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CANADABUYSFederal contracting exceeds $20B / year →
Federal government tenders

The federal contracts on CanadaBuys you could be bidding on.

CanadaBuys is the official federal procurement portal — PSPC, DND, Shared Services Canada and more. CanaGrants summarizes each RFP in plain English and scores it bid / no-bid against your profile. You always submit on the official portal.

Open federal tenders
2,452
on CanadaBuys
Federal contracting
$20B+
per year
Registered suppliers
180K+
on CanadaBuys
Closing 7 days
12
act soon
01 Official portals

CanadaBuys, monitored and made readable.

You bid on the official portal. CanaGrants finds, summarizes and scores the opportunity first.

Official portal What CanaGrants adds Tier Open
CanadaBuys
canadabuys.canada.ca
Plain-English summary + AI bid/no-bid on every federal RFP. Official PSPC portal, free to bid.
Official
2,452
Indigenous Services (PSIB)
sac-isc.gc.ca
The 5% federal Indigenous procurement target — set-aside opportunities flagged.
Set-aside
180
MERX (federal feed)
merx.com
We monitor the federal feed so you don’t pay a third-party aggregator to find it.
Aggregator
CanadaBuys
canadabuys.canada.ca
2,452
open
Plain-English summary + AI bid/no-bid on every federal RFP. Official PSPC portal, free to bid.
Official
Indigenous Services (PSIB)
sac-isc.gc.ca
180
open
The 5% federal Indigenous procurement target — set-aside opportunities flagged.
Set-aside
MERX (federal feed)
merx.com
open
We monitor the federal feed so you don’t pay a third-party aggregator to find it.
Aggregator
02 At a glance

Federal procurement by the numbers.

$25K
Tender threshold
competitive above
$5M
Buy Canadian
threshold from Jun 15
5%
Indigenous target
of federal spend
12
Closing in 7d
act soon
03 What to expect

How federal buyers contract.

We tag every federal opportunity by method so you can filter to the ones you actually bid on.

RFP
Request for Proposal

Technical + price. Most common federal services method.

ITT
Invitation to Tender

Sealed bids, common for goods and construction.

SO/SA
Standing Offer

Pre-qualified supplier lists (incl. NMSO).

ACAN
Advance Contract Award

Intended sole-source with a challenge window.

04 Live federal

Open federal RFPs, published as they post.

Each summarized with buyer, method, value and close date — plus a bid/no-bid score on Pro.

View all →
6 live · sourced + dated · re-checked 3 min ago
TENDERCanadaBuys · DND12 MAY

DND publishes $2.4M Quality Vision Systems RFP

Mandatory Reliability clearance + ISO 9001. 22-day response window, 4 past awardees listed.

Amount$2.4M · Close03 JUN Read brief →
TENDERCanadaBuys · SSC09 MAY

Shared Services Canada cloud migration RFP

Lift-and-shift of legacy workloads to ca-central. Protected B data residency.

Amount$5.8M · Close02 JUN Read brief →
TENDERCanadaBuys · PSPC07 MAY

PSPC professional services standing offer refresh

Refreshing the NMSO for management-consulting categories. Pre-qualify now.

AmountNMSO · Close20 JUN Read brief →
TENDERCanadaBuys · ISC04 MAY

Indigenous set-aside for IT support services

Reserved under the 5% Indigenous procurement target. PSIB registration required.

Amount$900K · Close28 MAY Read brief →
TENDERCanadaBuys · DND01 MAY

DND dual-use defence sensors ACAN

Advance Contract Award Notice — 15-day challenge window open to qualified suppliers.

Amount$3.1M · Close16 MAY Read brief →
TENDERCanadaBuys · NRCan28 APR

Natural Resources Canada field equipment ITT

Sealed-bid invitation to tender for ruggedized field measurement equipment.

Amount$1.4M · Close12 JUN Read brief →
05 How matching works

Should you bid on a federal RFP?

Federal RFPs reward suppliers who meet every mandatory criterion and structure their response to the evaluation grid. Before committing days to a bid, confirm the essentials — then verify everything against the official CanadaBuys document.

Confirm you meet the mandatory criteria — certifications, clearances, bonding and insurance.
Check the evaluation weighting (technical vs price) so you know where points are won.
Watch the question deadline and closing date — and any mandatory site meeting.
Register on the official portal to submit — CanaGrants helps you find and prepare, not submit.
06 FAQ

Federal tenders — asked + answered.

Is CanadaBuys free to use?
01

Yes. CanadaBuys is the official federal procurement portal (PSPC) and is free to register and bid on. CanaGrants monitors it — plus the Indigenous set-aside stream and the federal feed other aggregators charge for — and adds plain-English summaries and bid/no-bid scoring. You always submit your bid on CanadaBuys itself.

What is the Buy Canadian threshold change?
02

On June 15, 2026 the Buy Canadian Policy threshold drops from $25M to $5M, expanding Canadian-supplier preferences (including the 10% Canadian-supplier discount and Canadian Value-Added rules) to far more federal contracts. We flag where these preferences apply.

How do Indigenous set-asides work?
03

The federal government targets at least 5% of contract value to Indigenous businesses. Qualifying suppliers register with the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). We tag set-aside opportunities so eligible firms see them first — confirm registration requirements with ISC.

Do federal RFPs require bilingual delivery?
04

Many do — bilingual (EN/FR) deliverables or service are common requirements. We surface this in the summary, but always confirm the language obligations in the official RFP before bidding.

07 Keep exploring

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