# CanadaBuys Tenders Scraper (Canada Government Bids) (`tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders`) Actor

Get Canadian government tenders and contract awards from CanadaBuys open data as clean JSON, CSV or Excel. Filter by keyword, UNSPSC or GSIN code, buyer, region and date. Alerts mode outputs only new notices.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [TenderWire Data](https://apify.com/tenderwire) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 notices

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## CanadaBuys Tenders Scraper (Canada Government Bids)

Get Canadian federal government tenders and contract awards from **CanadaBuys**, the Government of Canada's official procurement service, as one clean table. Filter by keyword, UNSPSC or GSIN code, buyer, region and date, and export to Excel, CSV, JSON, Google Sheets or your CRM.

Every department buys through CanadaBuys: Public Services and Procurement Canada, National Defence, Shared Services Canada, the RCMP, Parks Canada, the National Research Council and many more. This Actor reads the official open data files and gives you ready-to-use rows with links to each notice.

### What does CanadaBuys Tenders Scraper do?

- Downloads **all open tenders**, **today's new tenders**, **all tender notices this fiscal year** or **contract awards** (winner, value, date).
- Cleans and normalises the data: ISO dates, UNSPSC and GSIN codes as lists, English or French text, a link to every notice.
- Filters by keyword, category code, goods / services / construction, buyer, delivery region and publication date.
- **Alerts mode**: remembers what it already delivered and outputs only new notices next time.
- Uses only official open data published under the Open Government Licence - Canada. No login, no proxies, no browser.

### Who uses it?

- **Canadian and US suppliers** who want a daily list of new federal bids in their sector.
- **Bid consultants** tracking opportunities for several clients.
- **Sales teams** that use contract awards to find companies that just won government work.
- **Analysts and journalists** studying federal spending, buyers and suppliers.
- **Data teams and AI agents** that need a clean Canadian tender feed.

### What data do you get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| title | Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP) |
| description | full tender description |
| buyerName, buyerCity | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan), Quebec |
| noticeType, procurementMethod | RFP against Supply Arrangement, Competitive - Open bidding |
| procurementCategory | goods, services, works, services related to goods |
| categoryCodes, categoryDescription | UNSPSC / GSIN codes and their descriptions |
| publishedDate, deadlineDate | 2026-11-03, 2026-11-18T14:00:00 (time as published, no zone) |
| contractStartDate, contractEndDate | expected contract period |
| placeOfPerformance | regions of delivery, e.g. Ontario, National Capital Region |
| awardedSuppliers, awardValueAmount, awardDate | for contract awards |
| buyerContactEmail, buyerContactPhone | organisation contact channels |
| noticeUrl | link to the notice (CanadaBuys, MERX or SAP Ariba) |
| documentUrls | tender documents when published |

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Choose **What to get** (default: all open tenders, about 900 notices).
3. Add keywords, category codes, buyers or regions to narrow it down.
4. Click **Start**. Runs take 10 to 60 seconds.
5. Export the dataset or connect it to Google Sheets, Slack, email, Zapier or Make.

### Input example

```json
{
    "dataset": "open",
    "keywords": ["software", "cloud", "cyber"],
    "procurementCategories": ["services"],
    "regionContains": ["Ontario", "National Capital Region"],
    "onlyOpen": true,
    "language": "eng",
    "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "source": "canadabuys",
    "noticeId": "cb-787-21460756|000",
    "ocid": "cb-787-21460756",
    "noticeType": "RFP against Supply Arrangement",
    "stage": "tender",
    "status": "Open",
    "title": "Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)",
    "description": "This requirement is for laboratory testing, data analysis, and reporting for one (1) to three (3) air-to-water heat pump systems in accordance with CSA/ANSI C715. All tests, whether the proposal should include one, two, or three tested air-to-water heat pump...",
    "buyerName": "Department of Natural Resources (NRCan)",
    "buyerId": null,
    "buyerCountry": "Canada",
    "buyerCity": "Quebec",
    "buyerContactEmail": null,
    "buyerContactPhone": "418563-6916",
    "buyerWebsite": null,
    "cpvCodes": [],
    "categoryCodes": [
        "23153100",
        "24100000",
        "24130000",
        "24131500"
    ],
    "categoryDescription": "Industrial machinery components and accessories; Material handling machinery and equipment; Industrial refrigeration; Industrial refrigerators; ...",
    "procurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "Competitive - Selective tendering",
    "valueAmount": null,
    "valueCurrency": null,
    "publishedDate": "2026-11-03",
    "deadlineDate": "2026-11-18T14:00:00",
    "contractStartDate": "2026-11-23",
    "contractEndDate": "2027-03-31",
    "placeOfPerformance": [
        "Unspecified"
    ],
    "suitableForSme": null,
    "awardedSuppliers": [],
    "awardValueAmount": null,
    "awardDate": null,
    "noticeUrl": "https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities?search_filter=cb-787-21460756",
    "documentUrls": [
        "https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/111997/notice-of-proposed-procurement-%28npp.pdf"
    ],
    "language": "en",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-11-05T09:12:00.000Z"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

**Pay per result: $5 per 1,000 notices** delivered, plus a tiny Apify start fee per run. No proxy or browser costs.

- All currently open federal tenders (about 900) cost about $4.50 in one run. Filtered searches cost much less.
- A daily alert usually returns 10 to 40 new notices, so it costs a few dollars a month.
- Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, enough to try the Actor many times.

### Alerts mode and integrations

Turn on **Only new since last run** with **What to get = New today** or **Open tenders**, then schedule the Actor every morning. It stores the IDs it already delivered in your own Apify account and outputs only new notices. Send results to Slack, email, Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot, Zapier, Make or a webhook.

### Other tender Actors with the same output format

- **UK Public Tenders Scraper**: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender.
- **EU TED Tenders Scraper**: all EU tenders and awards from Tenders Electronic Daily.

All of them output the same fields, so you can merge them into one sheet or database.

### FAQ

**Is this legal?**
Yes. Public Services and Procurement Canada publishes these files as open data under the Open Government Licence - Canada, which allows commercial reuse with attribution: "Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada."

**Does it include provincial and municipal tenders?**
It includes everything published on CanadaBuys: all federal departments and agencies, plus the provincial, municipal and broader public sector notices that are published there. Many provinces also run their own portals, which are not included.

**How fresh is the data?**
CanadaBuys updates the files every day. Each run downloads the latest version; the log shows when the file was last updated.

**Why is buyerContactEmail often empty?**
We only output organisation mailboxes (for example a procurement team inbox). Personal mailboxes and contact person names are removed on purpose, so the dataset contains no personal data.

**Why do some notice links open a CanadaBuys search page?**
About half of the notices have no direct link in the open data. For those, the link opens the CanadaBuys search with the notice's reference number.

**Something looks wrong?**
Open an issue on the Issues tab. An automatic self-check runs every day to detect changes in the files, and problems are usually fixed within a day.

# Actor input Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Open tenders = every opportunity currently open for bids. New today = notices published in the latest daily update. This fiscal year = all tender notices since April 1. Awards = contract award notices (winner and value).

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Keep notices whose title, description or buyer contains at least one of these words. Case-insensitive.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Drop notices that contain any of these words.

## `categoryPrefixes` (type: `array`):

Keep notices with a UNSPSC or GSIN code starting with these characters. Examples: 43 = IT equipment, 81 = engineering and IT services, 72 = construction services.

## `procurementCategories` (type: `array`):

goods, services, works (construction) or services related to goods.

## `buyerContains` (type: `array`):

Keep notices from buyers whose name contains any of these texts, e.g. National Defence, Shared Services, Parks Canada.

## `regionContains` (type: `array`):

Keep notices delivered to regions containing any of these texts, e.g. Ontario, British Columbia, National Capital Region.

## `publishedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Keep only notices published in the last N days.

## `onlyOpen` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only notices whose closing date is today or later. Most useful with 'All tender notices this fiscal year'.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Output titles and descriptions in English or French.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Remember delivered notices and output only new ones on the next run. Ideal for a daily schedule feeding email, Slack, Sheets or a CRM.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Use a different name for each saved search that runs in alerts mode.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many notices (newest first). You only pay for notices delivered.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not needed: these are official open data files.

## `selfCheck` (type: `boolean`):

For the maintainer. Downloads the files, checks their columns and content have not changed and writes a SELF_CHECK report. Outputs no notices.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dataset": "open",
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "onlyOpen": false,
  "language": "eng",
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "selfCheck": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

No description

## `selfCheck` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "software"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["software"],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "software"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tenderwire/canadabuys-tenders"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/zntR3ygEF007a8DU6/builds/gXgoz0De6VcDOwsJ4/openapi.json