Buyer intelligence
How this department buys, derived from disclosed contract history.
- Sole-source share
- 4%
- of contracts awarded non-competitively
- Q4 spend share
- 22%
- of value awarded Jan–Mar (fiscal year-end)
- Top-5 vendor share
- 23%
- of value held by the 5 largest vendors
- Active vendor base
- 81,228
- distinct vendors with disclosed contracts
National Defence
SaveTotal Contracts
353,214
Total Value
$491.5B
Unique Vendors
81,228
Competitive %
96%
of all contracts
Procurement Method Breakdown
Competitive
338,796
96% of contracts
Non-Competitive
14,418
4% of contracts
Top Vendors by Contract Value
| # | Vendor | Contracts | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irving Shipbuilding Inc | 6 | $29.2B |
| 2 | I.M.P Group Limited | 6 | $20.7B |
| 3 | General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation | 88 | $17.4B |
| 4 | L-3 Communications MAS (Canada) Inc. | 120 | $15.8B |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. | 138 | $14.9B |
| 6 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 6 | $12.5B |
| 7 | Cascade Aerospace Inc. | 19 | $11.0B |
| 8 | The Boeing Company | 21 | $9.6B |
| 9 | Airbus Defense & Space SA | 3 | $8.6B |
| 10 | Babcock Canada Inc. | 39 | $8.5B |
| 11 | Babcock Canada | 3 | $7.6B |
| 12 | Sikorsky International Operations Inc | 7 | $7.6B |
| 13 | Calian | 79 | $7.2B |
| 14 | Serco Facilities Management Inc | 9 | $6.5B |
| 15 | General Dynamics | 62 | $5.9B |
| 16 | Victoria Shipyards Company Limited | 39 | $5.8B |
| 17 | Chantier Davie Canada Incorporated | 4 | $5.8B |
| 18 | Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Operating as Halifax Shipyard | 4 | $5.5B |
| 19 | Allied Wings | 3 | $5.3B |
| 20 | L-3 Technologies MAS Inc | 5 | $4.9B |
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