Top defense & aerospace suppliers to government in Canada

58,580 awarded contracts, $143.4B in total

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  1. 1. Irving Shipbuilding Inc.7 contracts · $18.2B
  2. 2. Vancouver Shipyards Co Ltd23 contracts · $14.8B
  3. 3. SkyAlyne Canada Limited Partnership1 contract · $11.2B
  4. 4. Lockheed Martin Canada Inc.15 contracts · $9.3B
  5. 5. Chantier Davie Canada Inc19 contracts · $6.5B
  6. 6. General Dynamics40 contracts · $4.6B
  7. 7. Airbus Defence and Space SA4 contracts · $4.1B
  8. 8. IMP GROUP PTY LTD6 contracts · $4.1B
  9. 9. Boeing3 contracts · $3.2B
  10. 10. Bell Textron Canada Limited5 contracts · $3.1B
  11. 11. GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS CANADA CORP20 contracts · $3.0B
  12. 12. Airbus Defense & Space SA1 contract · $2.9B
  13. 13. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS MAS (CANADA) INC2 contracts · $2.7B
  14. 14. MACDONALD DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES12 contracts · $2.5B
  15. 15. KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG2 contracts · $2.4B
  16. 16. Thales Canada Inc.41 contracts · $2.0B
  17. 17. Babcock Canada Inc.5 contracts · $1.9B
  18. 18. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.1 contract · $1.8B
  19. 19. Cascade Aerospace Inc.4 contracts · $1.8B
  20. 20. Weir Canada Inc.2 contracts · $1.4B
  21. 21. Irving Shipbuilding Inc. Operating as Halifax Shipyard1 contract · $1.4B
  22. 22. Victoria Shipyards Ltd1 contract · $1.2B
  23. 23. Leonardo UK LTD8 contracts · $1.2B
  24. 24. Federal Fleet Services Inc1 contract · $1.2B
  25. 25. L3Harris MAS Inc.6 contracts · $1.2B
  26. 26. CAE INC30 contracts · $1.1B
  27. 27. MDA SYSTEMS LTD41 contracts · $1.1B
  28. 28. L-3 Technologies (MAS)35 contracts · $981.1M
  29. 29. Logistik Unicorp Inc148 contracts · $906.6M
  30. 30. Fleetway Inc8 contracts · $839.3M
  31. 31. Mack Defense, LLC5 contracts · $835.7M
  32. 32. BOMBARDIER INC140 contracts · $825.9M
  33. 33. SNC-Lavalin Defense Programs Limited1 contract · $817.0M
  34. 34. Victoria Shipyards Company Limited2 contracts · $786.1M
  35. 35. Top Aces Inc. (Formally Discovery Air)1 contract · $748.7M
  36. 36. L3 MAS INC4 contracts · $742.2M
  37. 37. Serco Facilities Management Pty Ltd1 contract · $742.1M
  38. 38. Nasittuq Corporation2 contracts · $704.7M
  39. 39. GD OTS C128 contracts · $669.5M
  40. 40. RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED25 contracts · $648.9M
  41. 41. CUBIC DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, INC.7 contracts · $642.3M
  42. 42. Macdonald, Dettwiler & Associatesltd.1 contract · $603.8M
  43. 43. COLT CANADA CORP293 contracts · $577.4M
  44. 44. Navtech Inc.8 contracts · $541.5M
  45. 45. Harris Canada Inc1 contract · $502.2M
  46. 46. GENERAL DYNAMICS ORDNANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS - CANADA INC.50 contracts · $478.5M
  47. 47. General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada4 contracts · $430.6M
  48. 48. Vancouver Shipyards Co. Lrd1 contract · $397.4M
  49. 49. Rheinmetall Canada Inc71 contracts · $373.3M
  50. 50. Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd3 contracts · $323.7M

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