Province or territory
Federal contracts to vendors in Nova Scotia
Federal contracts to vendors based in Nova Scotia, going by the postal code on the contract or on the vendor’s other contracts.
- Total value
- $24.5B
- Contracts
- 34,372
- Median contract
- $24K
- Non-competitive
- 21%
- of 26,692 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.
Open tenders for delivery in Nova Scotia
73 open federal tenders list Nova Scotia as a delivery region.
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Irving Shipbuilding Inc | 5 | $18.2B |
| Fleetway Inc. | 6 | $588M |
| Dexter Construction Company Limited | 299 | $357M |
| Pomerleau Inc. | 3 | $195M |
| Unisys Canada Inc. | 6 | $172M |
| Imperial Cleaners Ltd. | 358 | $114M |
| Avondale Construction Limited | 52 | $111M |
| Joneljim Concrete Construction | 75 | $109M |
| Pcl Constructors Canada Inc. | 8 | $107M |
| MetOcean Telematics Limited | 80 | $106M |
| Zutphen Contractors Inc. | 34 | $102M |
| Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. | 2 | $98.5M |
| ABCO Industries Inc. | 46 | $93.5M |
| MacKinnon & Olding Ltd. | 795 | $82.2M |
| SABB Canada | 2 | $76.4M |
| Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems | 38 | $74.8M |
| Roscoe Construction Limited | 73 | $68.9M |
| R. J. MacIsaac Construction Limited | 10 | $67.1M |
| CBCL Limited | 597 | $66.6M |
| Mid-Valley Construction (1997) Limited | 131 | $65.4M |
| Nova Scotia Power | 119 | $64.9M |
| EllisDon Corporation (Halifax) | 4 | $62.9M |
| Pivotal Power | 36 | $60.8M |
| Martec Limited | 120 | $59.2M |
| Canadian Corps of Commissionaires | 266 | $59.2M |
Plus 3,583 contracts ($238M) 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 | 15,991 | $21.7B |
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | 2,533 | $731M |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 7,679 | $702M |
| Shared Services Canada | 223 | $435M |
| Parks Canada | 1,834 | $322M |
| Correctional Service of Canada | 1,601 | $155M |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 654 | $101M |
| Transport Canada | 181 | $51M |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | 642 | $41.6M |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | 325 | $28.8M |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 444 | $21.9M |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 112 | $21.1M |
| Natural Resources Canada | 312 | $20.6M |
| National Research Council Canada | 263 | $16.7M |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | 47 | $15.7M |
| Veterans Affairs Canada | 209 | $14M |
| Canada Border Services Agency | 131 | $12.8M |
| Global Affairs Canada | 70 | $11.9M |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | 49 | $11.8M |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 61 | $9.3M |
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
Cities
Where the vendor's postal code places it.
| City | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 6,120 | $20B |
| Dartmouth | 11,908 | $1.5B |
| Bedford | 1,550 | $829M |
| Sydney | 874 | $207M |
| Antigonish | 145 | $105M |
| Elmsdale | 584 | $33.6M |
| Yarmouth | 175 | $30.9M |
| Truro | 241 | $27.2M |
| Port Hawkesbury | 72 | $25M |
| Kentville | 248 | $23.2M |
| Sydney Mines | 53 | $23.1M |
| Amherst | 563 | $22.8M |
| New Glasgow | 215 | $20.8M |
| Lower Sackville | 147 | $8.5M |
| North Sydney | 64 | $8.2M |
| Bridgewater | 124 | $7.7M |
| Coldbrook | 9 | $7.4M |
| Membertou | 76 | $6.3M |
| Wolfville | 130 | $4.9M |
| Eastern Passage | 48 | $4.5M |
| Glace Bay | 80 | $2.1M |
| Waverley | 21 | $2.1M |
| Louisbourg | 54 | $1.9M |
| Eskasoni | 21 | $542K |
| New Waterford | 13 | $472K |
| Beaver Bank | 5 | $220K |
| Reserve Mines | 6 | $171K |
| Dominion | 1 | $12K |
| Christmas Island | 1 | $11K |
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 117 | $21M |
| 2005 | 224 | $28.1M |
| 2006 | 136 | $25.5M |
| 2007 | 170 | $17M |
| 2008 | 273 | $61M |
| 2009 | 522 | $86.5M |
| 2010 | 858 | $79M |
| 2011 | 1,103 | $142M |
| 2012 | 887 | $132M |
| 2013 | 784 | $80.2M |
| 2014 | 811 | $6.2B |
| 2015 | 1,075 | $247M |
| 2016 | 1,200 | $308M |
| 2017 | 1,436 | $230M |
| 2018 | 1,706 | $378M |
| 2019 | 1,754 | $1.5B |
| 2020 | 1,868 | $844M |
| 2021 | 2,403 | $549M |
| 2022 | 3,403 | $474M |
| 2023 | 3,840 | $761M |
| 2024 | 3,698 | $673M |
| 2025 | 3,994 | $11.4B |
| 2026 | 2,110 | $229M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 17,134 | $19.7B |
| Competitive: open bidding | 3,406 | $1.6B |
| Advance contract award notice | 173 | $1.5B |
| Not stated | 7,680 | $961M |
| Non-competitive | 5,557 | $700M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 422 | $56.3M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | 8,270 | $11.7B |
| Services | 13,302 | $10.1B |
| Construction | 5,318 | $1.6B |
| Not stated | 7,482 | $948M |