ProcureData
The Canadian Government
Procurement Database
Over 2.1 million federal and provincial procurement records, in one queryable database. Contracts, tenders, awards, proactive disclosures, and standing offers, drawn from CanadaBuys, federal proactive disclosure, Quebec's SEAO, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and Yukon, all normalized to a common schema. Query it through a REST API. Tenders refresh daily, contracts weekly.
Get API key free Search the dataFive procurement record types, each normalized so a query works the same way across every source. One API key, one schema.
| Record type | Records | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | 1.0M+ | Awarded contracts with department, vendor, value, dates, and procurement category |
| Proactive disclosures | 500K+ | Federal proactive disclosure of contracts over the reporting threshold |
| Tenders | 474K+ | Open and historical solicitations, RFPs, and notices with status and closing dates |
| Awards | 144K+ | Award notices linking solicitations to winning vendors and values |
| Standing offers & supply arrangements | 6.5K+ | SOSA instruments: pre-qualified suppliers and pricing for recurring needs |
The database spans federal procurement plus four provincial and territorial sources, and grows as governments publish machine-readable open data:
Records reach back to 1975. See live coverage and refresh status on the status page.
Query the database
Filter by department, vendor, value, category, date, or status. Every record type shares the same cursor-paginated query pattern.
# All National Defence contracts since January 2024
# Returns: vendor, value, category, dates, solicitation number
# Open IT solicitations across all sources
# Cursor pagination via the `cursor` parameter
Same endpoint pattern across tenders, contracts, awards, disclosures, and standing offers. Full OpenAPI spec included.
Who uses a procurement database
Government suppliers and bidders
Track open tenders the moment they post, and study award history to size pipelines and price competitively.
Market intelligence and analytics
Measure spend by department, vendor, and category over time. One normalized schema across federal and provincial sources.
Compliance and oversight
Cross-reference proactive disclosures, awards, and standing offers to audit single-source and sole-source activity.
Journalists and researchers
Follow public money across decades of contracts and awards, queryable by vendor, department, and value.
Start with 25 free requests per day
No credit card required. Full API access via RapidAPI. OpenAPI spec and docs included.
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