THE CANADIAN PRESS

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +129,037 $.

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

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Buyer

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 129,037

Records behind the indicator

1

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-05635

What stands behind it2

1. Contract

   COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL SS

   Date 1 March 2013 · Amount CAD 191,657 · Buyer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada · Supplier The Canadian Press · Ref Contracts-TBS-Historical-05036 · original value 62,620 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

   COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL SS

   Date 1 March 2013 · Amount CAD 191,657 · Buyer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada · Supplier The Canadian Press · Ref Contracts-TBS-Historical-05036 · original value 62,620 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company3

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