Canadian defence contractors and how DND buys
Canadian defence contractors include General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, CAE, Irving Shipbuilding, Seaspan, L3Harris Canada and many smaller suppliers. The Department of National Defence buys mainly through Public Services and Procurement Canada, with notices on CanadaBuys. Canada is a NATO member, so its suppliers can also bid on NATO agency work.
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Most active defence buyers in Canada
Ministries of defence, armed forces and defence agencies. Main buyers include Department of National Defence, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Canadian Commercial Corporation.
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How Canada buys defence
How Canada buys defence
Public Services and Procurement Canada runs most large defence procurements for DND. Major purchases carry Industrial and Technological Benefits obligations, which require the winning prime to place work in Canada equal to the contract value. That makes Canadian suppliers attractive partners for foreign primes.
Canada and the US market
Under the Defence Production Sharing Agreement, Canadian companies can sell to the US Department of Defense through the Canadian Commercial Corporation. Canadian suppliers also appear in US award and subaward data as subcontractors.
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Canadian buyers publish on CanadaBuys. Below you see the notices and awards in our data that involve Canada, and the open NATO and allied notices a Canadian supplier can bid for.
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