Canadian defence contracts and who holds them
Every defence and security contract the federal government has disclosed since 2009, with the supplier on each one and the date it runs out. Canada reached the NATO 2% target in March 2026 and has committed to 5% of GDP by 2035, and the 2026 Defence Industrial Strategy sets a target of 70% of defence contracts going to Canadian firms within a decade. Work that is already held is work that comes up again.
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
1,588 defence contracts worth $14.2B reach their end date within the year. Each is work the department has to put back out to market, and the tender for it is not published yet. We can name the supplier on 1,419 of them; for the rest the government published the amendment without the original award, so the contract is on record and the holder is not.
Largest defence suppliers
| Supplier | Contracts | Value | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chantier Davie Canada Inc. | 3 | $17.5B | — |
| Irving Shipbuilding Inc\Les chantiers maritime Irving | 8 | $8.5B | — |
| SIKORSKY INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INC | 2 | $7.8B | — |
| General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation | 86 | $7.2B | 4 |
| Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. | 5 | $5.5B | — |
| Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. | 57 | $3.5B | 1 |
| Calian Ltd. | 169 | $3.5B | 11 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS - CANADA INC. | 667 | $3.4B | 23 |
| AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SA | 3 | $2.9B | 1 |
| Bell Textron Canada limitée | 1 | $2.3B | — |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS - CANADA | 3 | $2.2B | 1 |
| Bell Textron Canada Limited | 4 | $2.1B | — |
| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (AFSAC) | 177 | $2.1B | 11 |
| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (NAVAIR) | 223 | $2.0B | 8 |
| Not applicable | 754 | $1.9B | — |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | 1 | $1.8B | — |
| Allied Wings Limited Partnership | 1 | $1.8B | 1 |
| Babcock Canada Inc. | 7 | $1.8B | 1 |
| WEIR CANADA, INC. | 11 | $1.8B | — |
| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (NAVSEA) | 113 | $1.7B | 11 |
| Serco Canada Inc. | 5 | $1.6B | 1 |
| Victoria Shipyards Company Limited | 15 | $1.5B | — |
| LOGISTIK UNICORP INC. | 12 | $1.4B | 1 |
| CASCADE AEROSPACE INC | 3 | $1.3B | 1 |
| Mack Defense, LLC | 6 | $1.2B | — |