Canada tender market report, August 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 416 notices
- Notices published
- 416
- Still open
- 91
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 45 days
- middle half: 37–60 days
- With a stated value
- 117
- 28% of notices
Summary
In August 2026, FreeTender recorded 416 new procurement notices from buyers in Canada. The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 132 notices (32% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 45 days or less to respond. Monday was the busiest publishing day (27% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure132 notices
- Transport & Logistics43 notices
- IT & Telecom29 notices
- Financial & Professional Services24 notices
- Water & Environment23 notices
- Healthcare & Pharma22 notices
- Research, Studies & Evaluation19 notices
- Manufacturing & Supply15 notices
- Real Estate & Facilities13 notices
- Media, Printing & Advertising13 notices
- Facility Management & Cleaning12 notices
- Sports, Recreation & Events10 notices
- Education & Training8 notices
- Energy & Power8 notices
- Defence & Security8 notices
How buyers tendered
- Open tender284 notices
- Grant / funding call55 notices
- Request for proposal42 notices
- Prequalification9 notices
- Expression of interest9 notices
- Request for quotation8 notices
- Contract award4 notices
- rfi3 notices
- Standing arrangement2 notices
Publishing day
- Monday112 notices
- Tuesday61 notices
- Wednesday76 notices
- Thursday92 notices
- Friday74 notices
- Saturday0 notices
- Sunday1 notices
Most active buyers in Canada
- Peel Region13 notices
- Hydro-Québec.9 notices
- Ville de Laval9 notices
- Université Laval6 notices
- Société de transport de Montréal5 notices
- Region of Halton5 notices
Stated values
117 of 416 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | 117 | 900 thousand | 162.7 million | 928.4 million |
Largest notices of the month
- Travaux de construction de la voie ferrée du tronçon 4 du Chemin de fer Québec Central (Chaudière-Appalaches) · CAD 162.7 million · closes 6 Nov 2026
- Agrandissement et réaménagement – Hôpital de Mont-Laurier - 2561, chemin de la Lièvre, Mont-Laurier (Québec) J9L 3G3 · CAD 115.6 million · closes 19 Nov 2026
- Résidence Intermédiaire 120 places Rimouski-Mitis DPSAD · CAD 108.0 million · closes 16 Dec 2026
- Contrat suivant la qualif. en travaux complexes de const. ou d'ouvrage d'art, selon liste en vigueur au dépôt de la soumission, pour la construction d'un échangeur, de l'autoroute A-640 et Ave. Urbano · CAD 64.2 million · closes 28 Oct 2026
- Matériel de Retraitement des Dispositifs Médicaux · CAD 40.0 million · closed
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.