Frequently Asked Questions

1. Check your invitation email for your username and temporary password.
2. Visit os.publicus.ai.
3. Enter your credentials, then set a new permanent password when prompted.

Publicus is an AI-powered platform that simplifies government procurement for contractors. It focuses on discovering relevant opportunities and enabling quick initial qualification through one-click feedback and a visual pipeline.

Publicus aggregates procurement opportunities from over 200 Canadian government portals, covering federal, provincial, and municipal sources. The platforms listed below represent our core data sources, ensuring comprehensive coverage of active tender and contract opportunities across Canada. Additional portals can be added upon request.

Public portals covered:

Federal

• CanadaBuys - Official federal government procurement portal (Public Services and Procurement Canada)

Provincial

• BC Bid - British Columbia
• SaskTenders - Saskatchewan
• Nova Scotia Procurement - Nova Scotia
• Alberta Purchasing Connection - Alberta
• Ontario Jaggaer - Ontario
• New Brunswick NBON - New Brunswick
• Nunavut Tenders - Nunavut
• Quebec SEAO - Quebec

Additional public sector

• Defence Construction Canada - Federal crown corporation for defence infrastructure
• Metrolinx - Ontario regional transit authority
• City of Toronto - Municipal procurement portal

Private and aggregated portals covered:

• MERX - Includes Manitoba provincial opportunities
• Bids and Tenders - Includes Yukon and MASH sector entities
• Bonfire - Modern RFP and vendor management platform
• Biddingo - Broad municipal and broader public sector coverage

Publicus scans CanadaBuys every hour. Additional portals will be added to the hourly scan schedule as they come online.

Contact support@publicus.ai or use the in-app chat to submit portal requests. We prioritize based on demand and feasibility.

Every morning you'll see up to 10 new opportunities matched to your profile. You can mark each as "interested," "not interested," "save," or view details. Your feedback trains the AI to improve future matches.

• Interested: Moves the bid to your saved pipeline
• Not Interested: Removes it from your list and trains the AI
• Save: Adds it to the Kanban board for tracking
• View: Opens the full details page; click "Back to Dashboard" to return

A counter at the top shows how many of the daily recommendations you've reviewed (for example, "3 / 10 reviewed today"). Once complete, you'll see "All recommendations reviewed for today!" and a list of reviewed items below.

Go to the "Saved" tab in the left sidebar to open your Kanban board. Drag and drop cards between columns (Saved, In Review, Qualified, Proposal Writing, Submitted) to update their status.

Yes. Use the Search tab in the sidebar to run semantic searches across all covered portals at any time.

Run a search in the Search tab, then click Save (next to Export, just below the search bar). Your saved searches appear in the Saved Searches drop-down at the top of the Search screen, where you can open, edit, download, or delete them. See the Saved Searches Overview guide for the full walkthrough. Automatic alerts for saved searches are coming in a future release.

Yes. In the Search tab you can use the Export button (next to Save) to download results, and each saved search has a download control. Broader export options are on our roadmap.

Team collaboration features are coming soon. In the meantime, you can share card links or screenshots manually with your colleagues.

Yes. Under Settings, open Notifications to toggle alerts for new matches, saved search alerts, and deadline reminders. Frequency controls (daily vs. weekly) are planned for a future release.

Click your name or avatar in the bottom-left corner, then select Profile. From there you can edit personal details, preferred categories, semantic description, and bio, and change your password or enable two-factor authentication under Security.

Not yet. You can access Publicus through a mobile web browser at os.publicus.ai.

CRM integrations are planned but not yet available. Watch for updates under Settings, in the Integrations section.

• Use the in-app chat widget in the bottom-right corner for real-time support
• Browse the help articles for detailed guidance
• Email our support team at support@publicus.ai for any unresolved questions

Use the in-app chat widget or email support@publicus.ai. We value your input highly.

• Custom notification schedules and in-app/mobile push alerts
• CRM and integration options
• Proposal generation assistance
• More pipeline stages (Won/Lost) and advanced settings