POSTMEDIA NETWORK

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +129,403 $.

Amendments raised the contract far above the amount that was competed. 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

POSTMEDIA NETWORK

Buyer

Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 129,403

Records behind the indicator

1

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-05038

What stands behind it2

1. Contract

   Data and database access services

   Date 27 May 2021 · Amount CAD 160,184 · Buyer NA · Supplier POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00006 · original value 30,781 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

   Data and database access services

   Date 27 May 2021 · Amount CAD 160,184 · Buyer NA · Supplier POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00006 · original value 30,781 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company4

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition