Buy local, with proof
LocalBuy is an online store for buyer organizations in Southeast Saskatchewan — towns, rural municipalities, school divisions, health bodies, utilities, mining and energy companies. You buy from local suppliers, and every purchase counts toward a local-spend report you can show your board.
Search the catalogue List your business See a sample local-spend report
- 32 Verified Local suppliers
- 649 products and services
- 10 towns in the region
Who LocalBuy is for
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Buyer organizations
Buy from local suppliers with carts, approvals, purchase orders and invoices — the way you already work. Ask local suppliers to quote. See exactly how much of your spending stayed local, with proof behind every dollar.
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Local suppliers
List your products and services free. Buyer organizations in the region look here first. Once our staff check your business you get the Verified Local badge and are invited to local quotes.
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Residents
Shop the same local catalogue. Order online with a resident account, then pick up and pay at the store.
How Verified Local works
A supplier gets the badge only after a LocalBuy staff member checks three things and writes down the evidence:
- A registered Canadian business. Looked up on a provincial or federal business registry.
- An office or shop in the region. Checked by a site visit, photo, utility bill, lease or online listing.
- A real GST/HST number. Checked on the Canada Revenue Agency registry.
Checks run out after 12 months. If a business is not checked again in time, the badge comes off and it shows “Pending verification” until it is.
What the badges look like
Verified Local — see what was checked
Checked by our staff. Click it on any page to see what was checked, how, by whom and when — for example, Souris Valley Fasteners in Estevan.
Pending verification
Can sell on LocalBuy, but not checked yet. Does not count as local spend.
Locally owned
Optional: majority owned by people who live in the region, also checked by staff.
Proof of your local spend
Every purchase is counted toward a local-spend report: how much went to Verified Local suppliers, by month, category and postal area, with every dollar traced to its order and the supplier’s badge status on the order date. Export it to Excel or print it for your board.
Buying local within the trade rules
Public bodies can invite only local suppliers to quote when a purchase is under their New West Partnership limit. At or over the limit, LocalBuy switches the request to an open quote that any supplier may answer, and explains why. Read more about the limits.