Top research & development suppliers to government in Canada

20,556 awarded contracts, $3.3B in total

Ranked by contract value

1. PMG TECHNOLOGIES INC.76 contracts · $142.7M
2. MDA Geospatial Services Inc86 contracts · $95.2M
3. Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associatescorporation1 contract · $93.5M
4. MDA SYSTEMS LTD74 contracts · $84.3M
5. SPIRE GLOBAL CANADA SUBSIDIARY CORPancien EXACTEARTH LTD.1 contract · $70.7M
6. MACDONALD DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES27 contracts · $58.6M
7. GLAXOSMITHKLINE AUSTRALIA1 contract · $53.1M
8. 1872087 Ontario Inc3 contracts · $41.5M
9. IIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED68 contracts · $41.5M
10. CALIAN LTD282 contracts · $35.9M
11. University of Waterloo158 contracts · $30.8M
12. Ameresco Canada Inc.4 contracts · $29.7M
13. ABB Limited21 contracts · $27.0M
14. Honeywell Aerospace Australia7 contracts · $24.8M
15. Bureau Veritas Canada (2019) Inc72 contracts · $23.1M
16. University of Ottawa199 contracts · $21.4M
17. University of Regina19 contracts · $21.0M
18. University of Guelph118 contracts · $19.6M
19. JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd62 contracts · $18.9M
20. Caro Analytical Services Ltd.40 contracts · $17.8M
21. ATCO Frontec Ltd32 contracts · $17.7M
22. Arctic Fresh Projects Inc.1 contract · $17.6M
23. CHU Sainte-Justine2 contracts · $16.5M
24. T.H.G. the History Group Inc186 contracts · $16.3M
25. SGS Canada Inc48 contracts · $15.9M
26. ATS Services Limited19 contracts · $15.4M
27. APS Aviation Inc.8 contracts · $15.2M
28. Neptec Design Group Ltd.6 contracts · $13.9M
29. Genome Quebec463 contracts · $13.6M
30. University of Saskatchewan84 contracts · $13.4M
31. T0.technologie Inc.5 contracts · $13.2M
32. Wampum Records and Canadian72 contracts · $12.9M
33. Carleton University218 contracts · $12.5M
34. Leeway Yachts Ltd2 contracts · $12.4M
35. SGS Axys Analytical Services Ltd.120 contracts · $12.3M
36. Marco Group Limited1 contract · $12.2M
37. Canadensys Aerospace Corporation14 contracts · $12.1M
38. Herring Conservation and Research Society5 contracts · $12.0M
39. The Governors of the University of Calgary15 contracts · $11.8M
40. Maxxam Analytical International9 contracts · $11.3M
41. Avascent Canada ULC3 contracts · $11.3M
42. Silliker Canada Co. Ltd22 contracts · $11.1M
43. Silliker JR Laboratories ULC35 contracts · $11.1M
44. Racing Forensics Inc1 contract · $10.7M
45. ARA Robotique Inc. / ARA Robotic in8 contracts · $10.4M
46. Carre Technologies Inc.8 contracts · $10.0M
47. Dalhousie University122 contracts · $9.9M
48. University of Western Ontario66 contracts · $9.7M
49. Fugro Geosurveys16 contracts · $9.7M
50. UNIVERSITE LAVAL143 contracts · $9.5M

Who buys research & development in Canada

Canadian Space Agency399 contracts · $590.8M
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada716 contracts · $475.0M
National Research Council Canada2,899 contracts · $468.0M
Fisheries and Oceans Canada3,839 contracts · $292.6M
Transport Canada524 contracts · $254.4M
Environment and Climate Change Canada3,367 contracts · $190.7M
Natural Resources Canada3,017 contracts · $179.9M
Canadian Food Inspection Agency459 contracts · $149.5M
National Defence639 contracts · $127.5M
Public Services and Procurement Canada248 contracts · $123.3M

Recently awarded research & development contracts in Canada

Update of Research Paper on Primary Prevention of Violence Against WomenUniversity of Western Ontario · Women and Gender Equality Canada · $24K · 15 Feb 2019
Award of Research Contract for Gender Gap Dashboard Tracker to Media ActionMedia Action · Women and Gender Equality Canada · $57K · 1 Feb 2019
Award of Qualitative Research Contract by Women and Gender Equality CanadaSophia Koukoui · Women and Gender Equality Canada · $96K · 7 Jan 2019
Award of Research Contract for Exploratory Analysis of Workplace Linguistic Tasks to University of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat · $25K · 22 Mar 2019
Awarded Research Contract for Pension and Benefits Benchmarking Methodologies to Mercer Canada Ltd.Mercer Canada Ltd. · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat · $144K · 1 Mar 2019
Gartner Subscription for IT Executives and IT Leaders Advisor by Treasury Board of Canada SecretariatGartner Canada Co. · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat · $18K · 1 Feb 2019
Systematic Analysis of International Impact Assessment MethodologiesClaudia De Fuentes · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat · $11K · 14 Feb 2019
Award of Scientific Services Contract to Lantec Marine Inc for Transport CanadaLantec Marine Inc · Transport Canada · $167K · 15 Mar 2019
Market Research Services Contract Awarded to Leger Marketing Inc for Transport CanadaLeger Marketing Inc · Transport Canada · $34K · 11 Mar 2019
Sole-Sourced Research Contract Awarded by Transport Canada to Marc LaliberteMarc Laliberte · Transport Canada · $17K · 11 Mar 2019

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