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Protection services contracts, National Defence

Contracts National Defence filed under object code 0460: who it bought from, how, and for how much.

Total value
$412M
Contracts
1,756
Median contract
$69K
Non-competitive
2%
of 1,756 contracts that say how they were awarded

Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

When a contract’s period ends, the department often extends it or puts the work out to tender again; the record doesn’t say which.

86 federal contracts of $100,000 or more, worth $52.5M, end between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027. The 25 largest:

VendorHow awardedValueEnds
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta DivisionProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$4.6MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissioniaresProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$3.8MMar 31, 20275 months
Not named hereProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$2.2MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$2.2MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1.5MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Commissionaires Ottawa)Protection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1.5MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitive: open biddingCompetitive: open bidding$1.3MApr 30, 20276 months
Corps Canadien Des CommissionnairesProtection servicesCompetitive: open biddingCompetitive: open bidding$1.3MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1.2MMar 31, 20275 months
Not named hereProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1.1MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1.1MMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires Nova ScotiaProtection servicesNon-competitive · 1 bidNon-competitive1 bid$1MMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires OttawaProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1MMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta DivisionProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$1MMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires OttawaProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$997KMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires Great LakesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$896Kfrom $890KMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$826KMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires OttawaProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$763KMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$704KMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta DivisionProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$699KMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires Great LakesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$692KDec 2, 20261 month
Canadian Corps of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$637KMar 31, 20275 months
Canadian Corperation of CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$634KMar 31, 20275 months
Commissionaires OttawaProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$581KMar 31, 20275 months
CommissionairesProtection servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$579KMar 31, 20275 months

All 1,760 at National Defence, soonest first207 open tenders from this buyerEvery department’s contracts ending soon

Federal contracts of $100,000 or more whose end date falls between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027: the date each department last reported for the end of the contract period (or delivery), each contract counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires635$180M
Commissionaires224$32.2M
Corps of Commissionaires91$19.7M
Commissionnaires52$14M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta Division16$13.1M
Canadian Corp of Commissionaires55$11.7M
Canadian Corps of Commissioniares17$11.4M
Commissionaires Ottawa47$10.1M
Commissionaires Great Lakes30$8.6M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Nova Scotia)9$6.8M
City of Moose Jaw1$6.4M
Commissionaires Nova Scotia12$5.6M
Dalhousie University1$5.6M
Commissionaires Manitoba37$3.8M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaire22$3.7M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Nova Scotia Division)19$3.5M
Commissionaires NS15$3.5M
Corp Commissionaires16$3.3M
The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (North Saskatchewan Division)4$2.8M
Commissionnaires du Quebec10$2.4M
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, Kingston and Region8$2.2M
Commissionaire Corps of Southern Alberta1$2.1M
Commissionnaires du Québec/Bureau de Québec2$2.1M
The canadian Corps of Commissionares2$2M
Services du sécurité du corps des Commissionnaires du Québec1$1.5M

Plus 52 contracts ($10.7M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Apr 2022Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$8,922,054
Mar 2025Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$6,750,179
Sep 2023City of Moose Jaw$6,434,351
Mar 2024Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$6,422,766
Jul 2019Dalhousie University$5,580,000
Apr 2021Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$5,096,724
Apr 2020Commissionaires$4,727,327
Apr 2026Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta Division$4,580,351
Apr 2019Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$4,449,503
Mar 2026Canadian Corps of Commissioniares$3,837,871
Sep 2023Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$3,470,517
Sep 2025Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Nova Scotia)$2,929,075
Mar 2025Commissionnaires$2,924,037
Mar 2025Commissionnaires$2,912,192
Apr 2024Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$2,664,813
May 2025Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Northern Alberta Division$2,650,371
Mar 2022Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$2,506,123
Apr 2021Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$2,483,407
Apr 2022Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$2,421,845
Mar 2021Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$2,366,509

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Jun 2026Commissionaire$23,194
Jun 2026Commissionaires Kingston$75,000
Jun 2026Commissionaires Great Lakes$692,317
Jun 2026Tyco Integrated Fire & Security$22,369
May 2026Corps Canadien Des Commissionnaires$1,285,981
May 2026Commissionaires Nova Scotia$25,428
May 2026Johnson Controls$23,480
May 2026Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$77,014
May 2026Canadian Corps of Commissionaires$1,292,858
May 2026100 Commissionaires$20,045
May 2026Commissionaires$14,327
May 2026Commissionaires$16,115
May 2026Commissionaires$12,029
May 2026Commissionaires Of Nfld$281,750
May 2026Commissionaires Of Nfld$511,750
Apr 2026100 commissionnaires$23,624
Apr 2026Commissionaires Great Lakes$13,157
Apr 2026Commissionnaires du Quebec$34,493
Apr 2026Commissionnaires$18,396
Apr 2026Commissionaires Nova Scotia$1,044,998

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20152$173K
201629$12M
2017165$25.3M
2018174$25.8M
2019171$40.2M
2020140$23.4M
2021158$35M
2022155$46.1M
2023239$37.7M
2024177$45.1M
2025183$62.8M
2026163$58.4M

How they were awarded

As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive1,662$383M
Competitive: open bidding54$12.6M
Non-competitive31$10.2M
Advance contract award notice9$5.7M

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services1,693$407M
Construction7$2.8M
Goods56$2.4M