Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

The Canadian Press

Line: Communications professional services not elsewhere specifiedRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 16 October 2026

The Canadian Press — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 226 contracts, all years ($14,720,279 · Apr 2004 – Jun 2026); $2.1M since January 2024 (23 contracts · 12 departments); 23rd rank in the line (of 462 suppliers · 1.55%); 37 departments never served ($9.4M on the line without The Canadian Press).

Assay record ASY-CA-0R87D0J0B1 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “The Canadian Press: 23 government contracts in Canada since 2024”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/the-canadian-press/

226
contracts, all years
$14,720,279 · Apr 2004 – Jun 2026
$2.1M
since January 2024
23 contracts · 12 departments
23rd
rank in the line
of 462 suppliers · 1.55%
37
departments never served
$9.4M on the line without The Canadian Press

Own record by year

2019 onward
$1.1M
$870K
$977K
$876K
$949K
$772K
$1.1M
$215K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from The Canadian Press

since January 2024
12departments
$2.1Mpaid
19.5%top buyer
Public Safety Canada19.5%
$401,530
Privy Council Office18.4%
$380,046
Public Services and Procurement Canada17.0%
$351,184
Employment and Social Development Canada10.6%
$218,830
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada8.8%
$180,768
Health Canada8.4%
$173,080
Global Affairs Canada4.9%
$100,317
Environment and Climate Change Canada4.3%
$89,307
Department of Justice Canada2.9%
$58,909
Fisheries and Oceans Canada2.7%
$56,013
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada2.1%
$42,511
National Film Board0.5%
$10,348

Before 2024 only: Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Department of Finance Canada, Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, National Defence, Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Transport Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-01-27 – 2026-06-22
20uncontested awards
95%of its awards
10without a competition
10single bid

The Canadian Press won 20 of its 21 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-01-27 to 2026-06-22, worth $926K: 10 without a competition and 10 after a competition that drew a single bid. 9 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Privy Council Office with 4.

Buyers: Privy Council Office (4) · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (4) · Global Affairs Canada (3) · Department of Justice Canada (3) · Department of Finance Canada (2) · Public Safety Canada (1)

Every uncontested award of The Canadian Press · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

20 on record

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Communications professional services not elsewhere specifiedthis page
$4,119,709
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications
$2,167,618
Data and database access services
$1,025,370
Communications research services
$847,791
Communications professional services not elsewhere
$692,664
Information technology & telecom consultants
$596,812

The line

since January 2024
$45.7Mline value
760contracts
63departments
462suppliers
35.1%held by top ten

Communications professional services not elsewhere specified

$16.8M
$16.5M
$12.4M
202420252026Jan–Jun
23rdof 462 suppliers
$709,667The Canadian Press in the line
1.55%share of the line
4.5%of $8,946,598 spent by Public Safety Canada
199new suppliers since 2024 · $18.5M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from The Canadian Press

37departments
197contracts
$9,404,124since January 2024
142contracts under $40,000
$3,404,626under $40,000
Women and Gender Equality Canada17 contracts
$1,474,444
Statistics Canada7 contracts
$1,287,821
National Research Council Canada20 contracts
$1,172,227
Canadian Space Agency15 contracts
$731,342
Accessibility Standards Canada20 contracts
$649,273
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission7 contracts
$631,400
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages16 contracts
$536,024
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency8 contracts
$386,570
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions6 contracts
$312,061
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada3 contracts
$263,031
International Joint Commission6 contracts
$200,344
Invest in Canada2 contracts
$192,844
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada10 contracts
$159,738
Office of the Auditor General of Canada6 contracts
$149,933
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission8 contracts
$141,092
Public Service Commission of Canada3 contracts
$129,833
Canada Energy Regulator3 contracts
$116,525
Canadian Institutes of Health Research4 contracts
$106,500
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada4 contracts
$93,550
Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada3 contracts
$81,823
Polar Knowledge Canada3 contracts
$77,678
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada3 contracts
$76,614
Prairies Economic Development Canada3 contracts
$56,885
The National Battlefields Commission3 contracts
$52,940
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada3 contracts
$52,511
Transportation Safety Board of Canada1 contract
$38,995
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada2 contracts
$34,154
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians1 contract
$33,900
Public Health Agency of Canada1 contract
$24,750
Shared Services Canada1 contract
$24,484
Office of the Intelligence Commissioner2 contracts
$21,662
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General1 contract
$19,950
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP1 contract
$18,080
The Correctional Investigator Canada1 contract
$16,629
Pacific Economic Development Canada1 contract
$13,560
Canada Water Agency1 contract
$13,088
Military Grievances External Review Committee1 contract
$11,868

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
31%no competition
30%one applicant
0of these to The Canadian Press
Competed, several suppliers applied201 contracts
$17,763,838 · 38.9%
Awarded directly, no competition395 contracts
$14,066,545 · 30.8%
Competed, one supplier applied164 contracts
$13,866,995 · 30.3%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
104contracts
$13,056,660end by October 2027
70end in March 2027 · $9.6M
29in departments never served · $2.9M
$158K
$1.5M
$90.4K
$332K
$9.6M
$733K
$319K
$76.3K
$56.5K
$169K
$39.5K
Nov 265 contractsDec 267 contractsJan 271 contractFeb 273 contractsMar 2770 contractsApr 274 contractsMay 275 contractsJun 273 contractsJul 272 contractsAug 273 contractsOct 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 16 October 2026
2notices
1open today
1standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
Integrated Marketing Services – Japan
Destination Canada (DC) · Competitive - Open bidding
6 Nov 2026Open
Reissuance - Media Monitoring Services - EN578-191713
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
30 Dec 2028List to Dec 2028

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
Encore Global Events1 contract · 1 department
$796,650
Bell Canada2 contracts · 1 department
$764,457
The Canadian Press
$709,667
COSSETTE COMMUNICATION INC4 contracts · 3 departments
$705,019

All 462 suppliers in the line

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+184%growth

MEDIA Q INC.

2024 to Jun 2026
$1,310,450
2022–2023
$461,472

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