Small Department, Big Spend: Inside the Disproportionate Budgets of Small Agencies
Why administrative tribunals, independent secretariats, and small federal agencies exhibit unique procurement dynamics and high per-capita contracting.
Independent reporting, policy deep-dives, and statistical analysis examining Government of Canada contracting patterns, amendment growth, supplier concentration, and legislative reforms.
Why administrative tribunals, independent secretariats, and small federal agencies exhibit unique procurement dynamics and high per-capita contracting.
How federal departments are progressing toward the mandatory mandate requiring a minimum 5% of federal contracts be awarded to Indigenous businesses.
A data-driven breakdown of non-competitive contract awards across federal departments under the Government Contracts Regulations.
Examining contract creep in federal procurement, where small competitive or sole-source contracts expand drastically through sequential amendments.
An analysis of supplier concentration across Government of Canada digital services, enterprise consulting, and cloud infrastructure contracts.
Following the Auditor General investigation into ArriveCAN, the Treasury Board introduced sweeping changes to federal professional services contracting.