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Federal surplus from GCSurplus, BC and Alberta provincial surplus, and police auctions - vehicles, electronics, machinery and more, in one search.
2,879 government auctions from 7 sources · updated twice a day
Today's top-graded deals, scored by the GovAuctions Flip Score.
Lenovo ThinkStation P320 Desktop (No Hard Drive) (V)
Victoria, British Columbia · 8 bids
2018 Ford Explorer Police 4WD
Kingston, Ontario
2012 Dodge Journey SXT
Kingston, Ontario
Macbook Pro 13-inch 2022 (250 GB; Space Grey)
Milton, Ontario
2011 Dodge Grand Caravan
Windsor, Ontario
Diesel Generator - Simson AC
Faro, Yukon
2005 John Deere L111A Lawn Tractor
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
171 hrs20 HP
2015 Chevrolet Express
Nepean, Ontario
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How GovAuctions Works
We Aggregate
GovAuctions indexes Canadian government auctions into one searchable feed: federal surplus from GCSurplus (Public Services and Procurement Canada), BC and Alberta provincial surplus, police auctions and municipal lots on GovDeals.
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See what surplus vehicles, equipment, and more actually sold for.
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Value any item you own or spot — sold range, real comps, and resale margin.
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Track median sale prices and how they move over time.
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Canadian Government Surplus Auctions Explained
How Canadian government surplus auctions work - GCSurplus (run by Public Services and Procurement Canada), what's sold, provincial and municipal sales, police seized property, the GCSurplus sales centres, GST/HST and 'as is, where is' collection.
Best Canadian Government Auction Sites
Canada's government surplus is split across federal, provincial, municipal and police channels. We rank and compare the best places to buy - GCSurplus, provincial programmes, municipal sales on GovDeals.ca, and police seized-property auctions.
How GCSurplus Works
A plain-English, step-by-step guide to buying on GCSurplus, Canada's federal government surplus auction site - registering, browsing by category and region, open bidding, winning, paying, GST/HST, and pickup from the sale centre.
How to Buy Government Surplus Vehicles in Canada
A practical guide to buying ex-government cars, light trucks, vans and fleet vehicles in Canada through GCSurplus - inspecting, 'as is, where is' with no warranty, provincial registration and safety-inspection differences, transfer, and budgeting for GST/HST.
GST/HST & Buyer's Premium at Canadian Auctions Explained
The real cost of a Canadian government surplus purchase: how GCSurplus adds GST or HST based on your pickup province (5% / 13% / 14% / 15%), why it generally charges no buyer's premium unlike commercial auctioneers, and a worked example of total cost.
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What Are Government Surplus Auctions?
Canadian government surplus auctions are public sales where federal departments, provinces, police services and municipalities sell assets they no longer need. Federal lots go through GCSurplus. Every year, surplus property - from fleet vehicles and heavy equipment to computers, office furniture, and seized assets - is sold off to the public at auction.
GovAuctions is a government auction aggregator: instead of checking each platform one by one, it pulls listings from every major official source into one clean, searchable interface, with direct links to bid on the original platform. Every listing is a real, active government auction, de-duplicated across sources - we don't pad the feed with private-seller, classified, or expired listings to inflate a headline count. Used by more than 1 million people a year.
It's also more than a search box. Every strong lot carries a comp-verified Flip Score (0-100), backed by what comparable lots actually sold for at past Canadian government surplus auctions, plus a recommended max bid - so you know the right price for a lot before you bid, not just where to find it.