Canada tender market report, November 2026
Month to date, updated 14 Nov 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 1,123 notices
- Notices published
- 1,123
- -50% vs October 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 1,113
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 27 days
- middle half: 22–32 days
- With a stated value
- 346
- 31% of notices
Summary
So far in November 2026, FreeTender recorded 1,123 new procurement notices from buyers in Canada (-50% on October 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 396 notices (35% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 27 days or less to respond. Friday was the busiest publishing day (23% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure396 notices-40%
- Transport & Logistics80 notices-53%
- Financial & Professional Services78 notices-53%
- Water & Environment71 notices-52%
- Healthcare & Pharma69 notices-41%
- IT & Telecom65 notices-49%
- Manufacturing & Supply44 notices-53%
- Education & Training40 notices-52%
- Facility Management & Cleaning37 notices-68%
- Research, Studies & Evaluation34 notices-59%
- Energy & Power30 notices-23%
- Forestry & Wildlife23 notices-32%
- Real Estate & Facilities21 notices-51%
- Media, Printing & Advertising19 notices-70%
- Defence & Security15 notices-69%
Change is against October 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender790 notices
- Request for proposal132 notices
- Grant / funding call60 notices
- Request for quotation58 notices
- Expression of interest47 notices
- Prequalification27 notices
- rfi8 notices
- Contract award1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday202 notices
- Tuesday195 notices
- Wednesday216 notices
- Thursday249 notices
- Friday257 notices
- Saturday4 notices
- Sunday0 notices
Most active buyers in Canada
- Ville de Québec16 notices
- DGCGER (Ministère des transports)13 notices
- NL Hydro13 notices
- Université Laval11 notices
- Peel Region11 notices
- York Region10 notices
- Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales10 notices
Stated values
346 of 1,123 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | 346 | 497 thousand | 252.6 million | 891.3 million |
Largest notices of the month
- Marquage longitudinal avec produit à base d’eau sur tout le territoire du CS de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Montérégie) · CAD 252.6 million · closes 7 Jan 2027
- Réaménagement des espaces de l’édifice Marie-Guyart au 675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Québec (Québec) G1R 6C8 · CAD 52.6 million · closes 30 Nov 2026
- Contrat suivant la qualif. en travaux complexes de const. et/ou de réparation de ponts et tunnels, selon la liste en vigueur au dépôt de la soumission pour la reconstruction de l'A-20 ouest en béton ( · CAD 35.4 million · closes 7 Dec 2026
- Services d'assistance personnelle (SAP) · CAD 28.0 million · closes 18 Dec 2026
- Viandes Diverses · CAD 22.4 million · closes 18 Dec 2026
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.