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Government vendor · Richmond, British Columbia

MDA Systems

Contracts with the federal government, Jul 2009 to May 2026. Based in Richmond, British Columbia, going by its postal code.

Federal contracts
$1.4B
231 contracts
Buyers
7
departments and agencies
Non-competitive
11%
of 159 contracts that say how they were awarded
First and latest
2009–2026

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.

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Who it sells to

Department or agencyContractsTotal
Canadian Space Agency14$893M
National Defence119$432M
National Research Council Canada75$79M
Natural Resources Canada19$12.3M
Transport Canada1$1.8M
Environment and Climate Change Canada2$778K
Global Affairs Canada1$100K

What it sells

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

CategoryContractsTotal
Satellite and spacecraft acquisition and parts2$875M
Engineering services not elsewhere specified32$173M
Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified51$37.1M
Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)4$31.4M
Engineering consultants-Other32$30.9M
Miscellaneous manufactured articles2$18.6M
Road motor vehicles-Military1$15M
Rental of computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)1$13.8M
Information technology and telecommunications consultants5$12.7M
Scientific services10$11.8M
Other office equipment and parts1$7.8M
Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software8$4.8M
Scientific consultants5$4.4M
Other professional services not elsewhere specified4$3.2M
Other equipment and Parts2$2.2M
Other equipment2$2.1M
Communications/Networking equipment (includes analog, digital and combined analog/digital equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)1$1.6M
Aircraft parts4$1.5M
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts1$1.2M
Suspense account (credit balance) - other government departments1$574K

Largest contracts

DateBuyerValue
Jan 2013Canadian Space Agency$829,883,897
Jun 2016National Defence$67,025,662
Dec 2025Canadian Space Agency$44,738,505
Oct 2011National Defence$31,156,018
Oct 2009National Defence$28,000,000
Oct 2013National Defence$23,867,576
Mar 2014National Defence$20,700,000
May 2013National Defence$20,511,381
Nov 2024National Defence$18,526,500
Mar 2014National Defence$16,000,000

By year

YearContractsTotal
20094$29.5M
20107$8.7M
201112$56.5M
201214$25.5M
201316$900M
20149$43.7M
201518$16.3M
20165$82.7M
20179$5.9M
20189$14.2M
201913$6.8M
202019$13.1M
202115$26.4M
202213$8.2M
202326$17.9M
202420$78.6M
202516$68.4M
20266$16.5M

Federal contracts

The latest 200 of 231, newest first.

DateBuyerValue
May 2026National Research Council Canada$4,549,723
May 2026National Research Council Canada$4,794,524
May 2026National Research Council Canada$4,924,952
May 2026National Research Council Canada$494,315
Mar 2026Environment and Climate Change Canada$99,530
Jan 2026Canadian Space Agency$1,609,650
Dec 2025National Research Council Canada$66,781
Dec 2025Canadian Space Agency$44,738,505
Nov 2025National Research Council Canada$498,644
Oct 2025National Research Council Canada$467,845
Oct 2025National Research Council Canada$525,879
Sep 2025National Research Council Canada$4,117,326
Aug 2025National Research Council Canada$498,658
Jul 2025National Research Council Canada$961,820
Jul 2025National Research Council Canada$603,727
Jun 2025National Research Council Canada$4,959,719
Jun 2025National Research Council Canada$3,158,423
May 2025Environment and Climate Change Canada$678,000
Apr 2025National Defence$3,358,765
Apr 2025National Defence$2,851,383
Mar 2025National Research Council Canada$763,271
Jan 2025National Research Council Canada$186,805
Nov 2024National Defence$18,526,500
Sep 2024National Research Council Canada$3,906,273
Sep 2024National Research Council Canada$4,974,615
Jul 2024Canadian Space Agency$573,725
Jun 2024National Research Council Canada$584,489
May 2024National Research Council Canada$1,012,503
May 2024National Research Council Canada$2,813,587
May 2024National Research Council Canada$167,835
Apr 2024National Research Council Canada$124,573
Apr 2024National Defence$7,836,920
Mar 2024National Defence$13,762,541
Mar 2024National Defence$3,371,016
Mar 2024National Research Council Canada$397,065
Feb 2024National Defence$4,599,000
Feb 2024National Research Council Canada$397,441
Feb 2024Natural Resources Canada$3,500,000
Jan 2024National Research Council Canada$4,994,777
Jan 2024National Research Council Canada$4,984,957
Jan 2024National Research Council Canada$1,659,412
Jan 2024National Research Council Canada$397,402
Dec 2023National Research Council Canada$397,645
Dec 2023National Research Council Canada$396,974
Dec 2023National Research Council Canada$397,641
Nov 2023National Research Council Canada$397,253
Nov 2023National Research Council Canada$397,806
Oct 2023National Research Council Canada$397,362
Sep 2023National Research Council Canada$397,220
Sep 2023National Research Council Canada$397,478
Sep 2023National Research Council Canada$397,302
Aug 2023National Research Council Canada$397,282
Aug 2023National Research Council Canada$397,125
Aug 2023National Defence$1,725,000
Jun 2023National Research Council Canada$397,226
Jun 2023National Research Council Canada$396,996
May 2023National Defence$1,035,000
May 2023Canadian Space Agency$3,449,250
May 2023National Research Council Canada$397,463
Mar 2023National Defence$175,569
Mar 2023National Research Council Canada$381,270
Mar 2023National Research Council Canada$397,157
Mar 2023National Research Council Canada$397,433
Mar 2023Canadian Space Agency$287,438
Mar 2023National Defence$464,623
Feb 2023Canadian Space Agency$861,912
Feb 2023Canadian Space Agency$2,434,143
Feb 2023Canadian Space Agency$689,726
Dec 2022National Research Council Canada$324,247
Dec 2022National Research Council Canada$397,995
Oct 2022National Research Council Canada$398,326
Oct 2022National Research Council Canada$397,486
Sep 2022National Research Council Canada$396,962
Sep 2022National Research Council Canada$245,681
Jul 2022National Research Council Canada$398,149
Jul 2022National Research Council Canada$397,919
Jun 2022National Research Council Canada$398,591
Mar 2022National Defence$3,676,335
Mar 2022National Research Council Canada$398,762
Feb 2022National Research Council Canada$398,736
Feb 2022National Research Council Canada$399,274
Dec 2021National Defence$1,240,078
Nov 2021National Research Council Canada$397,430
Sep 2021Transport Canada$1,776,912
Sep 2021National Research Council Canada$397,058
Jul 2021National Research Council Canada$204,737
Jun 2021National Research Council Canada$397,691
Jun 2021National Defence$1,130,000
May 2021National Research Council Canada$162,576
Apr 2021Canadian Space Agency$2,752,727
Mar 2021National Defence$15,000,000
Mar 2021National Defence$1,149,900
Feb 2021National Research Council Canada$397,513
Feb 2021Natural Resources Canada$11,293
Jan 2021National Defence$1,149,982
Jan 2021National Defence$229,996
Dec 2020National Research Council Canada$346,454
Nov 2020National Defence$200,000
Nov 2020National Defence$1,150,000
Nov 2020National Defence$1,149,998
Nov 2020National Defence$1,150,000
Oct 2020Canadian Space Agency$1,897,088
Sep 2020National Research Council Canada$369,745
Jun 2020National Defence$977,499
Jun 2020National Research Council Canada$269,617
Feb 2020National Defence$976,369
Feb 2020National Research Council Canada$345,699
Jan 2020National Defence$977,500
Jan 2020National Defence$135,600
Jan 2020National Defence$113,000
Jan 2020National Defence$113,000
Jan 2020National Defence$589,184
Jan 2020National Defence$236,322
Jan 2020National Defence$909,251
Jan 2020National Defence$1,185,693
Dec 2019National Defence$160,573
Oct 2019National Research Council Canada$398,295
Sep 2019National Defence$977,348
Sep 2019National Defence$977,410
Aug 2019Canadian Space Agency$1,552,110
Jul 2019National Research Council Canada$205,299
Jun 2019National Defence$229,997
Jun 2019Canadian Space Agency$459,413
Jun 2019National Defence$230,000
May 2019National Defence$229,999
May 2019National Defence$229,999
May 2019National Defence$229,997
Apr 2019National Defence$887,050
Nov 2018National Defence$200,000
Oct 2018National Defence$200,000
Oct 2018National Defence$199,999
Oct 2018National Defence$199,997
Sep 2018National Defence$199,997
Aug 2018National Defence$1,623,531
Aug 2018National Defence$1,280,000
Jun 2018National Defence$6,466,925
Apr 2018National Defence$3,836,926
Jul 2017National Defence$507,845
Jul 2017National Defence$977,288
May 2017National Defence$118,253
May 2017National Defence$149,953
May 2017National Defence$1,999,952
Apr 2017National Defence$2,002,808
Feb 2017Natural Resources Canada$70,535
Feb 2017Natural Resources Canada$19,183
Feb 2017Natural Resources Canada$103,980
Aug 2016National Defence$12,063,603
Jun 2016National Defence$67,025,662
Jun 2016National Defence$1,011,138
Feb 2016National Defence$787,500
Jan 2016Natural Resources Canada$1,800,000
Dec 2015Natural Resources Canada$40,807
Nov 2015Canadian Space Agency$1,978,949
Nov 2015National Defence$210,000
Oct 2015National Defence$3,121,333
Oct 2015Natural Resources Canada$20,185
Sep 2015National Defence$500,000
Sep 2015National Research Council Canada$957,788
Sep 2015National Defence$250,125
Sep 2015National Defence$152,367
Aug 2015Natural Resources Canada$11,214
Aug 2015National Defence$4,211,500
Jul 2015National Defence$337,313
Jul 2015National Defence$337,313
Jun 2015National Defence$2,260,000
Apr 2015National Defence$1,365,000
Feb 2015National Defence$149,468
Jan 2015National Defence$262,500
Jan 2015National Defence$155,160
Sep 2014Natural Resources Canada$532,535
Aug 2014Natural Resources Canada$581,074
Jul 2014National Defence$32,404
Apr 2014National Defence$525,000
Apr 2014National Defence$389,850
Mar 2014National Defence$20,700,000
Mar 2014National Defence$16,000,000
Mar 2014National Defence$525,000
Feb 2014National Research Council Canada$4,448,902
Nov 2013National Defence$525,000
Nov 2013National Research Council Canada$1
Oct 2013National Defence$23,867,576
Aug 2013Global Affairs Canada$99,931
Jul 2013National Defence$172,233
Jun 2013National Defence$1,710,000
May 2013National Defence$20,511,381
May 2013National Defence$11,404,327
May 2013National Defence$1,652,348
Mar 2013National Defence$8,767,500
Feb 2013Natural Resources Canada$520,393
Feb 2013Natural Resources Canada$57,163
Feb 2013Natural Resources Canada$112,421
Feb 2013Natural Resources Canada$211,800
Jan 2013Natural Resources Canada$220,717
Jan 2013Canadian Space Agency$829,883,897
Dec 2012Natural Resources Canada$2,570,433
Dec 2012National Defence$2,240,000
Nov 2012National Defence$565,000
Nov 2012National Research Council Canada$358,516
Oct 2012National Defence$15,404,180
Sep 2012National Defence$315,000

CanadaBuys award notices

Contracts this vendor won through CanadaBuys since 2022.

AwardedSupplierValue
Jun 2026Mda Systems Ltd$687,676,735
Feb 2026MDA Systems Ltd.$31,994,357
Dec 2025MDA Systems Ltd.$66,781
Nov 2025Mda Systems Ltd$1,609,650
Nov 2025MDA Systems Ltd.$498,644
Nov 2025Mda Systems Ltd—
Oct 2025MDA Systems Ltd.$467,845
Oct 2025MDA Systems Ltd.$525,879
Aug 2025MDA Systems Ltd.—
Jul 2025Mda Systems Ltd.$39,769,274
Jul 2025Mda Systems Ltd.$27,513,908
Jul 2024MDA Systems Ltd.$573,725
Feb 2024MDA Systems Ltd.$3,500,000
Oct 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$34,869,246
Sep 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$1,724,625
Aug 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$1,725,000
Mar 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$1,054,101
Mar 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$287,438
Feb 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$459,900
Feb 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$2,434,143
Feb 2023MDA Systems Ltd.$861,912
Apr 2022Mda Systems Ltd$689,850
Mar 2022MDA Systems Ltd.$1,205,268
Apr 2021MDA Systems Ltd.$2,390,556
Oct 2009MDA Systems Ltd.$28,000,000

CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.