Canadian tender statistics
Distinct open public tenders across Canada. A notice posted on more than one portal counts once.
Figures as of November 9, 2026. Data updated November 9, 2026.
Open tenders
6,281
distinct tenders accepting bids today
Close within 7 days
27.6%
1,734 tenders
Median time open
29 days
days from publication to closing, open tenders (6,155 with both dates)
Median time open, last 12 months
25 days
days, tenders that closed in the last 12 months (17,717 with both dates)
Open tenders by province and territory
A tender open to suppliers in several provinces counts in each of them, so the rows add up to more than the total.
| Province or territory | # |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 1,719 |
| Quebec | 1,072 |
| Alberta | 771 |
| British Columbia | 725 |
| Saskatchewan | 345 |
| Manitoba | 306 |
| Nova Scotia | 264 |
| New Brunswick | 214 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 152 |
| Nunavut | 91 |
| Northwest Territories | 65 |
| Prince Edward Island | 55 |
| Yukon | 40 |
Not tied to one province: 411 national, 222 with no stated region, 19 outside Canada.
Open tenders by sector
A tender can belong to more than one sector. 259 open tenders are not classified in any sector.
| Sector | # |
|---|---|
| Construction | 1,792 |
| Professional Services | 1,110 |
| Equipment & Machinery | 996 |
| Engineering & Architecture | 789 |
| IT & Software | 730 |
| Facilities Maintenance | 524 |
| Healthcare & Medical | 417 |
| Materials & Supplies | 352 |
| Environmental & Waste | 345 |
| Vehicles & Fleet | 305 |
| Landscaping & Snow Removal | 240 |
| Security | 188 |
| Staffing & HR | 180 |
| Transportation & Logistics | 140 |
| Furniture & Furnishings | 130 |
| Cleaning & Janitorial | 110 |
| Food & Catering | 61 |
New tenders per month
Tenders first seen by TenderScan each calendar month (Toronto time). Months before August 2026 are left out: sources were still being added, so earlier counts would measure TenderScan's coverage rather than the market.
| Month | Tenders |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 6,296 |
| September 2026 | 6,189 |
| October 2026 | 6,176 |
Buyers with the most open tenders
Tenders that name no buyer are left out.
- Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) — 364
- Department of National Defence (DND) — 143
- Government of Nunavut — 74
- Government of Ontario — 74
- Ontario Shared Services — 74
- Government of New Brunswick — 70
- Highways and Infrastructure — 61
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable (Direction générale de la gestion contractuelle) — 53
- Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure - Tendering and Contracts — 49
- City of Toronto — 42
Cite this page
TenderScan. (2026). Canadian tender statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://tenderscan.ca/statistics/canadian-tenders
How these figures are made
Every figure comes from the tenders in TenderScan's database at the time shown above. Notices that appear on more than one portal are matched and counted once.
Province, sector and buyer are the values TenderScan stores for each tender. Figures are recalculated at most once an hour.
Province and city pages count every listing, so a figure there can be higher than the distinct count on this page.
Tender data from Canadian public sources, modified by TenderScan — Data Sources & Attribution