Finances

Payments to suppliers

Where the money went — every supplier the municipality paid, from its own annual disclosures, traced to the source document.

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Total payments to suppliers

$13,366,275

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

$11,806,987

All suppliers paid $25,000 or less

$1,559,288

Named suppliers

Grants & contributions

$41,850

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

Supplier	Share	Paid in 2017
RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA (RCMP CONTRACT)	19.73%	$2,329,155
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY (FINANCING COSTS)	12.36%	$1,459,229
C-1 CONTRACTOR	9.66%	$1,140,516
MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN	9.47%	$1,118,080
WEST SHORE PARKS & RECREATION SOCIETY	9.40%	$1,110,077
Greater Victoria Public Library	6.94%	$819,229
SCANSA CONSTRUCTION	4.13%	$487,204
BC Hydro & Power Authority	2.48%	$292,318
PACIFIC BLUE CROSS	1.98%	$234,046
YOUNG ANDERSON	1.85%	$218,175
DIALOG BC INC	1.24%	$146,437
Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association	1.16%	$136,698
CAMPUS NISSAN	1.05%	$124,526
AON REED STENHOUSE INC	1.04%	$123,383
BRANT TRACTOR LTD	1.04%	$122,651
Raylec Power Ltd.	1.00%	$118,292
CITY OF LANGFORD (IT SUPPORT SERVICES)	0.99%	$116,952
TETRA TECH CANADA INC.	0.92%	$109,058
MINISTER FINANCE (MSP PREMIUMS)	0.89%	$104,700
CHEVRON CANADA LIMITED	0.80%	$93,919
JENNER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC	0.73%	$86,764
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PHOENIX	0.71%	$83,338
WESTCOAST MACHINERY	0.54%	$63,923
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT ANIMAL CONTROL	0.52%	$61,750
MAINROAD MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS	0.52%	$61,507
PRAIRIE COAST EQUIPMENT	0.50%	$59,584
KRISTENSEN, PER	0.50%	$58,808
DISTRICT OF SAANICH (FIRE DISPATCH)	0.46%	$53,857
E.H. EMERY ELECTRIC LTD	0.43%	$50,518
PACIFIC CENTRE FAMILY SERVICES ASSOCATION	0.42%	$49,855
COMMERCIAL AQUATIC SUPPLIES	0.42%	$49,392
METRO MOTORS LTD.	0.41%	$48,393
Island Asphalt Company	0.41%	$48,330
CREST (EMERGENCY SERVICES)	0.37%	$43,542
COLWOOD VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION	0.36%	$42,260
GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD.	0.35%	$41,810
PROLINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LTD	0.34%	$40,562
DL'S BINS LTD	0.34%	$39,988
Graphic Office Interiors	0.33%	$38,942
ISLAND KEY COMPUTER LTD	0.31%	$36,743
DIAMOND MUNICIPAL SOLUTIONS	0.30%	$35,568
CO-OPERATORS	0.30%	$35,546
GREGG DISTRIBUTORS CO LTD	0.30%	$35,162
KERR WOOD LEIDAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS	0.29%	$33,678
WESTERRA EQUIPMENT LP	0.27%	$31,731
SOUTH ISLAND PROSPERITY PROJECT	0.27%	$31,318
Scottish Line Painting Ltd	0.25%	$29,303
MNP LLP	0.24%	$27,838
SCHO’S LINE PAINTING LTD	0.24%	$27,774
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT WATER	0.23%	$27,443
CLL RENOVATIONS	0.23%	$27,119

Grants and contributions

Payments made for the purpose of grants or contributions, disclosed separately.

WEST SHORE ARTS COUNCIL	$5,000
Colwood Garden Society	$5,000
Green Teams of Canada (Greater Victoria Green Team)	$4,800
School District #62 (Wishart Elementary School Art Mural)	$3,500
Royal Canadian Legion (Prince Edward #91)	$3,375
Habitat Acquisition Trust	$2,500
Communica: Dialogue and Resolution Services Society	$2,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region	$2,000
Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society	$1,500
Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites	$1,500
IACDI (Intermunicipal Advisory Committee on Disability Issues)	$1,300
Stigma‐Free Society (formerly Bipolar Disorder Society of BC)	$1,250
Creatively United for the Planet Society	$1,000
Crisis Intervention and Public Information Society of Greater Victoria (Need2)	$1,000
Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia	$1,000
Youth for Christ Victoria	$1,000
Greater Victoria Volunteer Society (Volunteer Victoria)	$1,000
Island Sexual Health Society	$1,000
School District #62 (Royal Bay Secondary School Dry Grad)	$1,000
Vancouver Island Film & Media Commission	$1,000
Colwood Volunteer FireFighter Association	$125

Source: Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), fiscal year 2017 · View source document

Figures are cash-basis aggregate payments per supplier, as disclosed under BC's Financial Information Regulation (Schedule 1, s.7). They include utilities, insurance, and payments to other governments — not only procurement contracts — and may not match the financial statements, which are prepared on an accrual basis.