Federal department
National Defence
National Defence is procured more competitively than the federal average — 94.4% of contracts were competitively awarded versus 55.1% government-wide. Reported spend rose 75% between 2019 and 2025.
At a glance
National Defence's recorded federal contracting, 2019–2025, from Government of Canada procurement disclosure.
Federal spend (2019–2025)
$83.1B
Contracts
82,516
Vendors
5,524
Competitively awarded
94.4%
Median contract
$26,250
Amendment rate
9.9%
Spend by year
2019–2025 federal spend
2019
$6.1B
2020
$7.0B
2021
$4.3B
2022
$17.1B
2023
$15.5B
2024
$22.5B
2025
$10.7B
Top spending categories
What National Defence buys
Aerospace, Defence & Marine$65.3B · 10,057 contracts
Architecture, Engineering & Construction$4.9B · 15,675 contracts
IT Services & Consulting$3.0B · 6,963 contracts
Manufacturing & Industrial$1.9B · 9,298 contracts
Mining, Energy & Utilities$1.9B · 15,811 contracts