Canadian procurement guides

Find tenders across Canada.

Choose a province or territory to learn where public buyers post opportunities, what to look for, and how to build a focused tender search.

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Tenders by province and territory

These guides cover all 13 jurisdictions. TenderIQ's indexed notices vary by source; check live source counts and freshness for current availability. Each guide also links to official government procurement information.

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Ontario tenders

Find Ontario government tenders and RFPs, understand the Ontario Tenders Portal, and build a search for provincial and local contract opportunities.

Explore the guide Province / QC

Québec tenders

Explore Québec tenders and appels d'offres, learn how SEAO works, and search French procurement notices with practical supplier guidance.

Explore the guide Province / BC

British Columbia tenders

Find British Columbia tender opportunities, learn about BC Bid supplier access, and plan searches for provincial and local public contracts.

Explore the guide Province / AB

Alberta tenders

Search Alberta tenders and RFPs with guidance on Alberta Purchasing Connection, public buyers, supplier interest and bid preparation.

Explore the guide Province / SK

Saskatchewan tenders

Discover Saskatchewan tenders through SaskTenders and learn how to narrow public procurement searches by buyer, service and delivery location.

Explore the guide Province / MB

Manitoba tenders

Explore Manitoba tenders and RFPs, understand the provincial use of MERX, and prepare searches for Winnipeg, regional and northern opportunities.

Explore the guide Province / NB

New Brunswick tenders

Find New Brunswick tenders and learn how NBON connects suppliers with provincial, municipal and other public-sector procurement notices.

Explore the guide Province / NS

Nova Scotia tenders

Browse Nova Scotia tenders and RFPs with a guide to public tender notices, buyer filters, tender IDs and submission documents.

Explore the guide Province / PE

Prince Edward Island tenders

Find Prince Edward Island tenders, search by solicitation number, and understand PEI tender documents, addenda and notification limits.

Explore the guide Province / NL

Newfoundland and Labrador tenders

Explore Newfoundland and Labrador tenders, provincial open calls on MERX/SOVRA, and separate opportunities from other public bodies.

Explore the guide Territory / YT

Yukon tenders

Find Yukon tenders and learn about bids&tenders accounts, plan-taker registration, documents and preparing a territorial government bid.

Explore the guide Territory / NT

Northwest Territories tenders

Explore Northwest Territories tenders with guidance on GNWT Contract Event Opportunities, supplier notifications and award research.

Explore the guide Territory / NU

Nunavut tenders

Find Nunavut tender information, locate the official procurement portal, and plan a search that accounts for community delivery and bid requirements.

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Federal contracts can be local too.

A federal department may purchase work delivered in a single province, across Canada or remotely. Search by the place you can serve and by the buyer's government level. These are different filters: a buyer's headquarters is not always the work location.

Explore federal notices on CanadaBuys

Build a search you can act on

  1. Choose your delivery region, then search the products or services you actually sell.
  2. Try related terms and French keywords where relevant. Buyer wording can differ from your marketing language.
  3. Check mandatory requirements, the closing time and the submission channel in the original documents.
  4. Return to the official notice for addenda before you submit.

From finding a notice to deciding whether to bid

Summarise a tender

Use the free summariser for an initial overview, then compare the result with the original requirements.

Research the buyer

Explore available award history to understand what an organization has purchased and which suppliers have won.

Prepare your first bid

Learn how to assess fit, gather evidence and organize a response before spending time on a full proposal.