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QUICKLY FIND THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR NEXT BID.
Use these free and practical tools to understand the tendering process and prepare yourself accordingly.
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- Calls for tenders and promotion of your products and services
- Filing a complaint
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Tender for a contract
Learn how to identify potential contracts, what to include in your bid and how to draft it to have the best chances of success.
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Price lists, estimates, quotations and tenders
Learn how to draw up a price list, prepare proposals and estimates, price a contract bid and present your prices to your customers.
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Bid on opportunities: The bidding process
Find out about contract bidding opportunities and the bidding process used by Public Services and Procurement Canada.
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Doing business with NASA
Learn how to find opportunities and understand the procurement process of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Federal Contractors Program
Your business has 100 employees or more and works on federal government contracts of $1 million or more? You must meet employment equity requirements.
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Promote yourself to government buyers
Find out how to increase your chances of becoming a supplier to the Government of Canada.
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The procurement process
Contact Government of Canada departments and agencies for contracting opportunities, and promote your products and services to them.
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Doing Business with the Ontario Government
Learn about Ontario's purchasing policies and how to sell your products and services to the government.
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How to prepare a bid
Use this guide to help you bid on government opportunities so that you can sell your goods or services to the government.
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Supply arrangements
Become a pre-qualified supplier for the Government of Canada for certain goods and services.
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Standing offers
Register for a standing offer with the Government of Canada to get a chance to sell your goods or services to government departments.
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What the government buys
From airplanes to paper clips, the Government of Canada buys many products and services. Learn more about what you can sell to the Government of Canada.
2. CALLS FOR TENDERS AND PROMOTION OF YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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beta.SAM.gov
Find opportunities to sell your goods or services to the United States government.
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Canada Free Trade Agreement — Doing business
Find procurement opportunities for the federal, provincial and territorial governments.
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SIMAP — European public procurement
Find information on European public procurement and opportunities to do business with the European Union and its member states.
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SEAO Electronic Tendering System
Tender online for requests for proposals from the Government of Quebec.
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Contacts for GSIN Codes
Use this directory to identify and market yourself and your goods to purchasing managers in Public Works and Government Services Canada.
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Trade agreements — Government procurement
Learn about Canada's main trade agreements and how their procurement provisions may affect your procurement contract.
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AusTender
Find Australian Government procurement opportunities.
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Canadian Commercial Corporation
If you are pursuing contracts with foreign governments, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) can help.
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Register as a supplier
Do you want to sell to the Government of Canada? Find out how to register as a supplier and add your business to the database.
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Selling to the Government of Quebec
Find the information you need to do business with the Government of Quebec and benefit from Quebec government contracts.
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SaskTenders
Use this system to have full access to all government of Saskatchewan requests for tenders.
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Accelerated Growth Service
Does your company have annual sales of at least $5 million and show promising growth? You may be eligible for the CED support program.
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Become an exporter
Get help accessing contracts for infrastructure or defence materials and services from foreign governments.
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Alberta Purchasing Connection
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Government of Alberta and to other agencies.
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Indigenous Business Directory
You can search for or register an Indigenous business in this directory of suppliers.
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Agreement on Ontario-Quebec Construction Labour Mobility
Under this agreement, you are ensured equal treatment when bidding or working on construction projects in Ontario and Quebec.
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Procurement — Yukon Government
You can access information on selling goods and services to the Yukon government.
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Procurement Services (Nova Scotia)
Find tender notices for goods, services and construction work from Nova Scotia government departments and public sector organizations.
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Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
If you are Aboriginal and want to sell your goods or services to the government, find out how to apply for government contracts.
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Centralized Professional Services ePortal
If you are a professional or a specialist, you can register your business in this database to conduct business with the Government of Canada.
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Pre-Qualified Innovations
Learn about the process when submitting your proposal for the Build in Canada Innovation Program.
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PEI tender opportunities
Are you interested in doing business with the Government of PEI? Find links to open tenders on the Procurement Services website.
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Office of Small and Medium Enterprises
Get information about selling your goods and services to the Government of Canada.
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MERX — Canadian Public Tenders
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to governments and other organizations using the MERX system.
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Tenders — Government of Canada
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Federal Government through buyandsell.gc.ca.
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Tenders — Selling to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Find out how you can bid on opportunities for selling goods and services to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Doing business with the Government of Nunavut
Find out how your Inuit- or Nunavut-owned business can provide goods and services to the Government of Nunavut.
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Contract Services
You can access information on Government of Yukon's contracting process and find out about current and anticipated tenders.
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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
If you are an innovator with ideas about solving defence and security challenges, you could get funding of up to $200,000 to develop your proposal.
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Innu Business Development Centre
Promote your company in the Innu Business Registry and find Innu businesses that are offering the goods and services you need.
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Innovative Solutions Canada
Want to develop an innovative product for a department or agency of the Government of Canada? Apply for funding to help solve GOC challenges.
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Procurement Services – New Brunswick Opportunities Network
Find opportunities to sell your goods and services to government and other public sector bodies.
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Selling to the Manitoba Government
Extend your target market by selling to the Government of Manitoba.
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Selling to the BC Government
Every year, the BC Government buys a wide range of goods and services from businesses of all sizes and types. Your business could be one of them.
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Procurement Services – New Brunswick Opportunities Network
Find opportunities to sell your goods and services to government and other public sector bodies.
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Pre-Qualified Innovations
Learn about the process when submitting your proposal for the Build in Canada Innovation Program.
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Procurement — Yukon Government
You can access information on selling goods and services to the Yukon government.
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Procurement Services (Nova Scotia)
Find tender notices for goods, services and construction work from Nova Scotia government departments and public sector organizations.
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Centralized Professional Services ePortal
If you are a professional or a specialist, you can register your business in this database to conduct business with the Government of Canada.
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PEI tender opportunities
Are you interested in doing business with the Government of PEI? Find links to open tenders on the Procurement Services website.
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Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
If you are Aboriginal and want to sell your goods or services to the government, find out how to apply for government contracts.
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Innu Business Development Centre
Promote your company in the Innu Business Registry and find Innu businesses that are offering the goods and services you need.
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Innovative Solutions Canada
Want to develop an innovative product for a department or agency of the Government of Canada? Apply for funding to help solve GOC challenges.
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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
If you are an innovator with ideas about solving defence and security challenges, you could get funding of up to $200,000 to develop your proposal.
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Selling to the Manitoba Government
Extend your target market by selling to the Government of Manitoba.
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Selling to the Government of Quebec
Find the information you need to do business with the Government of Quebec and benefit from Quebec government contracts.
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SaskTenders
Use this system to have full access to all government of Saskatchewan requests for tenders.
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Accelerated Growth Service
Does your company have annual sales of at least $5 million and show promising growth? You may be eligible for the CED support program.
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Canadian Commercial Corporation
If you are pursuing contracts with foreign governments, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) can help.
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Register as a supplier
Do you want to sell to the Government of Canada? Find out how to register as a supplier and add your business to the database.
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Selling to the BC Government
Every year, the BC Government buys a wide range of goods and services from businesses of all sizes and types. Your business could be one of them.
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Contract Services
You can access information on Government of Yukon's contracting process and find out about current and anticipated tenders.
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MERX — Canadian Public Tenders
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to governments and other organizations using the MERX system.
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Office of Small and Medium Enterprises
Get information about selling your goods and services to the Government of Canada.
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Become an exporter
Get help accessing contracts for infrastructure or defence materials and services from foreign governments.
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Tenders — Selling to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Find out how you can bid on opportunities for selling goods and services to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Tenders — Government of Canada
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Federal Government through buyandsell.gc.ca.
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Agreement on Ontario-Quebec Construction Labour Mobility
Under this agreement, you are ensured equal treatment when bidding or working on construction projects in Ontario and Quebec.
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Alberta Purchasing Connection
Find opportunities to sell your products or services to the Government of Alberta and to other agencies.
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Indigenous Business Directory
You can search for or register an Indigenous business in this directory of suppliers.
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Doing business with the Government of Nunavut
Find out how your Inuit- or Nunavut-owned business can provide goods and services to the Government of Nunavut.
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RFP Alert Services
514 948-0488
Services offered:
Government calls for tenders monitoring - Public procurement
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman
1 866 734-5169
Services offered:
Reception and review of complaints on public procurement contracts - Dispute resolution service for disputes between suppliers and federal departments.