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Local-spend report from LocalBuy (demo). Every business and figure is made up.
Local-spend report: Town of Ridgeview (sample)
Nov 1 – Nov 9, 2026 compared with Nov 1 – Nov 9, 2025
Prepared Nov 9, 2026 · Sample report
What changed
Local share fell from 100% to 77%, mostly from more fasteners and fittings spending with suppliers that were not Verified Local (up $2,886).
Compared with the same dates last year (Nov 1 – Nov 9, 2025). Spend is before tax, by order date; cancelled orders are left out.
Headline numbers
- Total spend $12,367 Last year: $4,041 (up 206%) 5 orders, 4 suppliers
- Local spend $9,481 77% Last year: $4,041, 100% (down 23 points) Verified Local on the order date; local part of each line only
- Indigenous-owned share 0% Last year: 0% (no change) $0 with suppliers holding a confirmed outside certificate on the order date
- Local suppliers used 3 Last year: 1 (up 2) Got at least one order while Verified Local
Local share by month
| Month | Spend | Local | Local share | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | $12,367 | $9,481 | 77% | 100% |
By category
| Category | Spend | Local spend | Local share | Last year | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasteners and fittings | $5,161 | $2,276 | 44% | — | |
| Signage and printing | $4,703 | $4,703 | 100% | — | |
| Janitorial and cleaning | $2,503 | $2,503 | 100% | 100% |
By postal area
Postal area = the first three characters of the supplier’s postal code (Canada Post calls it a forward sortation area, or FSA). S4A is Estevan, S4H is Weyburn; S0C and S0G cover the rural southeast.
| Postal area | Supplier towns | Spend | Local spend | Local share | Last year | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S0C | Carlyle, Redvers | $7,205 | $7,205 | 100% | 100% | |
| M9W | Toronto | $2,886 | $0 | 0% | — | |
| S4A | Estevan | $2,276 | $2,276 | 100% | — |
How concentrated
- Top 5 local suppliers’ share of local spend 100% Last year: 100% Lower means local work is spread more widely
- Suppliers that got any work 4 Last year: 1 3 of them earned local spend (last year 1)
| Rank | Supplier | Local spend | Share of local spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redvers Sign & Print Shop | $4,703 | 50% |
| 2 | Carlyle Clean & Janitorial | $2,503 | 26% |
| 3 | Souris Valley Fasteners | $2,276 | 24% |
Suppliers
| Supplier | Area | Badge today | Orders | Spend | Local spend | Local share | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redvers Sign & Print Shop | Redvers S0C |  Verified Local |
1 (1 local) | $4,703 | $4,703 | 100% | 38% |
| Lakeshore Fastener Distribution | Toronto M9W | Outside the region | 1 (0 local) | $2,886 | $0 | 0% | 23% |
| Carlyle Clean & Janitorial | Carlyle S0C | Verified Local |
1 (1 local) | $2,503 | $2,503 | 100% | 20% |
| Souris Valley Fasteners | Estevan S4A | Verified Local |
2 (2 local) | $2,276 | $2,276 | 100% | 18% |
| Total | 5 | $12,367 | $9,481 | 77% | 100% |
How these numbers are counted
- Local means the supplier held the LocalBuy Verified Local badge on the day of the order (registered Canadian business, office or shop in the region, GST number checked by LocalBuy staff). A supplier verified later does not make earlier orders local.
- When an order line is only partly local (for example, imported parts), only the local part counts: line spend × the line’s local share.
- Indigenous-owned counts only suppliers with an outside certificate (such as CCIB or the federal Indigenous Business Directory) that LocalBuy staff had confirmed on the order date. LocalBuy does not run its own Indigenous-ownership check.
- Spend is the order value before GST and PST, by order date. Cancelled orders are left out.
Full audit trail: https://localbuy.ca/reports/sample/lines?preset=this_month