AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Why it is here

Indicator “Contract value inflated by amendments”: 9 contracts inflated by amendments ×2 and more (+42,340,696 $) in 5 departments: Canada Border Services Agency / Employment and Social Development Canada / Library and Archives Canada / Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada / Shared Services Canada.

The contract value grew through amendments after signing. Indicators computed from public data sets: contracts, payments, registers, trade and sanctions lists. An indicator is a reason to check, not a decision of a public authority.

Details

Company / subject

AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Buyer

5 departments

Indicator

Contract value inflated by amendments

Amount

CAD 42,340,696

Records behind the indicator

9

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-10491

What stands behind it10

1. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 16 May 2025 · Amount CAD 187,639 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2025-2026-Q1-00033 · original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

2. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 16 May 2025 · Amount CAD 187,639 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2025-2026-Q1-00033 · original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

3. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 12 May 2025 · Amount CAD 3,955,119 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2026-2027-Q1-00095 · original value 653,880 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

4. Contract

   Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverab

   Date 1 April 2025 · Amount CAD 10,045,700 · Buyer NA · Supplier Amazon Web Services Canada Inc · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-0233 · original value 1,695,000 · procedure: OB · bids: 0

5. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 April 2025 · Amount CAD 718,906 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00317 · original value 135,600 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

6. Contract

   Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverab

   Date 1 April 2025 · Amount CAD 10,045,700 · Buyer NA · Supplier Amazon Web Services Canada Inc · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-0233 · original value 1,695,000 · procedure: OB · bids: 0

7. Contract

   Information technology and telecommunications consultants

   Date 1 August 2024 · Amount CAD 847,382 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC. · Ref C-2024-2025-Q3-00067 · original value 176,280 · procedure: OB · bids: 0

8. Contract

   Information technology and telecommunications consultants

   Date 1 August 2024 · Amount CAD 847,382 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC. · Ref C-2024-2025-Q3-00067 · original value 176,280 · procedure: OB · bids: 0

9. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 28 March 2024 · Amount CAD 237,552 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2023-2025-Q4-00044 · original value 68,985 · procedure: TN

10. Contract

    License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

    Date 28 March 2024 · Amount CAD 237,552 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2023-2025-Q4-00044 · original value 68,985 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company6

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
6. 063 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting