Data Sources & Official Tender Portals

Canada Tender Match uses a fail-closed source policy: a source is not scheduled automatically until its commercial reuse and access method have been reviewed. When a source is not integrated, we can still point you to the official procurement portal and let paid tender-workspace customers bring an opportunity back for a private match check.

Approved automatic live tender sources

CanadaBuys downloadable tender files used by this service are federal data. A federal tender may have delivery locations elsewhere in Canada, but Canada Tender Match does not represent that as complete provincial or municipal coverage. Nova Scotia TONS is forward-only notification coverage: it supplies new notices that match CTM's selected categories after enrollment, not a historical backfill, and email delivery is not guaranteed.

Official Canadian tender portals

Use this directory for jurisdictions that are not fully integrated. The external portal opens in a new tab. If you find something relevant there, return to Canada Tender Match and use External Tender Check to score and manage it privately.

Approved Contract Intelligence sources

Contract Intelligence is research context. Upcoming pipeline items are forecasts and do not guarantee that a solicitation will be issued. Award/contract records are not open tender opportunities, and renewal/recompete dates are estimates unless the source publishes an official date.

Verified reusable references not yet automated

Some official datasets have a compatible open-data licence but do not yet have a stable machine-readable ingestion route validated for this service. Examples include the Yukon Public Contract Registry and the Northwest Territories Contracts Report. They stay out of automatic Contract Intelligence imports until the technical route is validated.

Historical-only source

City of Winnipeg Bid Opportunities Open Data: the historical dataset remains under the Winnipeg open-data licence, but the City states that new open bid opportunities moved to MERX effective March 1, 2025. Canada Tender Match therefore does not use that old dataset as current live coverage.

Held or blocked direct-source routes

Direct automated collection remains off for routes whose commercial reuse or automation basis is unclear or incompatible. Nova Scotia's direct Procurement Portal/browser collector remains disabled even though official TONS notifications are integrated. Other held routes include generic direct bids&tenders collectors, Vancouver's regular Supplier Portal HTML route, Alberta Purchasing Connection while permission is pending, BC Bid, SaskTenders, the Ontario Tenders Portal, NBON, Nunavut direct HTML, the NWT session/HTML route and Charlottetown direct HTML. These can be reconsidered if an approved API/open-data route or compatible written permission is documented.

Attribution

Government and third-party source data remains subject to its applicable licence, permission or reuse basis and belongs to its respective source. Canada Tender Match adds independent software, organization, matching and research features. The Yukon open-tender integration contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Yukon. Nova Scotia live notices are received through the official Tender Opportunities Notification Service (TONS); CTM stores a limited set of public notice metadata and links back to the official notice. Official issuing sources remain authoritative.

Source status can change when a publisher changes its licence, technical delivery method or terms. Canada Tender Match may place a connector on hold rather than continue uncertain automation.