# Canada awards $2.4B contract to Seaspan for joint support ships

The Government of Canada awarded a $2.4 billion contract to Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards for the full construction of two joint support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-06-15
- Where: Vancouver, Canada
- Value: $1.80B (2.40B CAD)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Products: joint support ships

## Companies

- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (customer)
- [Seaspan](https://endata.com/companies/8821.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2020/06/government-of-canada-awards-contract-for-construction-of-joint-support-ships-for-royal-canadian-navy.html), 2020-06-15: "Canada has taken an important step toward delivering the RCN's future fleet by awarding a build contract to Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards for the full construction of two joint support ships."
- [canadiandefencereview.com](https://canadiandefencereview.com/government-highlights-economic-importance-of-jss-contract/), 2020-07-20: "Valued at $2.4 billion (including taxes), this contract supports the ongoing construction of the ship's early blocks, which began in June 2018, as well as construction of the newly designed blocks for the remainder of the ships."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.