Joe Noss

I think fixing procurement is the best way to improve government.

Mar 17, 2026

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13 min read

March Madness (Procurement Edition)

11,553 Opportunities and a Hard Deadline: Inside Canada's Annual Government Spending Sprint

Joe Noss

Mar 10, 2026

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14 min read

Alberta: Open for Building

Inside Alberta's $28.3 billion capital plan and the procurement surge already underway

Joe Noss

Mar 3, 2026

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15 min read

Build It and They Will Come (Home)

DCC drops the biggest housing notice in decades, Ontario writes a billion-dollar cheque, and we dug into the data to find out who's actually going to do the work

Joe Noss

Go West, Young Contractor - $38B in Capital, One Western Province

Feb 24, 2026

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11 min read

Go West, Young Contractor - $38B in Capital, One Western Province

After BC's budget, we pulled apart 7,301 contracts across 51 municipalities to show you who buys what, from whom, and when.

Joe Noss

Cleared for Takeoff (Again) - Defence Industrial Strategy

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

Cleared for Takeoff (Again) - Defence Industrial Strategy

Ottawa bets $6.6B that this time, the made-in-Canada defence plan sticks

Joe Noss

Bring Your Own Shipping: Canada's NATO Procurement Problem

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

Bring Your Own Shipping: Canada's NATO Procurement Problem

We analyzed a decade of NATO contracts. Canada has some work to do.

Joe Noss

Halifax: The Only Procurement Deep Dive You'll Ever Need

Feb 3, 2026

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12 min read

Halifax: The Only Procurement Deep Dive You'll Ever Need

We analyzed $600 million in contracts so you don't have to. You're welcome. (And we're sorry.)

Joe Noss

From Halifax to Burnaby, Everyone's Buying Something

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

From Halifax to Burnaby, Everyone's Buying Something

A six-month look at Canadian government procurement across 2,575 organizations

Joe Noss

Buy the North: Trains, Tundra, and Thresholds

Jan 20, 2026

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11 min read

Buy the North: Trains, Tundra, and Thresholds

$3.3 billion in new commitments, updated contracting limits, and 80 municipalities looking for consultants

Joe Noss

Government Procurement

Jan 13, 2026

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12 min read

Checking Ottawa's AI Receipt

Canadian Procurement Pulse: AI Special Edition

Joe Noss

Dec 23, 2025

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15 min read

The Good, The Bad, and The Canadian

Canadian Procurement Pulse: Buy Canada Policy Edition

Joe Noss

Defence Procurement: Now Featuring Actual Procurement

Dec 16, 2025

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13 min read

Defence Procurement: Now Featuring Actual Procurement

Canadian Procurement Pulse: December 07 - December 14

Joe Noss

The Defence Gold Rush Is On: What We Learned from 29K Federal Contracts

Dec 9, 2025

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11 min read

The Defence Gold Rush Is On: What We Learned from 29K Federal Contracts

Canadian Procurement Pulse: November 28 - December 07

Joe Noss

Energy Deals and 90% Canadian (Power to the Provinces)

Dec 3, 2025

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9 min read

Energy Deals and 90% Canadian (Power to the Provinces)

Canadian Procurement Pulse: November 14 - December 2

Joe Noss

The Great Plains Exodus Creates Municipal Gold Rush

Nov 25, 2025

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8 min read

The Great Plains Exodus Creates Municipal Gold Rush

Canadian Procurement Pulse: Municipal Technology Spotlight

Joe Noss

Standing Offers Exposed: Where $680M in Government IT Spending Actually Flows

Nov 18, 2025

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9 min read

Standing Offers Exposed: Where $680M in Government IT Spending Actually Flows

GovCon Weekly Data Analysis: Jan-Sep 2025

Joe Noss

The Buy Canadian Budget:Not Just Maple Syrup Anymore

Nov 6, 2025

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6 min read

The Buy Canadian Budget:Not Just Maple Syrup Anymore

Canadian Procurement Pulse: Budget Edition

Joe Noss

Ottawa's Head Stuck in the Cloud: Why Amazon Can't Be Fired

Nov 4, 2025

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11 min read

Ottawa's Head Stuck in the Cloud: Why Amazon Can't Be Fired

Canadian Procurement Pulse: October 27 - November 2

Joe Noss

Sewers, Sole-Source, and Solutions-Based: Procurement That Actually Works

Oct 28, 2025

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14 min read

Sewers, Sole-Source, and Solutions-Based: Procurement That Actually Works

Canadian Procurement Pulse: October 19 - October 26

Joe Noss

Oct 21, 2025

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11 min read

What really is a Bait and Switch?

Canadian Procurement Pulse: October 12 - October 19

Joe Noss

Trust But Don't Verify: Canada's $1.6 Billion Procurement Lesson

Oct 14, 2025

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9 min read

Trust But Don't Verify: Canada's $1.6 Billion Procurement Lesson

Canadian Procurement Pulse: October 05 - October 12, 2025

Joe Noss

Turn and Face the Strange: Procurement Policy Overhaul

Oct 7, 2025

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10 min read

Turn and Face the Strange: Procurement Policy Overhaul

Canadian Procurement Pulse: September 28 - October 05, 2025

Joe Noss

Buy Canadian: The Details Are Finally Here (Sort Of)

Sep 30, 2025

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9 min read

Buy Canadian: The Details Are Finally Here (Sort Of)

Canadian Procurement Pulse: September 14 - September 30

Joe Noss

Procurement is Back: September Data Dump

Sep 24, 2025

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9 min read

Procurement is Back: September Data Dump

GovCon Weekly Data Dump: Aug - Sep

Joe Noss

Sep 16, 2025

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8 min read

Nunavut Summer, Frugal Fall

Canadian Procurement Pulse: September 07 - September 14

Joe Noss