Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

Line: Communications research servicesRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 6 October 2026

POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 81 contracts, all years ($29,223,124 · Oct 2010 – Mar 2026); $7.7M since January 2024 (9 contracts · 5 departments); 1st rank in the line (of 261 suppliers · 13.93%); 24 departments never served ($19.8M on the line without POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.).

Assay record ASY-CA-1HTU0ZQ04B · Cite as: Assay Systems, “POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. in the Government of Canada contract register”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/postmedia-network-inc/

81
contracts, all years
$29,223,124 · Oct 2010 – Mar 2026
$7.7M
since January 2024
9 contracts · 5 departments
1st
rank in the line
of 261 suppliers · 13.93%
24
departments never served
$19.8M on the line without POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

Own record by year

2019 onward
$18.6M
$157K
$392K
$132K
$78.8K
$229K
$7.4M
$47.5K
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

since January 2024
5departments
$7.7Mpaid
96.0%top buyer
Public Services and Procurement Canada96.0%
$7,406,855
Employment and Social Development Canada2.6%
$199,194
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada0.5%
$36,246
Statistics Canada0.5%
$35,310
Elections Canada0.5%
$35,067

Before 2024 only: Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian Heritage, Correctional Service of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Global Affairs Canada, Parks Canada, Shared Services Canada.

Federal grants and contributions

2020 onward
101agreements
$4.8Mvalue
1departments
Canadian Heritage100.0%
$4,778,561

All 101 grant agreements

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Communications research servicesthis page
$26,309,132
License/maintenance fees for client software related to distributed computing environment (dce)
$476,851
Advertising services
$470,254
Data & database access services
$351,656
Electronic subscriptions & electronic publications
$338,661
Data and database access services
$330,010

The line

since January 2024
$53.2Mline value
389contracts
33departments
261suppliers
50.6%held by top ten

Communications research services

$19.3M
$31.1M
$2.8M
202420252026Jan–Jun
1stof 261 suppliers
$7,406,855POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. in the line
13.93%share of the line
44.3%of $16,708,951 spent by Public Services and Procurement Canada
69new suppliers since 2024 · $9.8M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.

24departments
163contracts
$19,768,584since January 2024
40contracts under $40,000
$1,217,731under $40,000
Health Canada33 contracts
$4,096,246
Privy Council Office16 contracts
$3,153,217
Public Health Agency of Canada16 contracts
$2,947,434
Natural Resources Canada18 contracts
$2,011,368
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada11 contracts
$1,729,104
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada13 contracts
$1,177,839
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission8 contracts
$996,116
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada9 contracts
$901,353
Department of Finance Canada3 contracts
$556,322
Fisheries and Oceans Canada9 contracts
$405,078
National Research Council Canada6 contracts
$358,323
Veterans Affairs Canada3 contracts
$352,874
Indigenous Services Canada2 contracts
$237,751
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada3 contracts
$217,531
Transport Canada1 contract
$164,135
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages2 contracts
$108,561
Library and Archives Canada1 contract
$93,248
Environment and Climate Change Canada2 contracts
$84,388
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada2 contracts
$55,891
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency1 contract
$28,947
The National Battlefields Commission1 contract
$26,904
Women and Gender Equality Canada1 contract
$26,133
The Correctional Investigator Canada1 contract
$24,991
Canadian Food Inspection Agency1 contract
$14,831

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
19%no competition
19%one applicant
0of these to POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.
Competed, several suppliers applied145 contracts
$32,907,246 · 61.9%
Awarded directly, no competition156 contracts
$10,242,177 · 19.3%
Competed, one supplier applied88 contracts
$10,030,513 · 18.9%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
40contracts
$7,046,363end by October 2027
21end in March 2027 · $4.6M
22in departments never served · $2.6M
$344K
$450K
$1.3M
$55.1K
$4.6M
$56.5K
$132K
$99.8K
Oct 263 contractsNov 263 contractsDec 269 contractsFeb 271 contractMar 2721 contractsApr 271 contractJul 271 contractSep 271 contract

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 6 October 2026
4notices
4open today
0standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
East Wing Amenities & Plaza Feasibility Study
Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) · Competitive - Open bidding
23 Oct 2026Open
Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECH) Program Management and Implementation Services
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) · Competitive - Open bidding
2 Nov 2026Open
Request for Information (RFI) Syndicated Research Studies
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Mar 2027Open
Tactical Communications Modernization Project (TCM) RFI
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
30 Sep 2027Open

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC.
$7,406,855
ADVANIS INC16 contracts · 6 departments
$3,173,525
DILLON CONSULTING LIMITED2 contracts · 2 departments
$2,808,357
THE GLOBE AND MAIL INC./PUBLICATION1 contract · 1 department
$2,534,971

All 261 suppliers in the line

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+207%growth

ADVANIS INC

2024 to date
$3,006,900
2022–2023
$978,165

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