Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

M5 Marketing Communications Inc.

Line: Advertising servicesRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 6 October 2026

M5 Marketing Communications Inc. — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 42 contracts, all years ($11,778,054 · Mar 2005 – Aug 2025); $1.9M since January 2024 (3 contracts · 3 departments); 23rd rank in the line (of 155 suppliers · 0.64%); 24 departments never served ($230M on the line without M5 Marketing Communications Inc.).

Assay record ASY-CA-118091W1GJ · Cite as: Assay Systems, “M5 Marketing Communications Inc. in the Government of Canada contract register”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/m5-marketing-communications-inc/

42
contracts, all years
$11,778,054 · Mar 2005 – Aug 2025
$1.9M
since January 2024
3 contracts · 3 departments
23rd
rank in the line
of 155 suppliers · 0.64%
24
departments never served
$230M on the line without M5 Marketing Communications Inc.

Own record by year

2019 onward
$480K
$514K
$255K
$30.4K
$257K
$1.9M
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from M5 Marketing Communications Inc.

since January 2024
3departments
$1.9Mpaid
58.3%top buyer
Statistics Canada58.3%
$1,129,475
Privy Council Office38.7%
$749,576
Women and Gender Equality Canada2.9%
$56,929

Before 2024 only: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, National Defence, Natural Resources Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Advertising servicesthis page
$10,493,307
Other professional services not elsewhere specified
$426,650
Public relations services
$271,200
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified
$258,479
Public servant travel - operational activities
$120,406
Image/video communications software (includes te
$55,822

The line

since January 2024
$302Mline value
431contracts
36departments
155suppliers
85.6%held by top ten

Advertising services

$172M
$98.4M
$32.2M
202420252026Jan–Jun
23rdof 155 suppliers
$1,935,980M5 Marketing Communications Inc. in the line
0.64%share of the line
7.7%of $14,588,587 spent by Statistics Canada
6.7%of $11,165,279 spent by Privy Council Office
64.9%of $87,665 spent by Women and Gender Equality Canada
65new suppliers since 2024 · $272M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from M5 Marketing Communications Inc.

24departments
310contracts
$229,673,039since January 2024
181contracts under $40,000
$3,688,739under $40,000
Invest in Canada33 contracts
$132,826,817
Public Services and Procurement Canada19 contracts
$36,816,960
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada8 contracts
$11,809,273
Environment and Climate Change Canada14 contracts
$8,881,084
Parks Canada27 contracts
$8,341,687
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities3 contracts
$6,496,429
Canadian Food Inspection Agency23 contracts
$5,305,134
Health Canada5 contracts
$4,390,129
Canada Revenue Agency3 contracts
$3,894,580
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada4 contracts
$3,420,954
National Film Board106 contracts
$2,272,667
Canadian Heritage21 contracts
$1,268,358
Transport Canada17 contracts
$1,241,754
Royal Canadian Mounted Police3 contracts
$1,222,615
Correctional Service of Canada2 contracts
$640,690
Shared Services Canada2 contracts
$282,387
National Gallery of Canada8 contracts
$240,710
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat1 contract
$101,700
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety5 contracts
$85,663
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada1 contract
$60,853
The National Battlefields Commission2 contracts
$32,764
Canada Energy Regulator1 contract
$14,805
Canadian Grain Commission1 contract
$12,595
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada1 contract
$12,430

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
7%no competition
22%one applicant
0of these to M5 Marketing Communications Inc.
Competed, several suppliers applied120 contracts
$215,949,274 · 71.4%
Competed, one supplier applied138 contracts
$66,114,488 · 21.9%
Awarded directly, no competition173 contracts
$20,296,054 · 6.7%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
41contracts
$164,656,774end by October 2027
31end in March 2027 · $26.8M
24in departments never served · $142M
$47.1K
$12.5M
$69.2K
$75.0K
$26.8M
$125M
$54.4K
$34.5K
Oct 262 contractsDec 261 contractJan 273 contractsFeb 271 contractMar 2731 contractsApr 271 contractMay 271 contractJun 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 6 October 2026
1notices
1open today
0standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
EN578-191297 Request for Supply Arrangement
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Oct 2026Open

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
GROUPM CANADA INC DBA ESSENCEMEDIAC1 contract · 1 department
$1,940,228
M5 Marketing Communications Inc.
$1,935,980
Ogilvy Montreal Inc.13 contracts · 2 departments
$1,194,577
PUBLICIS CANADA INC.2 contracts · 2 departments
$1,164,551

All 155 suppliers in the line

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