Canada government bids, August 2026
What public buyers in Canada posted in August 2026: bids posted, how many are still open, the largest categories, the busiest weeks, how long suppliers had to respond and how that compares with the month before.
Facts checked
Key findings
- BidRover recorded 635 new public bids in Canada in August 2026.
- Construction & facilities was the largest category, with 152 bids, or 24% of the month's notices.
- The median bid gave suppliers 13 days from posting to deadline, and 52% allowed less than two weeks.
- The busiest week was Aug 24–30, with 432 new bids.
- Requests for proposals made up 82% of the notices whose type BidRover could identify.
The month in numbers
Top categories
| Category | Bids | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction & facilities | 152 | 24% |
| Public safety & defense | 72 | 11% |
| Goods & supplies | 58 | 9% |
| Software & digital services | 55 | 9% |
| Transportation & logistics | 42 | 7% |
| Cloud & infrastructure | 30 | 5% |
| General procurement | 30 | 5% |
| Professional services | 25 | 4% |
| Environmental & energy | 24 | 4% |
| Education & training | 23 | 4% |
Busiest weeks
The single busiest day was Aug 28, with 265 new bids. Weeks run Monday to Sunday and are cut at the month's edges.
| Week | Bids |
|---|---|
| Aug 1–2 | 0 |
| Aug 3–9 | 0 |
| Aug 10–16 | 0 |
| Aug 17–23 | 203 |
| Aug 24–30 | 432 |
| Aug 31 | 0 |
Time to respond
596 of the month's 635 bids state a deadline. Half of those gave suppliers 13 days or less from posting. 52% allowed under 14 days; 25% allowed 30 days or more.
Notice types
379 bids name their type in the notice type or title; 256 do not and are left out of the shares below.
| Type | Bids | Share of typed bids |
|---|---|---|
| Request for proposals | 312 | 82% |
| Request for information | 42 | 11% |
| Request for quotes | 12 | 3% |
| Invitation to bid | 9 | 2% |
| Expression of interest or qualifications | 2 | 1% |
| Tender | 2 | 1% |
Month over month
| Month | Bids posted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 635 | – |
How these numbers are counted
"Posted" counts are notices BidRover first recorded in the month, from the official procurement and grant sources it reads. They measure what BidRover saw, not every bid every buyer issued; a newly added source adds its open backlog in the month it was connected.
Bids withdrawn by the source, document-only records and Colombian direct awards are excluded. Closed bids still count in the month they were posted.
Days to deadline run from the day BidRover recorded a bid to its stated deadline; bids without a deadline, or with an impossible one, are left out of that figure. Notice types are read from the notice type or title (RFP, RFQ, invitation to bid and so on); bids that name no type are counted separately.
A place-month gets a report only when at least 30 bids were posted. Figures are recomputed every six hours.
Related
Questions
How many government bids were posted in Canada in August 2026?
BidRover recorded 635 new public bids in Canada in August 2026. 200 of them were still open on Oct 22, 2026.
What did Canada buy most in August 2026?
The largest categories were Construction & facilities (152), Public safety & defense (72), Goods & supplies (58).
How long do suppliers get to respond to bids in Canada?
For bids posted in August 2026, the median time from posting to deadline was 13 days; 52% allowed less than 14 days and 25% allowed 30 days or more. Always check the deadline and its time zone in the official notice.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are counts of notices BidRover first recorded from the official public sources it reads, grouped by the month they were recorded. They reflect BidRover's coverage, not an official government total.