Federal department or agency
National Defence: who it buys from
Every contract over $10,000 National Defence reported.
- Total value
- $213B
- Contracts
- 315,428
- Median contract
- $26K
- Non-competitive
- 8%
- of 165,453 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.
139 categories in detail
Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.
- Repair And Maintenance - Aircraft $15.3B
- Engineering consultants-Other $14.4B
- Other professional services not elsewhere specified $14B
- Ships and boats $13.8B
- Engineering services not elsewhere specified $11.9B
- Repair of Ships and boats $10.2B
- Aircraft $7.2B
- Road motor vehicles $6.2B
- Ships and boats Parts $5.6B
- Other equipment and Parts $4.8B
- Other equipment $4.6B
- Weapons (including parts) $4B
- Aircraft parts $3.9B
- Other health services not elsewhere specified $3.5B
- Ammunition $2.6B
- Information technology and telecommunications consultants $2.5B
- Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified $2.5B
- Road motor vehicles-Military $2.1B
- Aviation fuel $2B
- Rental of aircraft $1.3B
- Road motor vehicles Parts $1.2B
- Other buildings $1.2B
- Computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals) $1.2B
- Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $1.1B
- Industrial buildings $1.1B
- Other clothing $1.1B
- License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $975M
- Other engineering works $953M
- Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $808M
- Residential buildings $730M
- Management consulting $601M
- Engineering consultants-Construction $588M
- Contracted building cleaning $581M
- Rental of institutional buildings $576M
- Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts $481M
- Heavy fuel oil $478M
- Image/Video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $453M
- Protection services $412M
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles $399M
- Radar equipment and parts $341M
- Electricity $332M
- Diesel fuel $321M
- Temporary help services $306M
- Other non-residential buildings $287M
- Miscellaneous textiles, headgear, umbrellas, etc. $282M
- Office buildings $271M
- Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified $246M
- Commercial Buildings $236M
- Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals) $226M
- Pharmaceutical and Other Medicinal Products $225M
- Acquisition and contract charges $218M
- Highways, roads and streets $218M
- Transportation of things not elsewhere specified $213M
- Services related to the remediation of contaminated sites $199M
- Electric lighting, distribution and control equipment and Parts $194M
- Ferrous metals $194M
- Other engineering works $181M
- Rental of motor and other vehicles $157M
- Meat, fish and their preparations $154M
- Commercial buildings $140M
- Office furniture and furnishings, including parts $138M
- Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes $133M
- Armouries, barracks, drill halls, etc. $123M
- Purchase of training packages and courses $118M
- Industrial buildings $117M
- Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $116M
- Waste disposal $113M
- Miscellaneous food, food materials and food preparations $95.4M
- Natural gas $94.1M
- Scientific services $91.6M
- Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment $89.6M
- Printed matter, including books, newspapers, pictures, manuscripts and forms $84M
- Institutional buildings $80.8M
- Other Utility services $78.3M
- Rental of residential buildings $78.2M
- Waterworks and sewage systems $76.9M
- Special industry machinery $74.7M
- Light fuel oil $67.1M
- Sewer and water $66.6M
- Gasoline $64.7M
- Tools and implements $62.5M
- Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications $61.4M
- Training consultants $57.8M
- Rental of computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals) $56.7M
- License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) $56.1M
- Marine installations $54.3M
- Electric power installations $53.1M
- Teachers and instructors on contract $52.4M
- Research contracts $47.2M
- Other Vehicles $45.8M
- Other office equipment and parts $41.7M
- Uniforms $33.6M
- Computer equipment - hardware and software $31.8M
- Other machinery and parts $31.2M
- Data communications services $25.6M
- Salt, Sulphur, Ores, Earth and Stone $24.3M
- Runways, landing fields and tarmac $24.2M
- Lubricating fuel and greases $24M
- Plumbing equipment and fittings, including parts $22.8M
- Miscellaneous vehicles Parts, Including Tires and Tubes $21.3M
- Miscellaneous Chemical products $20.8M
- Computer Equipment related to Production and Operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers etc (Includes all related parts and peripherals) $20.4M
- Wood and articles of wood $19.8M
- Advertising services $19.5M
- House furnishing, excluding furniture $19.5M
- Services related to the assessment of potentially contaminated sites $19M
- Medical supplies, etc $18.9M
- Other transfer payments outside Canada to or on behalf of international organizations and foreign countries $17.6M
- Buildings and/or installations for telecommunications, computers and/or electronic/automated office systems $17.4M
- Other office equipment $16.6M
- Office and stationers supplies $16.1M
- Footwear $15.7M
- Public servant travel - Operational activities $12.8M
- Rental - Other $12.7M
- Miscellaneous expenditures not Elsewhere Classified $10.2M
- Other Mineral Fuels, Oils and Products $9.9M
- Hospitality $9.7M
- Printing services $9.4M
- License/Maintenance fees for networking software $9.3M
- Dairy products and other animal products $8.1M
- Recreational Services $7.9M
- Vegetables and fruits, edible products, fats and preparations $7.6M
- Rental of computer equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $7.2M
- Rental of office buildings $7M
- Public servant travel-Employee training $6.9M
- Non-professional Personal Service Contracts not Elsewhere Specified $6.8M
- Net increase or decrease in other liability $6M
- Other furniture and fixtures including parts $4.9M
- License/Maintenance fees for operating system and utility software related to servers, storage, peripherals and components $4.9M
- Paper and paperboard $4.6M
- Membership fees $4.3M
- Audio-visual services $4.1M
- Translation services $3.8M
- Safety and sanitation equipment and parts $3.2M
- Courier services $2.9M
- Rental of other buildings $2.6M
- Photographic or cinematography goods $2.2M
- Conference fees $1.7M
- Public relations services $1.6M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Irving Shipbuilding Inc | 3 | $18.2B |
| SkyAlyne Canada Limited Partnership | 1 | $11.2B |
| Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. | 90 | $10B |
| Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. | 11 | $7.7B |
| Babcock Canada Inc. | 17 | $6.2B |
| General Dynamics | 67 | $5.1B |
| CAE Military Aviation Training Inc. | 2 | $4.8B |
| General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation | 130 | $4.6B |
| Plenary Properties Ltap Lp | 1 | $4.2B |
| Sikorsky International Operations Inc | 2 | $4.2B |
| Airbus Defence and Space SA | 7 | $4.1B |
| The Boeing Company | 16 | $3.3B |
| Bell Textron Canada Limited | 2 | $3.1B |
| Airbus Defense & Space SA | 2 | $2.9B |
| Calian Ltd | 2,305 | $2.8B |
| L-3 Communications MAS (Canada) Inc. | 84 | $2.7B |
| KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG | 2 | $2.4B |
| Cascade Aerospace Inc. | 5 | $2.2B |
| Victoria Shipyards Company Limited | 34 | $2.1B |
| General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc | 506 | $2.1B |
| Thales Canada Inc. | 162 | $2B |
| Chantier Davie Canada Inc | 5 | $1.8B |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. | 1 | $1.8B |
| Weir Canada Inc. | 24 | $1.4B |
| Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Operating as Halifax Shipyard | 1 | $1.4B |
Plus 42,693 contracts ($10.2B) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
| Category | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Repair And Maintenance - Aircraft | 139 | $15.3B |
| Engineering consultants-Other | 2,070 | $14.4B |
| Other professional services not elsewhere specified | 4,993 | $14B |
| Ships and boats | 877 | $13.8B |
| Engineering services not elsewhere specified | 906 | $11.9B |
| Repair of Ships and boats | 2,377 | $10.2B |
| Aircraft | 57 | $7.2B |
| Road motor vehicles | 6,326 | $6.2B |
| Ships and boats Parts | 1,201 | $5.6B |
| Other equipment and Parts | 8,947 | $4.8B |
| Other equipment | 1,178 | $4.6B |
| Weapons (including parts) | 506 | $4B |
| Aircraft parts | 934 | $3.9B |
| Other health services not elsewhere specified | 162 | $3.5B |
| Ammunition | 481 | $2.6B |
| Information technology and telecommunications consultants | 1,113 | $2.5B |
| Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified | 7,342 | $2.5B |
| Road motor vehicles-Military | 1,128 | $2.1B |
| Aviation fuel | 26,170 | $2B |
| Hospital services | 6 | $1.8B |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,246 | $5.7B |
| 2005 | 9,942 | $7.9B |
| 2006 | 4,214 | $1.4B |
| 2007 | 6,441 | $8.8B |
| 2008 | 9,568 | $14.3B |
| 2009 | 14,653 | $11.2B |
| 2010 | 13,503 | $4B |
| 2011 | 18,081 | $11.2B |
| 2012 | 15,674 | $5.5B |
| 2013 | 12,863 | $6.2B |
| 2014 | 12,916 | $11.9B |
| 2015 | 15,818 | $8.4B |
| 2016 | 13,853 | $8.2B |
| 2017 | 13,940 | $7.5B |
| 2018 | 18,061 | $4.8B |
| 2019 | 15,675 | $9.7B |
| 2020 | 13,810 | $4.4B |
| 2021 | 15,665 | $4.6B |
| 2022 | 16,658 | $14.4B |
| 2023 | 17,612 | $15.3B |
| 2024 | 15,908 | $25.6B |
| 2025 | 22,086 | $17.5B |
| 2026 | 13,241 | $4.8B |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 138,673 | $84.1B |
| Not stated | 149,975 | $55.8B |
| Competitive: open bidding | 13,332 | $35.5B |
| Non-competitive | 12,723 | $29.7B |
| Advance contract award notice | 474 | $7.4B |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 251 | $717M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 69,621 | $90.6B |
| Not stated | 150,000 | $60.8B |
| Goods | 81,574 | $55.7B |
| Construction | 14,233 | $6.3B |