# CanadaBuys #tender_22222

Rotary-wing aerial surveys to classify Boreal Caribou demographics across five Ontario ranges

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** November 27, 2026
**Identifier:** tender_22222
**NAICS:** 481211

Ontario is seeking aircraft services to survey Boreal Caribou across five ranges.
- **Government buyer:** Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; the work supports monitoring and conservation by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).
- **Requested service:** Use one or more rotary-wing aircraft for collar-targeted aerial surveys that classify Boreal Caribou group demographics.
- **Scope:** Survey approximately 180 collared caribou across the Brightsand, James Bay, Kesagami, Nipigon, and Pagwachuan Ranges.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None are identified in the provided information.
- **Performance period:** Estimated 12-month duration, with a potential option for a second survey season.

### Description

This Request for Bids seeks rotary-wing aircraft aerial surveys to classify Boreal Caribou group demographics for approximately 180 collared caribou. Surveys will cover the Brightsand, James Bay, Kesagami, Nipigon, and Pagwachuan Ranges during late winter 2027. The Ministry may exercise an extension option for a second survey season in 2028. The surveys will support the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks' monitoring and conservation work.

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