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Construction and infrastructure
Source: Proactive disclosureThe essentials
65,254contracts71 organisationshow it's counted
Disclosed contracts in the sector — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- 65,254 contracts
- What goes in
Each contract is counted once, classified in this sector by the code of its contract line (failing that, of its oldest line). Modifications (amendments) do not make one more contract.
20,703 suppliers by name · 71 organisations · sector given by the source's code, under the contracts rule
65,254 disclosed federal contracts in this sector. A contract carries one code, hence one sector: sector totals partition the register — 102,617 contracts without a code or outside the rule stay outside every sector.
Contracts dated from July 16, 2001 to July 6, 2026
- Source
- Proactive disclosure of contracts · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data recomputed on October 11, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
$25,568median contractmiddle half $16,157 – $63,051 · over 60,422 declared amounts · currency not published by the sourcesee the 60,422 contracts
Median disclosed contract — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- The median of the 60,422 declared amounts: $25,568.
- What goes in
- 60,422 declared amounts count, out of 60,422 contracts in the sector whose retained line is a contract (not an amendment); absent amounts and cancellations (negative amount) stay out of the median. The source does not publish the currency.
- Distribution
- Source
- Proactive disclosure of contracts · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data recomputed on October 11, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
How the price moved
median by year| Year | Contracts | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,831 | $24,651declared over 4,785 declared amounts |
| 2025 | 7,588 | $24,909declared over 6,838 declared amounts |
| 2024 | 6,114 | $27,897declared over 5,768 declared amounts |
| 2023 | 6,497 | $28,477declared over 6,014 declared amounts |
| 2022 | 5,964 | $27,096declared over 5,480 declared amounts |
| 2021 | 5,409 | $27,676declared over 5,108 declared amounts |
| 2020 | 5,891 | $26,849declared over 5,504 declared amounts |
| 2019 | 6,564 | $24,926declared over 6,165 declared amounts |
| 2018 | 7,747 | $24,880declared over 7,226 declared amounts |
| 2017 | 7,248 | $25,473declared over 6,415 declared amounts |
how it's calculated — How the price moved
How the price moved — where the number comes from
- What goes in
- By year of signature, not of disclosure: here the axis is the price's, and a signed contract has a date. Central publication was not mandatory before 2017: earlier years are lower, and the series says so instead of drawing a drop.
- Breakdown
Contracts and declared amounts, by year Year Contracts Declared amounts 2026 4,831 4,785 2025 7,588 6,838 2024 6,114 5,768 2023 6,497 6,014 2022 5,964 5,480 2021 5,409 5,108 2020 5,891 5,504 2019 6,564 6,165 2018 7,747 7,226 2017 7,248 6,415 - Source
- Proactive disclosure of contracts · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data recomputed on October 11, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
What is bought in this sector
| Published code | Label | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| GSIN 5164 | — | 3,206 |
| GSIN 5129 | — | 2,629 |
| GSIN 5179 | — | 2,575 |
| GSIN 5161 | — | 2,485 |
| GSIN 5179FB | Services d'entrepreneurs généraux , non énumérés ailleurs | 2,411 |
| GSIN 5155C | Ouvrages de construction en acier | 2,403 |
| GSIN 5131 | — | 2,376 |
| GSIN 5159 | — | 1,942 |
| GSIN 5150 | — | 1,873 |
| GSIN 5895 | Équipements divers de télécommunications | 1,573 |
10 codes shown. Two vocabularies may follow each other in this column, and the mark says so: the source publishes them in the same field. A label missing from the portal's table stays missing — never invented.
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
How it is bought
how it's calculated — Share by invitation
Share by invitation — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- 37,573 contracts by invitation ÷ 65,003 contracts with a classified method = 57.8%
- What goes in
The denominator only counts the sector's contracts whose method is classified: public call for tenders, selective, by invitation, sole-source. Left out: 251 contracts with an unclassified method.
Out of 65,003 contracts with a classified method; 251 unclassified, outside the denominator. Classified from the official contracts schema: “ACAN” counts as direct award, “Traditional” as by invitation. These figures describe buying practices, not irregularities.
- Breakdown
Contracts with a classified method, by method Method Contracts Share Public call for tenders 9,215 14.2% Selective 883 1.4% By invitation 37,573 57.8% Direct award 17,332 26.7% - Source
- Proactive disclosure of contracts · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data recomputed on October 11, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
How many suppliers share this market
20,703 distinct suppliers, by published name, hold at least one disclosed contract. The five most frequent account for 3.4% — 2,211 contracts.
Counted by number of contracts, never by amount — and without naming anyone: the source publishes acts, not a ranking. And without a business identity: two spellings of the same name are two suppliers here.
how it's calculated — Share of the top five suppliers
Share of the top five suppliers — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- 2,211 contracts of the five most frequent supplier names ÷ 65,254 contracts in the sector = 3.4%
- What goes in
- Suppliers are counted by published name, with no merging: two spellings of the same company make two suppliers. Contracts with no supplier name stay in the denominator. Contracts are counted, not amounts, and no supplier is named.
- Source
- Proactive disclosure of contracts · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data recomputed on October 11, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
Most active organisations
| Organisation | Contracts |
|---|---|
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada | 15,314 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada | 12,534 |
| National Defence | Défense nationale | 11,039 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Gendarmerie royale du Canada | 5,480 |
| Parks Canada | Parcs Canada | 4,285 |
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
Open notices in this sector
how it's counted — Open notices in this sector
Open notices in this sector — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Open 1 (the list above) · Classified in this sector 10,879 (latest sector count) · another register: notices are not the contracts of this page, and nothing here adds them up.
- What goes in
- Notices are classified by the notices rule (GSIN); contracts by the contracts rule. An open notice has no disclosed contract for months.
- Source
- CanadaBuys · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data up to date as of October 3, 2026 · the rule, in Sources and limits · link to this detail
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
Cite this page
- Permalink
- https://www.laureo.ca/en/secteurs/construction/federal
- Citation
- Lauréo, “Construction and infrastructure, federal — notices, buyers and winners”, from CanadaBuys and the proactive disclosure of contracts (Government of Canada, OGL-Canada-2.0). https://www.laureo.ca/en/secteurs/construction/federal
- Reuse
- Figures and text reusable with attribution. The source data is published under the Open Government Licence – Canada.