Buyer intelligence
How this department buys, derived from disclosed contract history.
- Sole-source share
- 35%
- of contracts awarded non-competitively
- Q4 spend share
- 33%
- of value awarded Jan–Mar (fiscal year-end)
- Top-5 vendor share
- 14%
- of value held by the 5 largest vendors
- Active vendor base
- 8,034
- distinct vendors with disclosed contracts
Natural Resources Canada
Total Contracts
32,057
Total Value
$3.9B
Unique Vendors
8,034
Competitive %
65%
of all contracts
Procurement Method Breakdown
Competitive
20,939
65% of contracts
Non-Competitive
11,118
35% of contracts
Top Vendors by Contract Value
| # | Vendor | Contracts | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALIAN LTD. | 30 | $261.4M |
| 2 | KENN BOREK AIR LTD | 113 | $206.3M |
| 3 | UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS | 52 | $72.0M |
| 4 | GREAT SLAVE HELICOPTERS LTD. | 89 | $70.8M |
| 5 | MDA GEOSPATIAL SERVICES INC | 72 | $57.7M |
| 6 | UNAALIK AVIATION (2004) INC. | 31 | $45.0M |
| 7 | TEKSYSTEMS CANADA CORP | 35 | $43.3M |
| 8 | CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES | 42 | $41.1M |
| 9 | VERITAAQ TECHNOLOGY HOUSE INC | 47 | $38.7M |
| 10 | THE CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIR | 63 | $35.4M |
| 11 | COMPUSULT LIMITED | 27 | $34.6M |
| 12 | COMMISSIONAIRES OTTAWA | 23 | $31.9M |
| 13 | DELOITTE INC. | 17 | $31.4M |
| 14 | GREAT SLAVE HELICOPTERS 2018 LTD. | 57 | $30.9M |
| 15 | EXCEL ITR | 27 | $29.9M |
| 16 | NORTAK SOFTWARE LTD | 26 | $27.9M |
| 17 | FIRST AIR | 73 | $27.4M |
| 18 | MICROSOFT CANADA INC. | 61 | $27.3M |
| 19 | 953731 NWT LTD. | 45 | $26.7M |
| 20 | AMAZON WEB SERVICES INC. | 22 | $26.6M |
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