For-profit organizations · Vancouver, British Columbia
Simply Read Books Inc.
- Total value
- $1.3M
- Agreements
- 23
- Programs
- 2
- First and latest
- 2007–2025
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Agreements under programs that mostly fund individuals are not listed under any name.
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Applying for the same funding? Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms (no intake dates on the official page); Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning (deadline passed (2 Feb 2026)); Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Technology Internships (no intake dates on the official page). Deadlines, who can apply and who else got it.
By program
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Book Fund - Support for Publishers | Canadian Heritage | 9 | $296K |
| Canada Book Fund | Canadian Heritage | 4 | $250K |
Plus 10 agreements ($724K) where the department did not name a program.
By year
Funding by the year agreements started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | $33K |
| 2008 | 1 | $28K |
| 2009 | 1 | $38K |
| 2010 | 1 | $51K |
| 2011 | 1 | $76K |
| 2012 | 1 | $82K |
| 2013 | 1 | $57K |
| 2014 | 1 | $76K |
| 2015 | 0 | $0 |
| 2016 | 1 | $158K |
| 2017 | 1 | $126K |
| 2018 | 1 | $47K |
| 2019 | 1 | $90K |
| 2020 | 2 | $113K |
| 2021 | 2 | $90K |
| 2022 | 2 | $63K |
| 2023 | 2 | $52K |
| 2024 | 1 | $29K |
| 2025 | 2 | $61K |
Agreements
Newest first.
| Start | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $48,631 |
| Jun 2025 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Technology InternshipGrant | $12,320 |
| Apr 2024 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $28,987 |
| Apr 2023 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $958 |
| Apr 2023 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $50,758 |
| Jun 2022 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Marketing and ShippingGrant | $25,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $38,485 |
| Apr 2021 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $70,425 |
| Apr 2021 | Canada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage | Grant | $20,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Canada Book FundCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $22,552 |
| Apr 2020 | Canada Book FundCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportGrant | $90,207 |
| Apr 2019 | Canada Book FundCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportContribution | $90,207 |
| Apr 2018 | Canada Book FundCanadian Heritage | Publishing SupportContribution | $47,414 |
| Sep 2017 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $125,863 |
| Feb 2016 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $157,519 |
| Oct 2014 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $75,776 |
| Dec 2013 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $56,928 |
| Nov 2012 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $82,090 |
| Nov 2011 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $76,459 |
| Oct 2010 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $50,704 |
| Oct 2009 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $37,574 |
| Sep 2008 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $27,641 |
| Nov 2007 | Program not namedCanadian Heritage | Contribution | $33,334 |