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Research and Advisory Services[E13]

Gatineau, CanadaDepartment of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC)[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : Services de recherche et de conseil Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada requires specialized IT research and advisory services that provide access to expert insights, advanced methodologies, data-driven analysis, and industry best practices.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 9 Nov 2026, 15:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 9 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 19 Oct 2026.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC)See what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]: 9 Nov 2026, 15:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E11]: 19 Oct 2026
Procedure[E10]: The procurement method is Competitive - Selective tendering
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : Services de recherche et de conseil Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada requires specialized IT research and advisory services that provide access to expert insights, advanced methodologies, data-driven analysis, and industry best practices. These services will support informed decision-making, optimize resource allocation, mitigate risks, and enable strategic investments that deliver value for money while fostering innovation and addressing complex organizational challenges. This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578 – 260567.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: Canada, National Capital Region (NCR).[E7]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement.[E8]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document cb-950-7075770@000@Open

Evidence

13 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC).
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 81141901 (Product research and development service).
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 80101507 (Information technology consultation services).
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 9 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT-5.
“2026-11-09T15:00:00”
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada requires specialized IT research and advisory services that provide access to expert insights, advanced methodologies, data-driven analysis, and industry best practices. These services will support informed decision-making, optimize r…”
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery regions: Canada, National Capital Region (NCR).
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Trade agreements that apply: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement.
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
This is a RFP against Supply Arrangement on CanadaBuys.
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The procurement method is Competitive - Selective tendering.
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 19 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-19”
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice is titled "Research and Advisory Services".
Document cb-950-7075770@000@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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