Open competition is the default way public bodies buy. Awards made without one are allowed for specific reasons, and people often want to know how much money goes out that way and to whom.
The Open Contracting Partnership's guide to red flags puts it this way: a red flag is not evidence that anything wrong happened. It points at something that may be worth a closer look.
Provincial public bodies
Federal departments, contracts with NL suppliers
| Department | Non-competitive | Of all | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $60.7 million | $669 million | 9% |
| National Defence | $55.3 million | $337 million | 16% |
| Shared Services Canada | $52.3 million | $813 million | 6% |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | $5.6 million | $30.5 million | 18% |
| Transport Canada | $4.9 million | $13.3 million | 37% |
| National Research Council Canada | $4.5 million | $35 million | 13% |
| Correctional Service of Canada | $3.4 million | $29.5 million | 11% |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | $3.4 million | $11.4 million | 29% |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | $3.1 million | $3.7 million | 83% |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | $3.1 million | $5.2 million | 59% |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | $2.6 million | $2.8 million | 91% |
| Parks Canada | $2.2 million | $65.6 million | 3% |
| Public Prosecution Service of Canada | $2.1 million | $5.9 million | 36% |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | $1.9 million | $245 million | 1% |
| Prairies Economic Development Canada | $1.6 million | $3.6 million | 45% |