THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

Why it is here

Indicator “Supplier lives on one buyer without competition”: 2,035,491 $ in 4 contracts: without competition 93%, one bid 0%, amendments +131%, main buyer 65%.

Almost all of the supplier's public money comes from one buyer, without competition. 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 ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT

Buyer

Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Indicator

Supplier lives on one buyer without competition

Amount

CAD 2,035,491

Records behind the indicator

4

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-10298

What stands behind it4

1. Contract

   Printed matter, including books, newspapers, pictures, manuscripts and forms

   Date 20 December 2024 · Amount CAD 160,398 · Buyer Gott Mackenzie Staff - Library Technician Dewolfe, Room TBD [email protected] 416-482-6800 x3430 · Supplier The Economist Intelligence Unit · Ref C-2025-2026-Q1-00606 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

   Printed matter, including books, newspapers, pictures, manuscripts and forms

   Date 23 March 2018 · Amount CAD 545,346 · Buyer National Defence | Défense nationale · Supplier The Economist Intelligence Unit · Ref C-2020-2021-Q1-00089 · original value 194,245 · procedure: TN

3. Contract

   Electronic subscriptions & electronic publications

   Date 16 March 2015 · Amount CAD 1,182,481 · Buyer Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada · Supplier THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT · Ref C-2016-2017-Q4-00939 · original value 380,668 · procedure: TN

4. Contract

   Printed matter, including books, newspapers, pictures, manuscripts and forms

   Date 1 September 2014 · Amount CAD 147,266 · Buyer Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada · Supplier THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT · Ref C-2014-2015-Q2-00534