Government contracts in Hamilton
Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in Hamilton.
- Total value
- $474M
- Contracts
- 785
- Median contract
- $30K
- Non-competitive
- 48%
- of 648 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Shipyards O/A | 6 | $198M |
| Mcnally Construction Inc | 11 | $75.5M |
| Heddle Marine Service Inc | 49 | $70.5M |
| St Leonard's Society Hamilton | 14 | $44.2M |
| McMaster University | 156 | $13.5M |
| Canadian Corps of Commissionaires | 46 | $10.7M |
| Commissionaires - Hamilton | 43 | $9.2M |
| Vectored Propulsion Technologies In | 3 | $4.9M |
| Vectored Propulsion Technologies Inc. | 2 | $4M |
| Hamilton Health Services | 1 | $2.4M |
| Commissionaires | 8 | $1.2M |
| First Response Environmental | 5 | $1.1M |
| Hamilton Health | 7 | $919K |
| Desmi Canada Inc | 6 | $785K |
| Jetvac Inc | 20 | $676K |
| North York Park Home Hotel | 1 | $619K |
| Vpc Neuropath Consulting Inc. | 10 | $441K |
| M&A IT Tech Inc | 4 | $410K |
| 11559010 Canada Inc. | 1 | $373K |
| Toromont Industries Ltd. | 12 | $322K |
| 2061698 Ontario Inc | 9 | $315K |
| Mactek Technologies Inc. | 1 | $300K |
| Alpha Optics Systems Inc. | 11 | $280K |
| Thetis Environmental Inc | 1 | $240K |
| Embree Industries Limited | 9 | $221K |
Plus 192 contracts ($27.8M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 82 | $257M |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 52 | $77.6M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 23 | $44.5M |
| National Defence | 134 | $24.7M |
| Public Prosecution Service of Canada | 11 | $14M |
| Parks Canada | 73 | $8.9M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 33 | $7.3M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 17 | $7.1M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 21 | $5.6M |
| Canadian Space Agency | 14 | $4.3M |
| Courts Administration Service | 9 | $3.5M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 59 | $3.4M |
| Health Canada | 43 | $2.4M |
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | 4 | $1.7M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 12 | $1.5M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 53 | $1.4M |
| National Research Council Canada | 18 | $1.4M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 14 | $1.3M |
| Canada Border Services Agency | 5 | $943K |
| Transport Canada | 13 | $844K |
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
| Category | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ships and boats | 21 | $223M |
| Repair of Ships and boats | 65 | $46.8M |
| Welfare Services | 14 | $44.2M |
| Other professional services not elsewhere specified | 87 | $39.7M |
| Marine installations | 5 | $37M |
| Protection services | 97 | $20.2M |
| Legal Services | 3 | $13.5M |
| Research contracts | 16 | $7.4M |
| Engineering consultants-Other | 12 | $5.9M |
| Scientific consultants | 36 | $5.2M |
| Scientific services | 47 | $4.9M |
| Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified | 32 | $4.8M |
| Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified | 22 | $4M |
| Marine installations | 3 | $2.6M |
| Other health services not elsewhere specified | 11 | $1.2M |
| Management consulting | 17 | $910K |
| Physicians and Surgeons | 22 | $909K |
| Training consultants | 10 | $790K |
| Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts | 10 | $763K |
| Commercial Buildings | 1 | $687K |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | $116K |
| 2005 | 4 | $398K |
| 2006 | 1 | $28K |
| 2007 | 1 | $102K |
| 2008 | 1 | $52K |
| 2009 | 6 | $8.5M |
| 2010 | 5 | $1.6M |
| 2011 | 7 | $385K |
| 2012 | 25 | $4.2M |
| 2013 | 20 | $4.6M |
| 2014 | 32 | $6.6M |
| 2015 | 25 | $8M |
| 2016 | 24 | $18.3M |
| 2017 | 11 | $7.3M |
| 2018 | 30 | $59.6M |
| 2019 | 38 | $21.2M |
| 2020 | 40 | $15.5M |
| 2021 | 58 | $11.1M |
| 2022 | 112 | $206M |
| 2023 | 99 | $57.5M |
| 2024 | 80 | $15.4M |
| 2025 | 98 | $14M |
| 2026 | 66 | $14M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive: open bidding | 62 | $231M |
| Competitive | 260 | $131M |
| Advance contract award notice | 15 | $37M |
| Non-competitive | 298 | $36.3M |
| Not stated | 137 | $35.4M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 13 | $3.7M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 499 | $331M |
| Construction | 53 | $80.7M |
| Not stated | 135 | $34.7M |
| Goods | 98 | $28M |