Who won the National Defence staffing services contract?

Modis Canada Inc; Thales Canada Inc; La Societe Thales Canada Inc; KWESST Inc in joint venture won this contract, valued at $136,195,643, starting May 1, 2023.

How much is the contract worth?

The award value is $136,195,643.

When will this contract be re-tendered?

The contract ends May 1, 2028. Government buyers typically start the re-tender process about 90 days before expiry: around February 1, 2028.

Government staffing services contract award

National Defence awarded Modis Canada Inc; Thales Canada Inc; La Societe Thales Canada Inc; KWESST Inc in joint venture

Name: National Defence staffing services contract award to Modis Canada Inc; Thales Canada Inc; La Societe Thales Canada Inc; KWESST Inc in joint venture
Creator: National Defence
License: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/d8f85d91-7dec-4fd1-8055-483b77225d8b

$136,195,643 staffing services contract · Ottawa, ON

Updated June 21, 2026

WON$136,195,643

Award value: $136,195,643
Contract start: May 1, 2023
Contract end: May 1, 2028
Building type: government
NAICS: 561720
Reference #: W8486-217807/001/IPS

Contract ends May 1, 2028: re-tender expected around February 1, 2028.

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Description

Other professional services not elsewhere specified

Contract context

As of Jul 2026, this is the 12551st contract awarded by National Defence in our tracked dataset since 2002. National Defence's tracked contract value ranges from $18,080 to $162,318 (25th–75th percentile). This award is above their tracked median of $39,550.

Vendor history

Modis Canada Inc; Thales Canada Inc; La Societe Thales Canada Inc; KWESST Inc in joint venture has won 1 contracts from Canadian government buyers tracked in our database since 2023, totaling $136.2M in tracked contract value. Most frequent tracked buyers: National Defence.

Market position

Among contractors in our tracked dataset for ON government work, Modis Canada Inc; Thales Canada Inc; La Societe Thales Canada Inc; KWESST Inc in joint venture ranks #4 by total tracked contract value. Comparable vendors in our database: GDI Services (canada) LP, Imperial Cleaners, Service STAR Building Cleaning Inc..

Source: original award notice

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