANIS INC16 contracts · 6 departments
$3,173,525
DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED2 contracts · 2 departments
$2,808,357
THE GLOBE AND MAIL INC./PUBLICATION1 contract · 1 department
$2,534,971

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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