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U.S.EMBASSY OTTAWA

U.S.EMBASSY OTTAWA obligated $5.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 75 contract actions (+1.2% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO. ($3.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$5.4M
Actions
75
New awards: 41
Sole-source
6.7%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.7MFY2017
  2. 4.6MFY2018
  3. 2.7MFY2019
  4. 3.4MFY2020
  5. 2.8MFY2021
  6. 3MFY2022
  7. 6.2MFY2023
  8. 3.8MFY2024
  9. 5.4MFY2025
  10. 5.4MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.$3.6M67%
  2. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$484.9K8.9%
  3. ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC$442.4K8.1%
  4. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC$97.8K1.8%
  5. MY CATERING GROUP INC.$95.7K1.8%
  6. STAFF SHOP INC$73.2K1.3%
  7. TK ELEVATOR CORP$64.9K1.2%
  8. BCE INC.$62K1.1%
  9. ENTREPRENEUR PAYSAGISTE STRATHMORE (1997) LTEE$57.4K1.1%
  10. INNVEST HOTELS LP$50K0.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$3.7M68%
  2. IT & telecom$504.4K9.3%
  3. Facilities & utilities$344.9K6.3%
  4. Equipment maintenance$227.6K4.2%
  5. Transportation & logistics$224K4.1%
  6. Construction & real property$180.7K3.3%
  7. Professional services$135.4K2.5%
  8. Other equipment & supplies$84.6K1.6%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$66.6K1.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$5.4M99.6%
  2. Texas$20.2K0.4%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition11%
    US 39% · $591.4K
  • Sole-source awards6.7%
    US 30% · $365K
  • Single-offer competitions4.2%
    US 8.7% · $226.4K
  • Urgency justifications2.3%
    US 5.1% · $124.2K
  • Year-end rush1.7%
    US 6.0% · $94.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.8%
    US 4.2% · $46.1K

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. MEDICAL, LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE SERVICES$2.4M
    THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.· Education & social services· Mar 18, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026· 19CA5226F0221
  2. MEDICAL, LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE SERVICES$1.2M
    THE CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CO.· Education & social services· Oct 15, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025· 19CA5226F0009
  3. MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICES$364.1K
    ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC· IT & telecom· Mar 13, 2026 – Mar 13, 2026· 19CA5226F0213
  4. MEDIA MONITORING SERVICES FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTIONS ACROSS CANADA$149.6K
    MELTWATER NEWS US INC· Professional services· Sep 18, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026· 19CA5223C0017
  5. CMR HVAC REPLACEMENT SERVICES$124.8K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Equipment maintenance· Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026· 19CA5226C0012
  6. JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR US CONSULATE GENERAL IN QUEBEC$118.3K
    BOUCHER BLOUIN ENTRETIEN INC· Facilities & utilities· Jan 26, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026· 19CA5224C0011
  7. CHANCERY, CMR & DCMR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES$111.5K
    ENTREPRENEUR PAYSAGISTE STRATHMORE (1997) LTEE· Facilities & utilities· Mar 24, 2025 – Feb 25, 2026· 19CA5225C0005
  8. U.S. EMBASSY CHANCERY, CMR & DCMR GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICES$96.2K
    WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CANADA CORPORATION· Facilities & utilities· Mar 11, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026· 19CA5223C0008

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.