{"record":{"code":"K-02727","indicator":"Competition bypassed by amendments","class_b":false,"subject":"ACNIELSEN COMPANY OF CANADA","buyer":"Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada","amount":45291.3,"currency":"CAD","records":1,"found":"2026-10-03","refs":[],"id":"K-02727","html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02727/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02727/index.json","why":"Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +45,291 $.","facts":[["Company / subject","ACNIELSEN COMPANY OF CANADA",null],["Buyer","Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada",null],["Indicator","Competition bypassed by amendments",null],["Amount","CAD 45,291",null],["Records behind the indicator","1",null],["Found","3 October 2026",null],["Code","K-02727",null]],"summary":"1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +45,291 $","entity":"8fe7bc1a"},"about":"Amendments raised the contract far above the amount that was competed. Indicators computed from public data sets: contracts, payments, registers, trade and sanctions lists. An indicator is a reason to check, not a decision of a public authority.","evidence":[{"kind":"Contract","date":"2016-02-22","ref":"C-2017-2018-Q3-10012","title":"Data and database access services","buyer":"Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada","supplier":"ACNIELSEN COMPANY OF CANADA","amount":71391.14,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 26,100 · procedure: TN"},{"kind":"Contract","date":"2016-02-22","ref":"C-2017-2018-Q3-10012","title":"Data and database access services","buyer":"Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada","supplier":"ACNIELSEN COMPANY OF CANADA","amount":71391.14,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 26,100 · procedure: TN"}],"row":{"country":"Canada","iso2":"CA","part":"Findings","indicator":"Competition bypassed by amendments","about":"Amendments raised the contract far above the amount that was competed. Indicators computed from public data sets: contracts, payments, registers, trade and sanctions lists. An indicator is a reason to check, not a decision of a public authority.","findings":3170,"new_today":0,"on_pages":3170,"full_list":[],"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/database/canada/findings/balloon/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/database/canada/findings/balloon/index.json"},"other_records_of_this_company":[{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02710/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02710/index.json","record":"Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/split/K-00896/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/split/K-00896/index.json","record":"Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/amend/K-10428/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/amend/K-10428/index.json","record":"Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/captive/K-09475/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/captive/K-09475/index.json","record":"Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition","date":"2026-10-03"}],"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02727/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02727/index.json"}