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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2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Total payments to suppliers

$32,440,308

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

$30,821,134

All suppliers paid $25,000 or less

$1,619,174

Named suppliers

Grants & contributions

$457,750

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

Supplier	Share	Paid in 2021
MINISTER OF FINANCE - SCHOOL TAX PAYMENT	29.24%	$9,011,549
CRD	23.16%	$7,137,352
RECEIVER GEN’L	5.28%	$1,627,009
BC TRANSIT	4.50%	$1,387,367
RECEIVER GEN’L - CONTRACT POLICING FINANCE	4.14%	$1,274,628
CRHD	3.90%	$1,201,465
MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN	2.88%	$887,186
VIRL	2.86%	$880,521
TOWN OF SIDNEY	1.90%	$586,457
HUB FIRE ENGINES & EQUIPMENT LTD	1.74%	$537,489
BD HALL CONSTRUCTORS CORP	1.48%	$456,482
KENDRICK EQUIPMENT (2003) LTD	1.44%	$443,751
FINNING (CANADA)	1.04%	$321,759
BC ASSESSMENT	0.94%	$288,265
P & R TRUCK CENTRE LTD	0.85%	$262,655
IT BLUEPRINT SOLUTIONS CONSULTING	0.65%	$198,812
BIOMAXX WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS INC	0.59%	$183,368
PARSONS INC.	0.54%	$165,149
BC HYDRO	0.51%	$157,671
MINISTER OF FINANCE - EHT	0.50%	$155,066
MODUS	0.48%	$149,111
MUNICIPAL INSURANCE ASSN OF BC	0.48%	$147,291
SOCOR CONTRACTING LTD	0.46%	$142,280
ICONIX WATERWORKS LP	0.45%	$137,684
PACIFIC BLUE CROSS	0.43%	$132,978
CIRCULAR FARM & FOOD SOCIETY: VI	0.41%	$126,100
ISLAND ASPHALT LTD	0.41%	$124,979
ALLTERRA CONSTRUCTION LTD	0.39%	$119,503
WCB	0.38%	$116,541
TRIAHN ENTERPRISES (2018) LTD	0.36%	$111,396
DRIVE PRODUCTS	0.36%	$109,633
DOMINION GOVLAW LLP	0.35%	$107,029
GVLRA CUPE LTD TRUST	0.34%	$106,147
TRICOM BUILDING MAINTENANCE	0.34%	$106,016
PARKLAND FUEL CORP	0.25%	$76,369
DRAYCOR CONSTRUCTION LTD	0.24%	$73,064
CREST	0.23%	$71,740
COLQUITZ ENGINEERING LTD	0.22%	$69,333
NSVFF ASS'N	0.22%	$67,500
CUPE LOCAL 374 SOUTHERN VI PUBLIC EMPLOYEES	0.21%	$65,707
SHADES TANKERS (1976) LTD	0.21%	$64,205
GUILLEVIN INTERNATIONAL CO.	0.21%	$63,472
THINK COMMUNICATIONS INC	0.19%	$59,581
SHAW BUSINESS	0.19%	$57,416
BENCHMARK LANDSCAPE MGT	0.18%	$54,736
DIAMOND HEAD CONSULTING LTD.	0.17%	$52,442
FLEX ELECTRIC SYSTEMS LTD	0.17%	$52,292
SUBURBAN MOTORS LTD	0.16%	$49,926
Prairie Coast Equipment Inc	0.16%	$49,257
PENINSULA CO-OP	0.16%	$49,067
SURREY CITY OF	0.16%	$47,912
MCELHANNEY LTD.	0.15%	$47,543
ICBC	0.14%	$44,490
POSKITT ROOFING	0.14%	$43,418
VADIM COMPUTER MGT GROUP	0.14%	$42,370
MAPLE MARINE SERVICES LTD	0.14%	$41,663
RICOH CANADA INC	0.13%	$40,923
BLACK PRESS LTD	0.13%	$40,365
PENINSULA ROCK PRODUCTS LTD	0.12%	$38,426
PM INDUSTRIES LTD	0.12%	$37,654
SLEGG BUILDING MATERIALS LTD	0.12%	$37,267
COASTAL POWER SWEEPING LTD	0.12%	$36,684
YOUNG ANDERSON	0.11%	$35,270
Telus	0.11%	$34,783
THORN SECURITY (2017) LTD	0.11%	$33,741
LIDSTONE & COMPANY	0.11%	$32,646
ALL FUN AGGREGATE CO	0.10%	$32,332
MONK OFFICE SUPPLY LTD	0.10%	$30,626
BDO CANADA LLP	0.10%	$30,458
PENINSULA SIGNS LTD	0.10%	$29,795
DL BINS LTD	0.09%	$27,373
Amazon	0.09%	$27,008
PACIFIC COAST METAL CRAFT	0.09%	$26,621
URBAN SYSTEMS LTD	0.09%	$26,563
WASTE MGT	0.09%	$26,403
CR FAIR	0.09%	$26,250
BC LIFE & CASUALTY CO	0.08%	$25,754

Grants and contributions

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

SAANICH PENINSULA MEMORIAL PARK SOCIETY	$210,000
SPL FOOD BANK	$50,000
SIDNEY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES	$30,600
THE FARMLANDS TRUST (GREATER VICTORIA) SOCIETY	$20,000
Peninsula Streams Society	$17,500
Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula	$13,500
VILLAGE OF LYTTON	$12,000
DEEP COVE ELEMENTARY PAC	$11,700
ORCCA DENTAL SOCIETY	$10,000
1 UP VICTORIA SINGLE PARENT RESOURCE CTR SOCIETY	$9,500
FRIENDS OF NORTH SAANICH MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK SOCIETY	$9,000
Friends of North Saanich Parks	$7,000
GREATER VICTORIA POLICE VICTIM SERVICE SOCIETY	$5,100
CYCLING WITHOUT AGE SOCIETY	$5,000
BC Aviation Museum	$4,500
BALFOUR'S FRIENDS FOUNDATION	$4,500
Peninsula Celebrations Society	$3,000
Saanich Inlet Lifeboat Society	$3,000
Saanich Marine Rescue Society	$3,000
Stigma-Free Society	$3,000
Bike Victoria Society	$2,550
Friends of Dominion Brook Park Society	$2,500
Need 2 Suicide Prevention Education & Support	$2,500
BEACON COMMUNITY SERVICES - VOLUNTEER SERVICES	$2,400
Beacon Community Services - Youth Employment Program	$2,400
676 KITTYHAWK AIR CADET SQUADRON	$2,000
Vancouver Island South Film & Media Festival	$2,000
GREATER VICTORIA FESTIVAL SOCIETY	$1,500
VI Search & Disaster Dog Association of Canada	$1,500
FED URBAN AGRICULTURE SOCIETY	$1,000
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society	$1,000
SCOUTS CANADA	$1,000
Sidney Guide & Scout Hall Society	$1,000
NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA	$1,000
COUNTRYSIDE PRESCHOOL	$500
LEADERSHIP VICTORIA SOCIETY	$500
PENINSULA DRY GRAD SOCIETY	$500

Source: Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), fiscal year 2021 · 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.