BREAKWATER BOOKS LIMITED
36 records across provincial and federal sources: $2.5 million in included CAD record values across all years; $412,531 in federal payment and award notice values excluded from this total because these sources can overlap contracts and grants. Listed in St. John's. Also printed as: Breakwater Books; Breakwater Books Ltd; Breakwater Books Limited.
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Awards and contract values are commitments; payments are amounts reported as paid. Sources can overlap, so even included record values are not a deduplicated spending total. What this total includes.
An address selects a federal record; it does not establish where the work, benefit or spending occurred. Whole reported values are shown; no NL share is inferred. Conflicting address fields are labelled. Included reported record values, all years, are not total receipts or a deduplicated spending total. Public Accounts payments and CanadaBuys notices are excluded from the included summary because they can overlap contracts and grants. This does not establish that any individual excluded record is a duplicate.
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| Source and evidence | Records | Native value |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial contract award | 19 | CAD 1,507,795.28 |
| Federal grant or contribution | 1 | CAD 50,000.00 |
| Federal grant or contribution | 13 | CAD 926,453.00 |
| Federal transfer payment | 3 | CAD 412,531.00 |
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| Source | Records | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial contract award | 19 | $1.5 million |
| Federal grant or contribution | 14 | $976,453 |
| Federal transfer payment | 3 | $412,531 |
Included values make up the headline; excluded values are shown separately and never added to it. Neither column means this body paid these amounts.
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| Public body | Records | Included value | Excluded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Heritage | 13 | $926,453 | $0 |
| Department of Education | 14 | $805,054 | $0 |
| Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | 4 | $678,991 | $0 |
| Department of Canadian Heritage | 3 | $0 | $412,531 |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $50,000 | $0 |
| Public Procurement Agency | 1 | $23,750 | $0 |
| All public bodies | 36 | $2.5 million | $412,531 |
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| Year | Relative amount | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $50,000 | |
| 2018 | $93,632 | |
| 2019 | $92,153 | |
| 2020 | $113,028 | |
| 2021 | $261,525 | |
| 2022 | $427,454 | |
| 2023 | $565,914 | |
| 2024 | $182,607 | |
| 2025 | $510,576 | |
| 2026 | $187,360 |
Patterns
Awarded without competition
10 recordsContracts given to one supplier without an open call for bids. Method for Awarded without competition
Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
10 recordsA public body gave the same supplier three or more sole-source awards. Method for Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
Descriptions that say almost nothing
1 recordAwards described in one or two generic words. Method for Descriptions that say almost nothing
Largest records
- Sole Source Resources/Digital Access for textbooks$399,975Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Grade 7 Social Studies - English and French$330,720Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Grade 7 Social Studies Books$187,360Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Grants to the Canada Book FundCAD 174,183.00Reported federal payment
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province Newfoundland and Labrador; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is a reported payment to the payee, not proof of subsequent spending in NL.
- Grants to the Canada Book FundCAD 125,428.00Reported federal payment
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province Newfoundland and Labrador; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is a reported payment to the payee, not proof of subsequent spending in NL.
- Publishing SupportCAD 115,868.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Publishing SupportCAD 113,028.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Publishing SupportCAD 112,920.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Grants to the Canada Book FundCAD 112,920.00Reported federal payment
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province Newfoundland and Labrador; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is a reported payment to the payee, not proof of subsequent spending in NL.
- Publishing SupportCAD 112,272.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks$100,863.75Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Publishing SupportCAD 100,533.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Publishing SupportCAD 93,632.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Resources/Textbooks.$91,011.25Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Publishing SupportCAD 88,778.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Publishing SupportCAD 88,420.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Resources/Textbooks.$69,900Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks$55,016Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- 196406CAD 50,000.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks$47,741.20Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Marketing and ShippingCAD 43,125.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Sole Source Resources/Digital Access for textbooks$39,870.32Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Accessible Audio BooksCAD 30,525.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Breakwater Books - My Indian$29,877Award value
- Educational Resources$28,377Award value
- Educational Resources ‐ Textbooks.$23,750Award value
- Breakwater Books$23,622.50Flagged: Descriptions that say almost nothingAward value
- Publishing InternshipCAD 22,312.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Down By Jim Long's Stage Book$19,646.12Award value
- Educational Resources$13,980Award value
- Educational Resources$13,593.44Award value
- Educational Resources$11,538.45Award value
- Educational Resources$10,488.25Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and againAward value
- Educational Resources$10,465Award value
- Accessible Audio BooksCAD 3,375.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
- Publishing SupportCAD 1,665.00Reported federal agreement value
Selected because the publisher reports recipient province NL; NL Ledger has not established the work, benefit or jurisdiction from this record; source fields are available below. This is the whole reported commitment or notice value, not the amount paid or an NL allocation.
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