Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

The Hill Times

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

The Hill Times — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 38 contracts, all years ($1,608,305 · Mar 2011 – Jun 2026); $587K since January 2024 (12 contracts · 6 departments); 31st rank in the line (of 261 suppliers · 0.61%); 25 departments never served ($24.1M on the line without The Hill Times).

Assay record ASY-CA-0O3CVF0070 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “The Hill Times: 12 government contracts in Canada since 2024”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/the-hill-times/

38
contracts, all years
$1,608,305 · Mar 2011 – Jun 2026
$587K
since January 2024
12 contracts · 6 departments
31st
rank in the line
of 261 suppliers · 0.61%
25
departments never served
$24.1M on the line without The Hill Times

Own record by year

2019 onward
$325K
$62.1K
$64.0K
$84.3K
$44.5K
$151K
$393K
$42.5K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from The Hill Times

since January 2024
6departments
$587Kpaid
55.7%top buyer
Public Services and Procurement Canada55.7%
$326,819
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission22.6%
$132,432
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada10.2%
$59,878
Indigenous Services Canada4.3%
$25,512
Global Affairs Canada3.6%
$21,043
Privy Council Office3.6%
$20,976

Before 2024 only: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada.

Won without a rival

2022-03-22 – 2026-06-02
10uncontested awards
100%of its awards
10without a competition
0single bid

THE HILL TIMES won 10 of its 10 public contract awards in Canada without a rival from 2022-03-22 to 2026-06-02, worth $111K: 10 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with 5.

Buyers: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (5) · Global Affairs Canada (3) · Privy Council Office (2)

Every uncontested award of THE HILL TIMES · Canada: all uncontested awards

Contracts

10 on record

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Communications research servicesthis page
$579,061
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications
$529,900
Electronic subscriptions & electronic publications
$258,178
Printed matter, incl. books, newspapers, pictures,
$90,389
Other business services not elsewhere specified
$58,754
The wire report is the leading news service covering canada's rapidly converging telecom and media sectors.
$25,142

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
31stof 261 suppliers
$326,819The Hill Times in the line
0.61%share of the line
2.0%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 The Hill Times

25departments
272contracts
$24,082,536since January 2024
131contracts under $40,000
$2,959,600under $40,000
Parks Canada119 contracts
$6,513,142
Health Canada33 contracts
$4,096,246
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
Department of Finance Canada3 contracts
$556,322
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
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada3 contracts
$217,531
Transport Canada1 contract
$164,135
Elections Canada2 contracts
$138,265
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
Statistics Canada1 contract
$49,607
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
20%no competition
19%one applicant
0of these to The Hill Times
Competed, several suppliers applied144 contracts
$32,714,286 · 61.5%
Awarded directly, no competition157 contracts
$10,435,137 · 19.6%
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
29in departments never served · $6.0M
$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
HILL TIMES PUBLISHING INC1 contract · 1 department
$326,819
The Hill Times
$326,819
ATKINSRÉALIS CANADA INC.2 contracts · 1 department
$326,637
PRA INC.4 contracts · 3 departments
$318,819

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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