Cases / Canadian Heritage

Case study

How Canadian Heritage actually buys

Cultural programs and events.

7,740
awards on record
$921M
recorded value
29.6%
awarded without competition
2003–2026
record span
A mixed record. 29.6% no-tender, the rest competed. Run both plays: competitive discipline on the posted opportunities, relationship positioning for the direct-award stream.
Award sizes suit small and mid-size firms: many contracts, fast cycles, and responsiveness beats depth in most of them.

The incumbents — top vendors by value

NameAwardsValue
PR3 Médias Inc14$56M
Entreprise de communications Tank11$36M
I.D.3 (Idées au cube) inc.20$26M
BELL CANADA27$22M
Cossette Communication Inc.31$22M
9168-5909 QUÉBEC INC.3$20M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
473795$149M
892412$118M
301226$77M
859308$73M
4991,190$70M
472449$59M

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