Defence leads Q1 federal contract disclosures with C$3.89 billion

The federal government disclosed 19,859 contracts worth C$6.85 billion in Q1 2026, led by National Defence with 7,101 awards totalling C$3.89 billion. Federal departments publish contract awards over C$10,000 each quarter as proactive disclosure.

Employment and Social Development Canada followed with 280 contracts worth C$564.3 million. Public Services and Procurement Canada disclosed 1,047 awards worth C$405.0 million. Shared Services Canada reported C$345.4 million from 392 contracts.

L3Harris MAS Inc. was the top supplier by value at C$1.10 billion across two awards. Nelnet Diversified Services Canada followed at C$480.3 million. Airbus Defence and Space SA reported C$399.1 million.

The largest disclosed contract was for engineering services for National Defence with L3Harris MAS at C$735.3 million. Employment and Social Development Canada's loan administration services with Nelnet were worth C$480.3 million. National Defence awarded Airbus an engineering services contract at C$399.1 million.

National Defence also disclosed a C$364.9 million award to L3Harris MAS for aircraft parts. A sole-source award for weapons and parts to Colt Canada was C$307.5 million. Global Affairs Canada's Mexico City embassy design-build drew three bids and was worth C$158.0 million.

Of 12,209 contracts that reported bid counts, 9,761 showed a single bid, worth C$1.24 billion. Separately, 1,694 non-competitive awards with a stated reason were worth C$2.15 billion.