Who wins public building contracts in Canada.
821 awarded contracts for building, maintenance and property services, $859M in published value, 634 different winners. October 2025 to October 2026.
Key findings
of the dollars went to the top 5% of winners (32 companies).
went to just ten companies.
companies won exactly one contract. The door is wider than it looks.
companies won in more than one jurisdiction.
By jurisdiction
By trade
| Trade | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| General Contracting | 195 | $351M |
| Concrete and Asphalt | 106 | $172M |
| Roofing | 80 | $71.1M |
| Cleaning / Janitorial | 71 | $60.5M |
| HVAC | 58 | $54.2M |
| Electrical | 54 | $41M |
| Snow Removal | 99 | $34.9M |
| Waste Removal | 37 | $30.4M |
| Plumbing | 28 | $25.5M |
| Demolition | 17 | $15.3M |
| Landscaping | 32 | $15M |
| Elevator Services | 19 | $14.7M |
A contract can count toward more than one trade.
Largest winners by value
- 1TISSEUR INC.Quebec (SEAO)$87,915,0001 contract
- 2Dexter ConstructionNova Scotia · Federal (CanadaBuys)$62,485,96530 contracts
- 3Zutphen ContractorsFederal (CanadaBuys) · Nova Scotia$30,593,7924 contracts
- 4Equans Services Inc.Federal (CanadaBuys)$22,867,1461 contract
- 5CHAPMAN BROS. CONSTRUCTION LTD.Nova Scotia$19,612,5016 contracts
- 6S. W. WEEKS CONTRACTING INC.Nova Scotia$17,787,9598 contracts
- 7Wildstone Construction Ltd.Federal (CanadaBuys)$16,375,1512 contracts
- 8ENERCON BUILDERS INC.Federal (CanadaBuys)$14,371,7782 contracts
- 9Nova Construction CO. LtdNova Scotia$13,752,2366 contracts
- 10Services Ricova Inc.Quebec (SEAO)$12,640,8871 contract
Most contracts won
- 1Dexter ConstructionNova Scotia · Federal (CanadaBuys)$62,485,96530 contracts
- 2S. W. WEEKS CONTRACTING INC.Nova Scotia$17,787,9598 contracts
- 3Metro RoofingNova Scotia$4,809,0407 contracts
- 4CHAPMAN BROS. CONSTRUCTION LTD.Nova Scotia$19,612,5016 contracts
- 5Nova Construction CO. LtdNova Scotia$13,752,2366 contracts
- 6Ainsworth Inc.Nova Scotia · Federal (CanadaBuys)$2,145,3886 contracts
- 7Aberdeen Paving Ltd.Nova Scotia$6,809,2005 contracts
- 8Imperial Cleaners LtdFederal (CanadaBuys) · Nova Scotia$5,748,7485 contracts
- 9GFL Environmental IncQuebec (SEAO) · Nova Scotia$4,843,7515 contracts
- 10Construction Citadelle Inc.Quebec (SEAO)$2,265,4585 contracts
Methodology
Sources: award notices published as open data by the Government of Canada (CanadaBuys), Quebec's SEAO, the City of Toronto and the Province of Nova Scotia, collected daily by PMRFP. Only contracts for building, maintenance and property services are included (construction and renovation, roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, snow and grounds, janitorial, waste and similar trades), so this is the building-and-property slice of public procurement, not all of it.
Dollar figures use each notice's published award value; 727 of 821 notices publish one. Winners are grouped across spelling and legal-suffix variants ("Co. Ltd.", "Company Limited"). Individuals are counted in the totals but never named. The median published award is $409,700.
Licences: Open Government Licence – Canada, Open Government Licence – Toronto, Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia, and SEAO data under CC BY 4.0 (Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor du Québec, Données Québec).
Cite this report
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PMRFP, "Who wins public building contracts in Canada" (https://pmrfp.com/reports/public-building-contracts), compiled from official award notices, accessed November 8, 2026.
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