Health and social services
Source: Proactive disclosureThe essentials
21,580contracts64 organisationshow it's counted
Disclosed contracts in the sector — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- 21,580 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.
5,328 suppliers by name · 64 organisations · sector given by the source's code, under the contracts rule
21,580 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 April 1, 2008 to June 30, 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
$29,513median contractmiddle half $16,616 – $85,385 · over 19,993 declared amounts · currency not published by the sourcesee the 19,994 contracts
Median disclosed contract — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- The median of the 19,993 declared amounts: $29,513.
- What goes in
- 19,993 declared amounts count, out of 19,994 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 | 1,180 | $27,596declared over 1,166 declared amounts |
| 2025 | 2,019 | $30,116declared over 1,937 declared amounts |
| 2024 | 2,238 | $32,201declared over 2,130 declared amounts |
| 2023 | 2,330 | $34,350declared over 2,222 declared amounts |
| 2022 | 2,202 | $34,826declared over 2,087 declared amounts |
| 2021 | 2,177 | $33,222declared over 2,079 declared amounts |
| 2020 | 2,402 | $28,462declared over 2,299 declared amounts |
| 2019 | 1,941 | $24,973declared over 1,848 declared amounts |
| 2018 | 1,818 | $24,937declared over 1,711 declared amounts |
| 2017 | 1,809 | $24,990declared over 1,693 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 1,180 1,166 2025 2,019 1,937 2024 2,238 2,130 2023 2,330 2,222 2022 2,202 2,087 2021 2,177 2,079 2020 2,402 2,299 2019 1,941 1,848 2018 1,818 1,711 2017 1,809 1,693 - 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 N6505 | Produits pharmaceutiques et biologiques | 8,399 |
| GSIN G001 | — | 1,748 |
| GSIN B503 | — | 1,325 |
| GSIN G103B | Services de réhabilitation pour prisonniers | 1,102 |
| GSIN B509 | — | 939 |
| GSIN G009 | — | 737 |
| GSIN N6515 | Instruments, équipements et approvisionnements médicaux et chirurgicaux | 693 |
| GSIN G101A | Services d'aumônier, divers | 646 |
| GSIN 6515 | Instruments, équipements et approvisionnements médicaux et chirurgicaux | 469 |
| GSIN G103D | Services de santé mentale | 451 |
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
- 3,485 contracts by invitation ÷ 21,159 contracts with a classified method = 16.5%
- 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: 421 contracts with an unclassified method.
Out of 21,159 contracts with a classified method; 421 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 8,063 38.1% Selective 78 0.4% By invitation 3,485 16.5% Direct award 9,533 45.1% - 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
5,328 distinct suppliers, by published name, hold at least one disclosed contract. The five most frequent account for 38.9% — 8,390 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
- 8,390 contracts of the five most frequent supplier names ÷ 21,580 contracts in the sector = 38.9%
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Correctional Service of Canada | Service correctionnel du Canada | 12,202 |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Services aux Autochtones Canada | 2,112 |
| Health Canada | Santé Canada | 1,579 |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada | 929 |
| National Defence | Défense nationale | 876 |
Proactive disclosure, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 11, 2026
Open notices in this sector
No open tender notice in this sector right now. Completed notices remain available.
how it's counted — Open notices in this sector
Open notices in this sector — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Open 0 (the list above) · Classified in this sector 2,945 (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/sante/federal
- Citation
- Lauréo, “Health and social services, 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/sante/federal
- Reuse
- Figures and text reusable with attribution. The source data is published under the Open Government Licence – Canada.