Government contracts in Halifax
Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in Halifax.
- Total value
- $20B
- Contracts
- 6,120
- Median contract
- $25K
- Non-competitive
- 34%
- of 5,000 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. Placed by the vendor’s postal code, which fewer than half of contracts give: totals here understate what vendors in this place got.
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Irving Shipbuilding Inc | 5 | $18.2B |
| Fleetway Inc. | 3 | $585M |
| Unisys Canada Inc. | 6 | $172M |
| Avondale Construction Limited | 52 | $111M |
| Nova Scotia Power | 119 | $64.9M |
| EllisDon Corporation (Halifax) | 4 | $62.9M |
| EastPoint Engineering Limited | 331 | $56.8M |
| Dalhousie University | 326 | $56.7M |
| Bragg Communications Incorporated | 51 | $41.6M |
| Cisco Systems Canada Co. | 73 | $39.6M |
| The Bell Telephone Company Of | 40 | $39M |
| GRIFFIN Engineered Systems Inc. | 16 | $38.3M |
| Spacex Canada Corp | 2 | $29.4M |
| Pcl Constructors Canada Inc. | 1 | $27.9M |
| McKESSON CANADA | 504 | $23.8M |
| Irving Ship Building Inc | 1 | $22.7M |
| Shelter Nova Scotia | 5 | $22.4M |
| CBCL Limited | 162 | $22.1M |
| Masontech Inc. | 16 | $18.7M |
| NTT Data Canada Inc. | 30 | $18.7M |
| MDA Systems | 1 | $18.5M |
| IMP Solutions | 118 | $17.9M |
| IMP Group Limited | 70 | $16.1M |
| Shm Canada Consulting Limited | 138 | $11M |
| Halifax Citadel Society | 4 | $10.4M |
Plus 772 contracts ($41.3M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Buyers
The departments and agencies that bought.
| Department or agency | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| National Defence | 1,965 | $19.2B |
| Shared Services Canada | 172 | $335M |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 535 | $111M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 813 | $105M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 631 | $63M |
| Parks Canada | 319 | $52.9M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 60 | $24.6M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 213 | $16.5M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 188 | $13.3M |
| Transport Canada | 48 | $10.5M |
| Veterans Affairs Canada | 101 | $10.5M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 45 | $9.9M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 68 | $8.7M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 35 | $8.4M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 108 | $7M |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 16 | $6.2M |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 90 | $5.8M |
| Health Canada | 63 | $5.4M |
| Canada Revenue Agency | 85 | $5.2M |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | 19 | $4.3M |
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45 | $4.8M |
| 2005 | 64 | $3.9M |
| 2006 | 37 | $1.3M |
| 2007 | 57 | $1.9M |
| 2008 | 46 | $2.5M |
| 2009 | 96 | $39.1M |
| 2010 | 124 | $13.4M |
| 2011 | 134 | $56.9M |
| 2012 | 116 | $16M |
| 2013 | 145 | $15.4M |
| 2014 | 122 | $6.1B |
| 2015 | 129 | $22.3M |
| 2016 | 142 | $143M |
| 2017 | 185 | $30.4M |
| 2018 | 266 | $42.5M |
| 2019 | 251 | $1.4B |
| 2020 | 305 | $664M |
| 2021 | 400 | $138M |
| 2022 | 687 | $68M |
| 2023 | 867 | $130M |
| 2024 | 760 | $146M |
| 2025 | 745 | $10.9B |
| 2026 | 397 | $86.9M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 2,382 | $17.8B |
| Advance contract award notice | 54 | $1.4B |
| Non-competitive | 1,633 | $338M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 846 | $280M |
| Not stated | 1,120 | $127M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 85 | $19.8M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | 1,286 | $11.1B |
| Services | 3,350 | $8.7B |
| Construction | 367 | $187M |
| Not stated | 1,117 | $126M |