Contracts
Award Notices
Search federal award notices from CanadaBuys.
GET
Overview
Returns federal award notices — announcements of contract awards published on CanadaBuys. Award notices are published after a tender closes and before the final contract is signed, making them useful for early signal on who won a competition. For the full procurement lifecycle linking an award to its tender and contract, use the Procurement Lifecycle endpoint. For final signed contracts, use List Contracts. Single award records are available atGET /api/v1/awards/{record_id}.
Query Parameters
Partial match on vendor name (case-insensitive). Example:
Palantir.Partial match on department name (case-insensitive). Example:
National Defence.Exact match on
procurement_method field. Example: Non-competitive.Exact match on
source_dataset field. Example: open.canada.Minimum award value in CAD. Example:
100000.Maximum award value in CAD. Example:
5000000.ISO 8601 start date — e.g.
2023-01-01. Example: 2023-01-01.ISO 8601 end date — e.g.
2023-12-31. Example: 2023-12-31.Results per page. Default:
50. Max: 200. Example: 25.Result offset for pagination. Default:
0. Example: 50.
