The Big-Ticket Item
$8.01B
$8,010,267,025
Irving Shipbuilding Inc.
for National Defence
This single contract could have covered the salaries of 3,200 teachers for 25 years straight.
Was this worth it?
Ottawasted
No. 141 · MAY 20, 2026
Real federal contracts. You decide: worth it?
You Paid For This?!
$1.03B
$1,031,511,074
MICROSOFT CANADA INC.
for Shared Services Canada
This contract could have bought a week of groceries for four million Canadian families.
Was this worth it?
This One Might Check Out
$1.50M
$1,495,652
PCL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC.
for Public Services and Procurement Canada
This contract is about what it costs to pay a full year of salary for 20 nurses.
Was this worth it?
The Final Edition
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Rule on all three contracts, then we'll print how you stack up against Canada.
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