Backgrounder: List of Canadian booksellers that will benefit from the Government of Canada’s investments in the growth of online Canadian book sales
Backgrounder
MONTRÉAL, November 9, 2022
The Support for Booksellers component of the Government of Canada’s Canada Book Fund will provide $12 million in funding to 180 booksellers, including 177 small chains and independent booksellers, along with 3 large chain booksellers, to help them expand their online book sales in 2022–23 and 2023–24. Together, this represents 467 bookstores across Canada that will benefit from this support, including 50 booksellers located in rural or remote communities and another 37 booksellers owned by or serving members of Indigenous, official-language minority, and racialized communities all over Canada.
LIST OF SMALL CHAIN AND INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER RECIPIENTS ACROSS CANADA
| Name | Number of stores | Province | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buropro Citation Beloeil | 5 | Quebec | $150,000 |
| Librairie Monet PDV | 1 | Quebec | $150,000 |
| Coop Zone Université Laval | 4 | Quebec | $150,000 |
| University of Toronto | 4 | Ontario | $150,000 |
| Goodminds.com | 1 | Ontario | $150,000 |
| York University Bookstore | 1 | Ontario | $150,000 |
| McNally Robinson Booksellers | 3 | Manitoba, Saskatchewan | $150,000 |
| Tinlids Inc. | 1 | Ontario | $147,148 |
| Coopsco Outaouais | 5 | Quebec, Ontario | $139,891 |
| Librairie Coopérative Édouard-Montpetit | 2 | Quebec | $138,468 |
| Biblairie GGC Magog | 2 | Quebec | $134,644 |
| Librairie Carcajou | 2 | Quebec | $122,471 |
| Librairie Moderne | 1 | Quebec | $121,350 |
| Groupe Coopsco (Coopsco Granby et Librairie Montmorency) | 2 | Quebec | $119,137 |
| Coopérative de l'Université de Sherbrooke | 4 | Quebec | $115,660 |
| Coopsco des Laurentides | 2 | Quebec | $109,026 |
| Librairie du Soleil Inc. (Gatineau) | 1 | Quebec | $108,204 |
| Librairie Pantoute | 2 | Quebec | $100,598 |
| Coop HEC Montréal | 1 | Quebec | $97,235 |
| Librairie Martin Joliette | 1 | Quebec | $94,352 |
| Coopsco Trois-Rivières | 3 | Quebec | $91,933 |
| Saunders Book Company | 1 | Ontario | $85,237 |
| Librairie Raffin | 3 | Quebec | $75,380 |
| Librairie Le Papetier | 2 | Quebec | $72,834 |
| Munro’s Bookstore Limited | 1 | British Columbia | $72,398 |
| Librairie l'Alphabet | 1 | Quebec | $67,239 |
| Librairie Lu-Lu PDV | 1 | Quebec | $67,016 |
| Coopsco Saint-Hyacinthe | 3 | Quebec | $65,425 |
| Librairie de Verdun | 3 | Quebec | $64,665 |
| Coop UQAM | 3 | Quebec | $64,655 |
| Librairie Boyer | 4 | Quebec | $64,099 |
| Kidsbooks | 2 | British Columbia | $62,448 |
| Book City | 4 | Ontario | $61,951 |
| Librairie Alire | 1 | Quebec | $57,239 |
| Librairie Le Fureteur PDV | 1 | Quebec | $56,313 |
| Bolen Books Incorporated | 1 | British Columbia | $55,559 |
| Bookmark | 2 | Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia | $52,309 |
| Association coopérative étudiante du Collège de Valleyfield PDV | 1 | Quebec | $51,107 |
| DBA Black Bond Books | 6 | British Columbia | $49,705 |
| Librairie La Liberté Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $47,487 |
| Another Story Bookshop | 1 | Ontario | $46,905 |
| Librairie Ste-Thérèse | 1 | Quebec | $46,608 |
| Librairie Marie-Laura | 1 | Quebec | $46,038 |
| Coopsco Sainte-Foy | 1 | Quebec | $45,696 |
| Audreys Books Ltd. | 1 | Alberta | $44,910 |
| Librairie Au Boulon d'Ancrage | 1 | Quebec | $42,695 |
| Librairie du Soleil d’Ottawa | 1 | Ontario | $41,796 |
| Coop Droit | 1 | Quebec | $41,406 |
| Librairie du Portage | 1 | Quebec | $40,806 |
| Librairie Paulines Montréal | 1 | Quebec | $38,870 |
| Librairie Drawn & Quarterly | 2 | Quebec | $38,082 |
| Librairie acadienne - Université de Moncton | 1 | New Brunswick | $35,996 |
| Librairie Harvey | 1 | Quebec | $35,985 |
| Librairie Pélagie | 2 | New Brunswick | $33,731 |
| Type Books | 3 | Ontario | $33,438 |
| Librairie Le Port de tête | 2 | Quebec | $32,728 |
| Librairie Côte-Nord | 1 | Quebec | $31,000 |
| Coop Rosemont | 1 | Quebec | $30,863 |
| Librairie Larico Inc,. | 1 | Quebec | $28,876 |
| Librairie Carpe Diem, Coopérative de Solidarité | 1 | Quebec | $28,785 |
| Service scolaire Rouyn-Noranda | 1 | Quebec | $28,770 |
| Librairie L'Écuyer | 1 | Quebec | $28,432 |
| Librairie Liber | 1 | Quebec | $27,119 |
| Librairie Chouinard Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $26,223 |
| Papeterie des Hautes-Rivières Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $26,147 |
| Mosaic Books | 1 | British Columbia | $26,000 |
| Ben McNally Books | 1 | Ontario | $25,737 |
| Librairie Zone Libre PDV | 1 | Quebec | $25,462 |
| Librairie Alpha | 1 | Quebec | $25,000 |
| Perfect Books | 1 | Ontario | $24,002 |
| Librairie Michabou PDV | 1 | Quebec | $23,984 |
| Librairie Livres en tête | 1 | Quebec | $23,900 |
| Librairie Du Square | 2 | Quebec | $23,230 |
| The Book Shelf of Guelph Ltd. | 1 | Ontario | $23,024 |
| Librairie Michel Fortin PDV | 1 | Quebec | $22,942 |
| Papeterie Commerciale | 2 | Quebec | $22,149 |
| Librairie boutique Venus | 1 | Quebec | $21,767 |
| Librairie l'Exèdre PDV | 1 | Quebec | $21,549 |
| Librairie Bertrand | 1 | Quebec | $21,042 |
| Librairie Morency Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $20,504 |
| Coopoly — Coopérative étudiante de Polytechnique PDV | 1 | Quebec | $20,403 |
| Librairie les Bouquinistes, Coopérative de Solidarité | 1 | Quebec | $20,120 |
| Corporation Presse Commerce | 2 | Quebec | $20,012 |
| Armchair Books | 1 | British Columbia | $19,292 |
| Librairie du Nord | 1 | Quebec | $19,211 |
| UBC Bookstore | 1 | British Columbia | $18,803 |
| Librairie L'Option | 1 | Quebec | $18,800 |
| Buro & Cie | 2 | Quebec | $18,384 |
| Librairie L'Intrigue | 1 | Quebec | $17,982 |
| Librairie Baie-St-Paul PDV | 1 | Quebec | $17,624 |
| The Book Keeper | 1 | Ontario | $17,609 |
| The Beguiling Books & Art Inc. | 1 | Ontario | $17,448 |
| Librairie Matulu | 1 | New Brunswick | $17,444 |
| Librairie Asselin | 1 | Quebec | $17,169 |
| Russell Books Ltd. | 1 | British Columbia | $17,110 |
| Chouette Librairie PDV | 1 | Quebec | $16,166 |
| Blue Heron Books | 1 | Ontario | $15,820 |
| Octopus Books | 1 | Ontario | $15,339 |
| Librairie Au Carrefour Promenades Montarville | 1 | Quebec | $15,302 |
| Strong Nations Publishing Inc. | 1 | British Columbia | $15,156 |
| Misty River Books | 1 | British Columbia | $14,907 |
| Otter Books Inc.. | 1 | British Columbia | $14,766 |
| La Maison Anglaise | 1 | Quebec | $14,608 |
| Coop de Solidarité l’Euguélionne, Librairie Féministe | 1 | Quebec | $14,267 |
| Livres Lac-Brome Inc.. | 1 | Quebec | $13,766 |
| Le Coin du Livre (Central) Limited | 1 | Ontario | $13,484 |
| Books & Company Ltd.. | 1 | Ontario | $12,322 |
| Banyen Books & Sound | 1 | British Columbia | $11,316 |
| Librairie Martin | 1 | Quebec | $11,225 |
| Shelf Life Books | 1 | Alberta | $11,048 |
| Glass Bookshop | 1 | Alberta | $10,681 |
| Librairie Vaugeois | 1 | Quebec | $10,632 |
| Booklore | 1 | Ontario | $10,281 |
| Librairie il était une fois | 1 | Ontario | $10,246 |
| Tattletales Books Limited | 1 | Nova Scotia | $10,188 |
| Guides de Voyage Ulysse Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $9,996 |
| Librairie A.B.C. Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $9,961 |
| A Different Booklist | 1 | Ontario | $9,887 |
| Bookingham Palace Bookstore | 1 | British Columbia | $9,539 |
| L’Hibou-Coup Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $9,501 |
| Massy Books Inc. | 1 | British Columbia | $9,135 |
| Librairie Jeunesse le Repère | 1 | Quebec | $8,942 |
| Epic Books | 1 | Ontario | $8,795 |
| Librairie Fleury PDV | 1 | Quebec | $8,457 |
| 32 Books & Gallery | 1 | British Columbia | $8,345 |
| Mad Hatter Bookstore/Bainton’s Tannery Outlet | 1 | Nova Scotia | $7,792 |
| Mabel’s Fables Bookstore | 1 | Ontario | $7,528 |
| Ella Minnow Children’s Bookstore | 1 | Ontario | $7,486 |
| The Mulberry Bush Book Store | 1 | British Columbia | $7,325 |
| Mill Street Books | 1 | Ontario | $7,276 |
| Woozles | 1 | Nova Scotia | $7,178 |
| Bouquinart Librairie & Galerie d’Art | 1 | Quebec | $7,152 |
| Cartes, Timbres et Monnaies Ste-Foy | 5 | Quebec | $7,010 |
| Tianji Inc. | 1 | Ontario | $6,979 |
| Pages Books | 1 | Alberta | $6,938 |
| Huckleberry Books | 1 | British Columbia | $6,793 |
| Librairie Hannenorak PDV | 1 | Quebec | $6,519 |
| Glad Day Bookshop Inc. | 1 | Ontario | $6,370 |
| Block Shop Books | 1 | Nova Scotia | $6,237 |
| Turning the Tide Bookstore | 1 | Saskatchewan | $6,154 |
| Librairie l’Encre Noire | 1 | Quebec | $5,856 |
| Chat Noir Books | 1 | Ontario | $5,768 |
| Librairie coopérative du Collège de Maisonneuve | 1 | Quebec | $5,656 |
| Tidewater Books | 1 | New Brunswick | $5,621 |
| La Librairie Donnaconna | 1 | Quebec | $5,616 |
| Librairie En Marge | 1 | Quebec | $5,422 |
| The Open Book | 1 | British Columbia | $5,361 |
| Biblioasis Inc.. | 1 | Ontario | $5,094 |
| King’s Co-op Bookstore | 1 | Nova Scotia | $5,000 |
| Librairie Louis Fréchette | 1 | Quebec | $5,000 |
| King W. Books | 1 | Ontario | $5,000 |
| Lunenburg Bound Books and Paper | 1 | Nova Scotia | $5,000 |
| The Inside Story | 1 | Nova Scotia | $5,000 |
| White Pine Books | 1 | Ontario | $4,000 |
| The Next Page | 1 | Alberta | $4,000 |
| Coopsco Aménagement | 1 | Quebec | $4,000 |
| Wendel’s Bookstore & Café Inc. | 1 | British Columbia | $4,000 |
| BMV Bookstores | 1 | Ontario | $4,000 |
| Forster’s Book Garden | 1 | Ontario | $3,000 |
| Bacchus Books and Café | 1 | British Columbia | $3,000 |
| India Bookworld | 1 | British Columbia | $3,000 |
| Iron Dog Books | 1 | British Columbia | $3,000 |
| Singing Pebble Books | 1 | Ontario | $3,000 |
| Kerr’s Corner Books | 1 | Ontario | $2,000 |
| Kinder Books | 1 | British Columbia | $2,000 |
| Windowseat Books | 1 | British Columbia | $2,000 |
| Whodunit Bookshop | 1 | Manitoba | $2,000 |
| People’s Co-operative Bookstore Association | 1 | British Columbia | $2,000 |
| School House Teaching Supplies Incorporated | 1 | British Columbia | $2,000 |
| Kent Book Store Ltd.. | 1 | Ontario | $2,000 |
| Moonbeam Books Inc.. | 1 | Ontario | $2,000 |
| Once Upon A Bookstore | 1 | British Columbia | $2,000 |
| Jake’s Co-op | 1 | Quebec | $2,000 |
| The Bookstore on Perron Street | 1 | Alberta | $1,000 |
| O-Taku Manga Lounge Inc. | 1 | Quebec | $1,000 |
| Kennedy’s Parable | 3 | Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia | $1,000 |
| Knowledge Bookstore | 1 | Ontario | $1,000 |
LIST OF LARGE CHAIN BOOKSELLER RECIPIENTS ACROSS CANADA
| Name | Number of stores | Province | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Books & Music Inc. | 178 | Ontario | $3,500,000 |
| Librairie Renaud-Bray Inc. | 32 | Quebec | $1,891,383 |
| Groupe Archambault Inc. | 16 | Quebec | $608,617 |
Contacts
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Laura Scaffidi
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
laura.scaffidi@pch.gc.ca
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
media@pch.gc.ca
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