Government contracts in St. John's
Federal contracts to vendors whose postal code places them in St. John's.
- Total value
- $2.4B
- Contracts
- 6,282
- Median contract
- $25K
- Non-competitive
- 27%
- of 5,085 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newdock, St. John's Dockyard Limited | 96 | $448M |
| Inmarsat Solutions (Canada) Inc. | 22 | $437M |
| Rogers Cable Communications Inc. | 16 | $271M |
| Bell Aliant Regional | 81 | $167M |
| RJG Construction Limited | 70 | $109M |
| Provincial Airlines Ltd | 75 | $104M |
| R J G Construction Ltd. | 30 | $90M |
| Narl Marketing Limited Partnership | 324 | $47.1M |
| Seawatch Inc | 12 | $45.8M |
| Pennecon Heavy Civil Limited | 4 | $43.1M |
| Wood Canada Limited | 495 | $37.4M |
| Markland Paving Ltd. | 4 | $37.4M |
| Afn Engineering Inc. | 639 | $36M |
| C-Core Inc. | 113 | $35.3M |
| Kongsberg Digital Simulation Ltd. | 2 | $25.7M |
| Marco Group Limited | 2 | $24.9M |
| Df Barnes Services Limited | 55 | $22.2M |
| John Howard Society Of Newfoundland And Labrador Inc The | 18 | $22M |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 174 | $20.2M |
| Bursey Excavating & Development Inc | 13 | $16.7M |
| Pennecon Marine Base Ltd | 15 | $16.6M |
| North Atlantic Petroleum | 208 | $15.3M |
| Commissionaires Of Nfld | 53 | $13.9M |
| Granite Management Ltd | 25 | $13.7M |
| Narl Marketing Limited Partnership North Atlantic | 87 | $13.4M |
Plus 313 contracts ($69.8M) 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 | 3,205 | $873M |
| Shared Services Canada | 98 | $872M |
| National Defence | 1,212 | $280M |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 737 | $211M |
| National Research Council Canada | 137 | $33.6M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 54 | $33.5M |
| Parks Canada | 203 | $30.1M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 91 | $22.3M |
| Canadian Space Agency | 12 | $6.8M |
| Transport Canada | 51 | $6.6M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 58 | $5.9M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 16 | $5.8M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 91 | $4.6M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 78 | $4.4M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 11 | $3.2M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 14 | $3M |
| Prairies Economic Development Canada | 48 | $2.4M |
| Privy Council Office | 12 | $2.3M |
| Indigenous Services Canada | 9 | $1.8M |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 45 | $1.3M |
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
| Category | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Communications/Network services (includes services for analog, digital or combined analog and digital, parts, peripherals and cabling) | 12 | $443M |
| Voice communications services | 84 | $358M |
| Ships and boats | 102 | $276M |
| Repair of Ships and boats | 707 | $244M |
| Marine installations | 308 | $176M |
| Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified | 128 | $121M |
| Protection services | 216 | $85.3M |
| Marine installations | 398 | $79.8M |
| Diesel fuel | 552 | $71.4M |
| Data communications services | 10 | $66.3M |
| Scientific services | 275 | $49.9M |
| Other engineering works | 32 | $46.1M |
| Roads, Highways and Airport Runways | 5 | $39.7M |
| Other professional services not elsewhere specified | 526 | $36.2M |
| Engineering services not elsewhere specified | 68 | $33.4M |
| Engineering consultants-Other | 140 | $29.5M |
| Welfare Services | 9 | $26.4M |
| Engineering consultants-Construction | 306 | $24.4M |
| Rental of aircraft | 132 | $16.3M |
| Laboratories | 8 | $15.9M |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17 | $4.4M |
| 2005 | 40 | $3M |
| 2006 | 18 | $1.8M |
| 2007 | 20 | $1.4M |
| 2008 | 30 | $63.9M |
| 2009 | 42 | $25.8M |
| 2010 | 124 | $329M |
| 2011 | 142 | $18.5M |
| 2012 | 186 | $92.8M |
| 2013 | 150 | $74.3M |
| 2014 | 184 | $81.8M |
| 2015 | 177 | $44.1M |
| 2016 | 256 | $232M |
| 2017 | 308 | $122M |
| 2018 | 385 | $108M |
| 2019 | 343 | $79.9M |
| 2020 | 356 | $76.3M |
| 2021 | 494 | $328M |
| 2022 | 673 | $173M |
| 2023 | 613 | $177M |
| 2024 | 641 | $237M |
| 2025 | 680 | $76.4M |
| 2026 | 403 | $62.3M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 3,429 | $1.4B |
| Not stated | 1,197 | $323M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 252 | $308M |
| Advance contract award notice | 32 | $225M |
| Non-competitive | 1,338 | $188M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 34 | $3.4M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 3,377 | $1.6B |
| Not stated | 1,134 | $325M |
| Construction | 243 | $308M |
| Goods | 1,528 | $148M |