Across Canada
Defence and security contracts in Canada
Public buyers in Canada published 15,941 defence and security contract awards between 1997 and 2026, worth $25.2 billion where a value was published, from 966 buyers. Department of National Defence awarded the most, with 4,331.
At a glance
15,941
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$25.2 billion
Published value
From the 14,353 awards that published a value.
966
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
1997 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most defence and security contracts.
- 1Department of National Defence4,331 awards · $12.3 billion
- 2Public Works and Government Services Canada383 awards · $3.7 billion
- 3Sûreté du Québec366 awards · $79.3 million
- 4Royal Canadian Mounted Police362 awards · $300.9 million
- 5Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales295 awards · $3.3 billion
- 6Ville de Québec232 awards · $96.6 million
- 7Department of Public Works and Government Services205 awards · $361.8 million
- 8Ville de Montréal - Service de l'approvisionnement199 awards · $103.1 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20211,707 · $1 billion
- 20221,806 · $3.2 billion
- 20232,030 · $1.9 billion
- 20241,845 · $3.7 billion
- 20251,838 · $1 billion
- 20261,267 · $2 billion
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 1.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Amend 015 - ACSV Project - General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada CorporationDepartment of National Defence · September 5, 2019$4 billion
- Issue of Amendment to the Victoria-class In-Service Support Contract (VISSC)Public Works and Government Services Canada · March 1, 2022$2 billion
- W847A-240386 - Procurement of Joint Strike Missile (JSM) - CWDepartment of National Defence · June 30, 2026$692.6 million
- Combat, Assault and Tactical Vehicles, WheeledDepartment of National Defence · June 7, 2012$681.8 million
- Commissionaire ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada · March 29, 2016$460.9 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Acquisition de tentes HEPAZONESanté Québec Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean – Universitaire · October 23, 2026$47,806
- Services de sécurité - Parc de la Chute-MontmorencySociété des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq). · October 22, 2026$563,979
- HCVM MaintenanceCanada Border Services Agency · October 22, 2026$508,500
- Modifications au système d'alarme incendie au Centre Paul-GilbertSanté Québec Chaudière-Appalaches · October 22, 2026$29,708
- Acquisition d’appareils respiratoires usagés pour l'Institut de protection contre les incendies du QuébecCentre de services scolaire de Laval. · October 21, 2026$65,580
- Gardiennage - 201, boulevard Crémazie Est, Montréal (Québec) H2M 1L2 et 190, boulevard Crémazie Est, Montréal (Québec) H2P 1E2SQI-Direction immobilière Nord de Montréal · October 21, 2026$200,501
- ENTRETIEN ET SURVEILLANCE DU SYSTÈME D'ALARME INTRUSIONVille de Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. · October 20, 2026$138,695
- HRM-2026-0278 - Multi‑Launcher Systems for Public Safety ResponseHalifax Regional Municipality · October 19, 2026$46,011
Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.
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Defence and security contracts by province
Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices grouped by the publisher's own commodity codes, or for the 11% with no code, categorised by Publicus from the award title; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor.
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