CanadaBuys Government Procurement Scraper

Overview

Scrapes Canadian federal government procurement data from the CanadaBuys Open Data Portal. Access tender notices and contract award notices. Updated every 2 hours.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor international government procurement opportunities
• Track - Track regulatory changes across jurisdictions
• Build - Build cross-border compliance databases
• Aggregate - Aggregate international public sector data for research

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
dataType	string	Type of procurement data to fetch	both
tenderStatus	string	Filter tenders by status	all
fiscalYear	string	Fiscal year for award notices (e.g., 2024-2025). Leave empty for current year.
organization	string	Filter by government organization name (partial match)
keyword	string	Search title and description for keyword
unspscCode	string	Filter by UNSPSC category code
procurementCategory	string	Filter by category type	``
minValue	integer	Filter to contracts with value >= this amount in CAD
limit	integer	Maximum number of records to return	500

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "referenceNumber": "LIC-2025-001",
  "solicitationNumber": "LIC-2025-001",
  "title": "Sample Government - International Result",
  "organizationName": "CanadaBuys Government Procurement Sample Item",
  "tenderStatus": "Sample tenderStatus",
  "publicationDate": "2025-01-15",
  "closingDate": "2025-01-15",
  "estimatedValue": "Sample estimatedValue",
  "procurementCategory": "Sample procurementCategory",
  "region": "Sample region"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the CanadaBuys Government Procurement Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~canadabuys-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/canadabuys-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect CanadaBuys Government Procurement Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration