What Ibiska does

IBISKA is a privately held, founder-owned Canadian IT consulting firm headquartered at 99 Bank Street in Ottawa, founded in August 1995 by Narindar Khabra and Mirelle Gélinas. The firm delivers professional services across six technology pillars: IT Infrastructure & Cloud, Cyber & IT Security, Communications & Connectivity (including C4ISR for defence clients), Applications/Software Development and DevOps, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, and IT Service Management (ITSM). Service delivery is executed by a team of security-cleared consultants supported by an internal proposal, resource management, and finance function, with capability extended through partnerships with AWS and Canadian AI firms and an internal AI Center of Excellence.

The company's primary customer is the Government of Canada, served through pre-qualified standing offers on major federal procurement vehicles (TBIPS, SBIPS, TSPS, Pro-Services, Temporary Help Services) and the Cyber Protection Supply Arrangement (CPSA). Anchor clients include the Department of National Defence (DND/CAF), Shared Services Canada (SSC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and Public Safety Canada; the firm reports 25+ years serving DND/CAF and 12+ years on continuous DND task-based contracts. IBISKA also pursues a secondary private-sector vertical covering global high-tech, financial institutions, equipment manufacturers, and telecom providers.

IBISKA generates revenue through time-and-materials and fixed-price professional services contracts, with multi-year terms and option years (e.g., the November 2024 DND awards worth $40M+ and the March 2025 SSC ITSM awards worth $32.5M). Distribution is sales-led, executed via direct enterprise engagement with federal departments and RFP response processes; no resellers, e-commerce, or retail channels are used. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified, holds an Alternate Company Security Officer function for clearance administration, and operates the Onaki-IBISKA Joint Venture (registered in the federal Indigenous Business Directory) as a parallel procurement channel.

Name

Ibiska

Legal name

IBISKA

Website

https://ibiska.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IBISKA is a founder-owned Ottawa-based IT consulting firm, founded in 1995, that delivers professional services across six technology pillars — cloud, cyber security, communications, software/DevOps, data & AI, and ITSM — primarily to Government of Canada departments (DND, SSC, CBSA) via standing offers and multi-year contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting and Professional Services: IBISKA generates revenue through providing specialized IT consulting services to Government of Canada and private sector clients. Revenue comes from professional services contracts including task-based consulting, project-based engagements, and multi-year service agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IBISKA is a Canadian-owned IT consulting firm that sells professional services across six focus areas: IT Infrastructure & Cloud, Cyber & IT Security, Communications & Connectivity, Applications/Software Development and DevOps, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, and IT Service Management. Services are delivered through task-based contracts, multi-year standing offers, and project-based engagements to Government of Canada departments and select private-sector organizations.

Product overview

IBISKA is a Canadian owned and operated IT consulting firm that provides professional services across six focused technology service areas rather than a single unified product. The core service portfolio consists of: IT Infrastructure & Cloud, Cyber & IT Security, Communications & Connectivity, Applications / Software Development and DevOps, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, and IT Service Management. These services are delivered through collaborative engagements with clients, leveraging partnerships with leading Canadian firms specializing in AI, Data Analytics, Robotics, and Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) to expand capabilities. The AI Center of Excellence provides internal innovation and applies AI solutions across the service delivery. Services are provided to both Government of Canada organizations (DND/CAF, SSC, CBSA, PSPC) and private sector clients including global high-tech companies, financial institutions, equipment manufacturers, and telecom providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years in business providing IT consulting services
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and historical.

• Onaki Creation S.E.N.C.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBISKA has formed a Joint Venture with Onaki Creation S.E.N.C., an Indigenous firm. The Onaki-IBISKA JV is registered in the Government of Canada Indigenous Business Directory and currently provides services to multiple Government of Canada departments. This partnership demonstrates IBISKA's commitment to Indigenous engagement and provides preferential access to certain procurement opportunities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationIBISKA's partnership with AWS has allowed employees and consultants to get trained and obtain certifications in various areas including Certified Cloud and Artificial Intelligence Practitioner. AWS is used for cloud engineering services delivered to clients.
• Leading Canadian AI FirmsstrategicTechnology or IntegrationIBISKA has established partnerships with leading Canadian firms focusing in emerging technology areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Robotics. They are currently working together on proposed solutions encompassing AI, Robotics, and Cyber/IT Security.
• ElytrahistoricalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Elytra, a small IT Security company, formed in 2005-2006 to develop a joint proposal for the Cyber Protection Supply Arrangement (CPSA). The partnership was successful in winning the supply arrangement qualification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Calian Group: Canadian-headquartered technology and consulting firm with a significant defense and government IT services practice serving DND and other federal departments. Directly comparable as a mid-sized Canadian IT services firm competing for the same federal procurement vehicles as IBISKA.
• ADGA Group: Canadian IT consulting firm specializing in defense, government, and cyber security services for the Government of Canada, including DND. Closely comparable in size, customer focus (federal government/defense), and service portfolio (cyber, IT security, software development).
• Maplesoft Group: Ottawa-based Canadian IT consulting firm specializing in government and public sector IT services. Highly comparable in size, geography, customer focus (Government of Canada), and consulting-led delivery model.
• TPG Technology Consulting: Canadian IT consulting firm focused on Government of Canada clients, providing services in IT infrastructure, cyber security, and cloud. Comparable in scale, customer focus, and pre-qualification under federal procurement vehicles.
• DLS Technology Corporation: Canadian IT services firm with a long-standing federal government practice. Overlaps with IBISKA on DND and SSC-style engagements in IT infrastructure, cyber, and managed services.

Broad incumbents

• CGI Inc. One of the largest Canadian-headquartered IT and consulting firms with a major federal government practice. Competes with IBISKA on SSC and DND procurements but at significantly greater scale and broader service breadth.
• DXC Technology: Global IT services giant with a substantial Canadian public sector practice. Competes with IBISKA for federal IT modernization, ITSM, and cyber contracts but at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal-focused arm of Accenture providing IT consulting, cloud, cyber, and digital transformation services. Competes with IBISKA for large-scale GC procurements and brings significantly deeper bench and global delivery capability.
• Deloitte Canada: Big Four consultancy with a major Government and Public Services practice in Canada covering IT modernization, cyber, and digital transformation. Overlaps with IBISKA on TBIPS/TSPS-style procurements at a much broader scale.
• KPMG Canada: Big Four firm with a Government and Public Sector practice in Canada covering IT advisory, cyber, and digital transformation. Competes with IBISKA on federal consulting engagements at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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