Where GovAuctions gets its listings
GovAuctions aggregates 2,334 live government auction listings from 6 Canadian sources across Canada - every listing links straight to the original government source where you bid. The catalog is refreshed with new listings twice a day.
GovAuctions doesn't stop at finding the auction - it tells you what each lot is worth. Qualifying listings get a free Flip Score and a deal score anchored to what comparable lots actually sold for, so you can see whether a price is a genuine deal before you bid, not just where to find it.
We don't run these auctions or take a cut of any bid. We index the public listings into one searchable place, free.
Total coverage across all markets
GovAuctions.app aggregates 64,104 live government auction listings from 52 auction platforms across 8 countries (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Canada, France, Poland, Netherlands). Every listing links to the original government platform where bidding happens. The catalog is refreshed with new listings twice a day.
| Market | Live lots | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 39,772 | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 10,640 | 7 |
| Australia | 4,650 | 3 |
| Germany | 2,953 | 4 |
| Canada | 2,334 | 6 |
| France | 1,755 | 2 |
| Poland | 1,305 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 695 | 1 |
| All markets | 64,104 | 52 |
Live counts, updated as auctions open and close. Last refreshed October 24, 2026.
GCSurplus
880 livefederal government surplus (PSPC) · No buyer's premium; GST/HST applies
GCSurplus is the federal surplus auction service run by Public Services and Procurement Canada. Lots - vehicles, equipment, electronics, and more - are sold as-is, where-is, with GST/HST at the pickup province's rate.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
GovDeals Canada
793 liveCanadian municipal & provincial surplus · Buyer's premium varies by seller
GovDeals Canada lists surplus from Canadian cities, municipalities, and provincial agencies - fleet vehicles, equipment, and public-works assets - on the same platform as its US operation.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
Police Auctions Canada
517 livepolice-seized & unclaimed property · No buyer's premium; sales tax applies
Police Auctions Canada sells seized, found, and unclaimed property from Canadian law-enforcement agencies - jewellery, electronics, bikes, and the occasional vehicle.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
CAG Quebec
229 liveQuebec provincial government surplus · 10% acquisition fee + GST/QST
The Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales (CAG) sells Government of Quebec surplus - ATVs, snowmobiles, tractors, loaders, trailers and boats - in timed online sales held several times a year in Montreal and Quebec City. Listings are in French, and bidding needs registration with a refundable deposit.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 57%
BC Auction
135 liveBritish Columbia provincial government surplus · No buyer's premium; GST/PST applies
BC Auction is the Province of British Columbia's asset disposal site, run by the Asset Investment Recovery branch. It sells surplus from provincial ministries, Crown corporations, municipalities, school districts and health authorities, and you pay your high bid plus shipping and applicable taxes.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
Alberta Surplus Sales
46 liveAlberta provincial government surplus · No buyer's premium
Alberta Surplus Sales is the Government of Alberta's own surplus outlet - provincial vehicles, equipment, and office assets sold directly to the public.
Photo coverage 100% · Feed consistency 100%
Canadian sold-price comparisons also draw on the Government of Canada's GCSurplus "What has Sold" dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
How we count - and why our numbers are clean
A listings count is only useful if every entry is an auction you can actually bid on. Some aggregators inflate their totals - counting the same item once for every site it's cross-posted to, padding with listings that aren't what you searched for, and leaving expired auctions in long after bidding closes. We count differently:
- Live, not padded. Ended auctions drop off automatically, so the number reflects what's open right now.
- De-duplicated. An item cross-posted to several platforms is merged into a single listing, not counted two or three times.
- Primary, not middlemen. Every source above is a government platform where the lot actually lives - not a re-aggregator that re-publishes other sites' auctions.
- Sourced. Every listing shows the platform it came from and links straight to the original to bid.
- Fresh. The whole catalog is rebuilt once a day, around 06:00 UTC (last refreshed October 24, 2026), so you're not chasing stale results.
- Scored, not hyped. Our deal scores are anchored to what comparable lots actually sold for, not a guess - see how our Deal Score and Flip Score work.
Live counts update daily as auctions open and close. New sources are added regularly.
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