Running pattern detector against the corpus
The dataset shows contracts that started small and grew at least threefold through amendments — surfacing procurement relationships that may have outgrown their original justification.
Glassbox surfaces correlations and observations, not findings of misconduct. Severity is a calibrated read on how strongly the dataset matches the pattern definition — a starting point for review, not a verdict.
The match meets the pattern threshold but the signal is the lower band. Normal review queue.
The match exceeds the routine threshold. Worth a closer look — pull the source rows, walk the citation.
The match is in the highest band of the calibrated scale. Recommend: prioritise for active review.
Severity is computed from the detection signal · agreement_value is cumulative (F-3): original = amendment-0 row ≥ $100K · final = highest-amendment row · final/original ≥ 3.0 AND ≥ p90 of growth ratios among amended agreements in the same program · ≥ 1 amendment row · chains keyed by (ref_number, BN|legal name) per F-1 · signal = growth ratio
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q2-00523 (Oliver Curling Club Society · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $100,000 initial commitment to $23,329,391 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 233.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.0×) of amended agreements in "Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants".
Once a match is identified, the dataset suggests these review actions. Glassbox does not prescribe outcomes — these are calibrated options for funders, auditors, and program officers, framed as correlations to investigate.
Pull the amendment 0 record. If procurement_method indicates competitive, the growth ratio is the signal. If it was sole-source from the start, the pattern is different (and may be normal).
Within the same department + program, what is the median growth ratio? Glassbox can produce that distribution. If this match sits in the top decile of growth, it warrants extra scrutiny.
Each amendment row is a published decision. Read the descriptions for purpose drift (also flagged separately as amendment-purpose-drift). Sustained scope expansion across multiple amendments without re-procurement is the review-worthy signal.
Departments with policies on amendment caps (e.g. 2× original within 5 years) can use this match to surface agreements that crossed the threshold and were not refreshed.
These are calibrated suggestions, not directives. The dataset shows the pattern; the funder decides the response.
Aggregated from the matches below. Severity bands are calibrated per pattern; counts and dollar totals reflect this snapshot only.
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q2-00628 (Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 59 · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $100,000 initial commitment to $16,650,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 166.5× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.0×) of amended agreements in "Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00260 (Inclusion Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $270,000 initial commitment to $43,930,329 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 162.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "SDPP - Disability Issues - Grant".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q3-00816 (Oakridge Bible Chapel · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $100,000 initial commitment to $12,170,588 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 121.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.0×) of amended agreements in "Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00279 (PEI Association for Community Living · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $180,000 initial commitment to $16,924,320 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 94.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "SDPP - Disability Issues - Grant".
The dataset shows record 172-2020-2021-Q1-948996 (In-Sec-M, Security Research and Innovation · National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada) growing from $100,000 initial commitment to $6,370,000 current commitment across 5 amendments — a 63.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.3×) of amended agreements in "Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations".
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q2-00742 (United Nations Department ofOperational Support · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $1,515,000 initial commitment to $75,833,135 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 50.1× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.8×) of amended agreements in the same program.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q1-0002 (The Halo Trust · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $10,000,000 current commitment across 4 amendments — a 40.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (37.3×) of amended agreements in "Peace&Stabilizat Ops prog(former GSPF)-G".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 141-2020-2021-Q4-21849 (Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Local 30 · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $158,515 initial commitment to $5,531,095 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 34.9× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.2×) of amended agreements in "CAS-Union Training and Innovation-Contr".
The dataset shows record 141-2022-2023-Q4-02210 (Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $150,000 initial commitment to $4,925,480 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 32.8× expansion, above the 90th percentile (4.8×) of amended agreements in "IELCC Repairs & Reno-FN".
The dataset shows record 110_2018_2019_Q1_4205 (Taylor, Wendy · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada) growing from $121,000 initial commitment to $3,415,000 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 28.2× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "Discovery Research".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00179 (Community Living Ontario · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $1,068,000 initial commitment to $29,557,568 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 27.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "SDPP - Disability Issues - Grant".
The dataset shows record 141-2019-2020-Q3-00093 (Kitikmeot Inuit Association · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $402,740 initial commitment to $11,080,164 current commitment across 3 amendments — a 27.5× expansion, above the 90th percentile (23.5×) of amended agreements in "IELCC Inuit".
The dataset shows record 141-2018-2019-Q3-00037 (Toronto Metropolitan University · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $21,098,586 initial commitment to $566,104,695 current commitment across 4 amendments — a 26.8× expansion, above the 90th percentile (26.8×) of amended agreements in "Future Skills".
Why this may be benign · The agreement chain contains duplicate (ref_number, amendment_number) rows (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-2); counts and first/last values may be inflated by publisher duplicates.
The dataset shows record 141-2018-2019-Q4-01051 (Métis Nation of Ontario Secretariat · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $4,787,500 initial commitment to $125,894,317 current commitment across 4 amendments — a 26.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (16.8×) of amended agreements in "IELCC Métis".
The dataset shows record 236-2025-2026-Q1-00571 (Ctre hospitalier universitaire, Sainte-Justine · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $6,395,679 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 25.6× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 172-2020-2021-Q3-961167 (Qu Biologics Inc. · National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada) growing from $109,764 initial commitment to $2,780,109 current commitment across 6 amendments — a 25.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.7×) of amended agreements in "Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms".
The dataset shows record 110_2022_2023_Q1_38 (Trainor, Laurel · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada) growing from $297,575 initial commitment to $6,249,075 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 21.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "Discovery Research".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00282 (La Fédération des chambres de commerce de la province de Québec · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $7,487,170 initial commitment to $155,758,970 current commitment across 5 amendments — a 20.8× expansion, above the 90th percentile (12.3×) of amended agreements in "Student Work Placement".
The dataset shows record 172-2021-2022-Q3-00007 (SKA Organization · National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada) growing from $6,230,000 initial commitment to $127,400,324 current commitment across 3 amendments — a 20.4× expansion, above the 90th percentile (18.5×) of amended agreements in "International Astronomical Observatories Program".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 236-2024-2025-Q2-00681 (McMaster University, . · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,843,888 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 19.4× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 236-2025-2026-Q3-00787 (University Of British, Columbia · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,687,500 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 18.8× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 217-2023-2024-Q3-04598 (Government of the Northwest Territories|Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest · Transport Canada | Transports Canada) growing from $350,000 initial commitment to $6,430,000 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 18.4× expansion, above the 90th percentile (16.6×) of amended agreements in "Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q2-00337 (UNMAS - United Nations Mine Action Service · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $1,000,000 initial commitment to $18,200,000 current commitment across 3 amendments — a 18.2× expansion, above the 90th percentile (5.3×) of amended agreements in "Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs)".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 064-2019-2020-Q4-00075 (WFP - World Food Programme · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $5,000,000 initial commitment to $88,700,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 17.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (17.7×) of amended agreements in "P008798001 & P008798002: International Development Assistance Program".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 141-2020-2021-Q1-00100 (City of Abbotsford · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $191,320 initial commitment to $3,304,587 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 17.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.3×) of amended agreements in "RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity".
The dataset shows record 236-2025-2026-Q3-00162 (Hospital for Sick Children, The · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,247,832 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 17.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 217-2022-2023-Q1-08243 (Bay Ferries Limited|Bay Ferries Limitée · Transport Canada | Transports Canada) growing from $4,483,386 initial commitment to $75,755,813 current commitment across 13 amendments — a 16.9× expansion, above the 90th percentile (16.0×) of amended agreements in "Ferry Services Contribution Program".
Why this may be benign · The agreement chain contains duplicate (ref_number, amendment_number) rows (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-2); counts and first/last values may be inflated by publisher duplicates.
The dataset shows record 236-2023-2024-Q2-00429 (Université de Montréal, . · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,170,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 16.7× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 141-2020-2021-Q3-00118 (Colleges and Institutes Canada · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $2,200,000 initial commitment to $36,604,782 current commitment across 3 amendments — a 16.6× expansion, above the 90th percentile (16.6×) of amended agreements in "SSLP - Outbound Student Mobility".
The dataset shows record 217-2016-2017-Q2-09901 (Municipalité de canton de Natashquan | Municipalité de canton Natashquan · Transport Canada | Transports Canada) growing from $309,525 initial commitment to $4,965,206 current commitment across 9 amendments — a 16.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (16.0×) of amended agreements in "Airports Operations and Maintenance Subsidy Program".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 236-2019-2020-Q2-00719 (University of Western Ontario, . · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,000,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 16.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 236-2022-2023-Q3-00191 (Simon Fraser University, . · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,000,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 16.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
The dataset shows record 236-2018-2019-Q4-00245 (Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Institute for · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $4,000,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 16.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.8×) of amended agreements in the same program.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record GC-2015-Q4-0390 (University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $340,912 initial commitment to $5,448,137 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 16.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.8×) of amended agreements in the same program.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q4-00136 (WFP - World Food Programme | PAM - Programme alimentaire mondial · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $6,000,000 initial commitment to $94,800,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 15.8× expansion, above the 90th percentile (13.3×) of amended agreements in "Grants - Multilateral Programming".
The dataset shows record 236-2022-2023-Q1-00913 (University of Northern British Columbia, . · Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada) growing from $250,000 initial commitment to $3,750,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 15.0× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.4×) of amended agreements in "Research in Priority Areas".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record GC-2014-Q1-0073 (University of Toronto · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $230,074 initial commitment to $3,308,180 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 14.4× expansion, above the 90th percentile (1.8×) of amended agreements in the same program.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 016-2025-2026-Q1-1375293 (CANADIAN AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION · Canadian Heritage | Patrimoine canadien) growing from $255,500 initial commitment to $3,617,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 14.2× expansion, above the 90th percentile (13.5×) of amended agreements in "Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 016-2024-2025-Q4-1375161 (CANADA ARTISTIC SWIMMING/NATATION ARTISTIQUE CANADA · Canadian Heritage | Patrimoine canadien) growing from $247,500 initial commitment to $3,436,500 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 13.9× expansion, above the 90th percentile (13.5×) of amended agreements in "Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q3-01088 (University nuhelot'Ine thaiyots'i nistameyimakanak Blue Quills · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $738,577 initial commitment to $10,238,672 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 13.9× expansion, above the 90th percentile (7.5×) of amended agreements in "IELCC - Quality Improvement Project".
The dataset shows record 016-2025-2026-Q1-1375291 (CANADIAN CEREBRAL PALSY SPORTS ASSOCIATION (THE) (BOCCIA) · Canadian Heritage | Patrimoine canadien) growing from $146,500 initial commitment to $1,987,100 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 13.6× expansion, above the 90th percentile (13.5×) of amended agreements in "Sport Support Program - National Sport Organizations".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 110_2018_2019_Q1_3365 (Gingrich, Douglas · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada) growing from $252,000 initial commitment to $3,415,000 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 13.6× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "Discovery Research".
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q4-00159 (ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross | CICR - Comité international de la Croix-Rouge · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $3,000,000 initial commitment to $40,000,000 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 13.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (13.3×) of amended agreements in "Grants - Multilateral Programming".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00186 (Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $675,918 initial commitment to $8,738,026 current commitment across 6 amendments — a 12.9× expansion, above the 90th percentile (12.3×) of amended agreements in "Student Work Placement".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q2-00634 (Council for the Advancement of African Canadians in Alberta (CAAC) · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $1,400,000 initial commitment to $17,472,100 current commitment across 6 amendments — a 12.5× expansion, above the 90th percentile (11.8×) of amended agreements in "SDPP-CF - Supporting Black Communities - Cont".
The dataset shows record 141-2020-2021-Q1-00101 (City of Chilliwack · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $200,000 initial commitment to $2,469,254 current commitment across 3 amendments — a 12.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.3×) of amended agreements in "RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity".
The dataset shows record 064-2024-2025-Q3-00018 (UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada) growing from $5,000,000 initial commitment to $57,400,000 current commitment across 2 amendments — a 11.5× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.3×) of amended agreements in "International Development Assistance Program".
Why this may be benign · The agreement chain contains duplicate (ref_number, amendment_number) rows (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-2); counts and first/last values may be inflated by publisher duplicates.
The dataset shows record 141-2020-2021-Q4-21744 (Ironworkers' Local 97 · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $276,491 initial commitment to $3,110,682 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 11.3× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.2×) of amended agreements in "CAS-Union Training and Innovation-Contr".
The dataset shows record 141-2021-2022-Q1-00200 (Association for Community Living-Manitoba Inc/Association Pour L'Integration Communautaire Manitoba Inc. · Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada) growing from $315,000 initial commitment to $3,517,324 current commitment across 1 amendment — a 11.2× expansion, above the 90th percentile (2.0×) of amended agreements in "SDPP - Disability Issues - Grant".