Major Gift News

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Alex Osten

Gift:

$1,500,000

Recipient:

National accessArts Centre

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Donation from Al Osten and the late Buddy Victor supports the campaign for a fully accessible arts learning campus.

September 2025

Allen Lau, Eva Lau

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

University of Toronto

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation will fund researchers working on semiconductor, AI, robotics and quantum computing projects through two annual prizes of up to $80,000 each, one for students and faculty in the Arts & Science department, and the other for a recipient in Applied Science & Engineering.

September 2025

Bell Canada

Gift:

$200,000

Recipient:

Paralympic Foundation of Canada

City:

Ottawa

Province:

ON

Bell Canada renewed its partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and pledged $200,000 to the Paralympic Foundation of Canada’s IGNITE campaign over the duration of the partnership.

September 2025

Bhajan Shoan, Shoan Family

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Oakville Hospital Foundation

City:

Oakville

Province:

ON

Donation supports Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital’s greatest needs.

September 2025

Bob Williams

Gift:

$600,000

Recipient:

Assiniboine Park Conservancy

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation will support the planting of 200 new trees annually over thee years, as well as resources to support tree care and maintenance.

September 2025

Bruce Power & Suppliers

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation will help strengthen Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario programs across Ontario.

September 2025

Chemtrade Logistrics

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation

City:

Brandon

Province:

MB

Donation supports the hospital’s new Critical Care Centre.

September 2025

Darren Entwistle

Gift:

$2,200,000

Recipient:

Vancouver Art Gallery

City:

Vancouver

Province:

BC

Darren Entwistle and family have donated 23 works by Haida artist Guud san glans Robert Davidson, valued at $2.2 million.

September 2025

Desjardins Group

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

Niagara Health Foundation

City:

St. Catharines

Province:

ON

Donation from Desjardins Ontario Credit Union is to the It’s Our Future campaign and goes toward the new south Niagara Falls hospital.

September 2025

Donald R. Sobey Foundation

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation will support the flagship exhibition, Kent Monkman: History Is Painted by the Victors.

September 2025

Doug Fregin, Mike Lazaridis

Gift:

Unspecified

Recipient:

Perimeter Institute

City:

Waterloo

Province:

ON

At the gala celebrating Perimeter Institute’s 25th anniversary, Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin announced a new research chair in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information, in honour of the late Ray Laflamme.

September 2025

Family of J.W. Bud Bird

Gift:

$250,000

Recipient:

Fredericton Playhouse

City:

Fredericton

Province:

NB

Donation from family of former Mayor of Fredericton, J.W. Bud Bird, is toward the Encore! campaign and supports the Studio in the new Performing Arts Centre.

September 2025

Fondation Charles-Bruneau

Gift:

$21,300,000

Recipient:

CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation will support pediatric oncology and will help to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge technology; advance innovative research platforms; provide scholarships for the next generation of scientists; and the enhancement of clinical and psychosocial programs to prove the quality of life of young patients and their families.

September 2025

Glenn Varzari, Janice Varzari

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation

City:

Lethbridge

Province:

AB

Donation is toward the Bringing Hearts Home Cardiac campaign, which supports the construction of a new cardiac catheterization lab, a dedicated electrophysiology lab, two new echocardiography labs, cardiac MRI and CT scanners, and expanded cardiac ICU capacity at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.

September 2025

Hal Jackman

Gift:

$80,000,000

Recipient:

University of Toronto

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation is to the Faculty of Law. $35 million of the gift will go toward scholarships and student-centred programming. The gift will also expand the Future of Law Lab’s activities, and create four new named chairs.

September 2025

Hunter Family Foundation

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Foundation of Guelph General Hospital

City:

Guelph

Province:

ON

Donation supports the creation of a new medical centre at the Guelph campus of Conestoga College

September 2025

Hyon Chu Lee, Family of Won Lee

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

National accessArts Centre

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Donation from the family of the late Won Lee, led by Hyon Chu Lee, supports the campaign for a fully accessible arts learning campus.

September 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Donation is from Hyundai Hope on Wheels and supports children and youth receiving cancer care at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

September 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Children's Health Foundation

City:

London

Province:

ON

In honour of Paediatric Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope of Wheels and 225 Hyundai dealers across Canada gave $100,000 in support of paediatric cancer care.

September 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation

City:

St. John's

Province:

NL

Hyundai Hope of Wheels and 225 Hyundai dealers across Canada gave $100,000 in support of paediatric cancer care.

September 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Stollery Children’s Hospital

City:

Edmonton

Province:

AB

Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels supports the Stollery Paediatric Oncology Program.

September 2025

Irving Kipnes, Dianne Kipnes

Gift:

$25,000,000

Recipient:

University of Alberta

City:

Edmonton

Province:

AB

Donation establishes a new health research institute. The institute will be focused on discoveries through AI and data, turning research into treatments faster, and expanding lymphedema therapies.

September 2025

JBS Foundation

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

Mariposa House Hospice

City:

Severn

Province:

ON

JBS Foundation is matching donations made toward Mariposa Home Hospice’s expansion campaign until June 30, 2026, up to $500,000.

September 2025

Kraft Heinz Canada

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation supports a project to help treat food allergies at the earliest stages.

September 2025

Macer Forest Holdings, Acadian Timber Corp

Gift:

$2,500,000

Recipient:

University of New Brunswick

City:

Fredericton

Province:

NB

Donation is to the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management and will support the establishment of a new digital stream within UNB’s existing master of forestry professional degree program. Part of the investment will additionally be used to renovate space in the Forestry and Environmental Management Building to create a welcoming learning environment and access to new technologies, including computers and software.

September 2025

Malcolm Jenkins

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Boreal Healthcare Foundation

City:

Prince Albert

Province:

SK

Donation is toward the Equip the Vic campaign, to buy equipment for the Victoria Hospital.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Cape Breton University

City:

Sydney

Province:

NS

Donation is to Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University, and supports Indigenous students, helping to expand capacity to advance education through reconciliation, creating safe spaces for Indigenous knowledge, language, and culture to thrive.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Kenjgewin Teg

City:

M'Chigeeng

Province:

ON

Donation will help support the launch of Kenjgewin Teg’s Waawaaskonenh Foundation, which will strengthen its education model.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

First Nations Technical Institute

City:

Deseronto

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills

City:

St. Paul

Province:

AB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

City:

Merritt British

Province:

BC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Six Nations Polytechnic

City:

Ohsweken

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Mi’kai’sto Red Crow Community College

City:

Stand Off

Province:

AB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

First Nations University of Canada

City:

Regina

Province:

SK

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Seven Generations Education Institute

City:

Fort Frances

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Nunavut Artic College

City:

Iqaluit

Province:

NU

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Yukon University

City:

Whitehorse

Province:

YT

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Victoria

City:

Victoria

Province:

BC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Simon Fraser University

City:

Burnaby

Province:

BC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Thompson Rivers University

City:

Kamloops

Province:

BC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Alberta

City:

Edmonton

Province:

AB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Saskatchewan

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University College of the North

City:

The Pas

Province:

MB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Winnipeg

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Manitoba

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Université du Québec

City:

Quebec

Province:

QC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Western University

City:

London

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

McMaster University

City:

Hamilton

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Memorial University

City:

St. John's

Province:

NL

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of New Brunswick

City:

Fredericton

Province:

NB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Indigenous Youth Roots

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Indigenous Leadership Initiative

City:

Mashteuiatsh

Province:

QC

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

Indspire

City:

Ohsweken

Province:

ON

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Mastercard Foundation

Gift:

$25,000,000

Recipient:

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.

September 2025

Megan Porter, Brian Porter, Mary Spring, Don Spring, Judith Kilbourne, Bob Aziz, Debbie Aziz, Bill Aziz, Duncan Jackman, Michael Cooper, Kris House, Walker Lynch Foundation, Sharon Mey, Tom Anselm, Bob Hutcheson, Jack Cockwell, Anne Aziz

Gift:

$20,000,000

Recipient:

Huntsville Hospital Foundation

City:

Huntsville

Province:

ON

Donation will match donations up to $17.5 million for the new hospital, as well as establish a $2.5 million scholarship to recruit and train care teams.

September 2025

Michael Katz, Jana Katz

Gift:

$750,000

Recipient:

Birchway Niagara

City:

Niagara Falls

Province:

ON

Donation supports the campaign to expand the 45-bed shelter in Niagara Falls.

September 2025

Modern Niagara

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation

City:

Ottawa

Province:

ON

Donation supports the redevelopment of CHEO, over five years.

September 2025

Quebecor

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

Fondation Sablon

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation supports the refurbishment of the Centre aquatique Québecor at the Centre Sablon

September 2025

RBC

Gift:

$1,200,000

Recipient:

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation

City:

Ottawa

Province:

ON

Donation from the RBC Foundation supports CHEO’s Net Zero Future and is toward the development of CHEO’s new Integrated Treatment Centre, an energy-efficient and net zero–ready facility.

September 2025

RBC

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

Palette Skills

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation will help expand Palette Skills’ AI upskilling program, helping to provide workers across Canada with critical AI skills.

September 2025

RBC

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

Toronto Metropolitan University

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation from the RBC Foundation help will expand programming for students with disabilities.

September 2025

Remington Development, Prostate Cancer Centre

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

University of Calgary

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Through the Prostate Cancer Centre and their key donor, Remington Development, the gift supports the recruitment of a genitourinary cancer researcher at the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute.

September 2025

Shmuel Farhi

Gift:

$1,300,000

Recipient:

London Children's Museum

City:

London

Province:

ON

Donation supports the museum’s capital campaign.

September 2025

Susan Nelson

Gift:

$12,000,000

Recipient:

University of Calgary

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Donation launches a Precision Medicine and Learning Health System Centre for Innovation at the Cumming School of Medicine, which will harness AI and health data for faster diagnoses and more customized treatments.

September 2025

Susan Sgro, Ralph Sgro

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Burlington Community Foundation

City:

Burlington

Province:

ON

Donation will support a new fund, with the goal of supporting children and youth with access to art programming, as well as well-being for families and children.

September 2025

The Cowan Foundation

Gift:

$2,500,000

Recipient:

City of Kitchener

City:

Kitchener

Province:

ON

Donation is toward the construction of the new recreation complex under construction at RBJ Schlegel Park.

September 2025

Weston Family Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

McGill University

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Grant helps fund the acquisition of ultra-high-sensitivity whole body PET/CT scanner, as a part of a project at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital to aid the discovery of new Alzheimer’s biomarkers.

September 2025

Weston Family Foundation

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

University of Alberta

City:

Edmonton

Province:

AB

Grant is toward a project which will develop a tool to help provide individualized patient guidance on treatment of inflammatory bowel disease symptoms.

September 2025

Wynn Family

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Leo Baeck Day School

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation supports a major renovation to the Arlington Avenue campus.

September 2025

Anonymous

Gift:

$7,500,000

Recipient:

Victoria Hospitals Foundation

City:

Victoria

Province:

BC

Donation is matching gifts up to $7.5 million made to the It’s Time for Surgical Evolution campaign, which aims to expand the surgical robotics program and revolutionize cancer care at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals.

October 2025

Anonymous

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Atlantic Cancer Research Institute

City:

Moncton

Province:

NB

Donation supports cancer research in the Maritimes, and will go toward the purchase of new equipment.

October 2025

BHP

Gift:

$16,000,000

Recipient:

Six Nations Polytechnic, Colleges and Institutes Canada, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

City:

Province:

Various

BHP Foundation has committed $16 million to support an initiative to bolster Indigenous-led entrepreneurship and business education. The initiative is partnership with Colleges and Institutes Canada, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, and Six Nations Polytechnic.

October 2025

Bruce Power & Suppliers

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Huron Shores Hospice

City:

Tiverton

Province:

ON

In honour of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Bruce Power and its supplier partners donated $100,000 to three hospices, including Huron Shores Hospice. The other two organizations are located in Walkerton and Clinton.

October 2025

Canada Life

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Health Sciences Centre Foundation

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation is to the Operation Excellence campaign, and will help pay for cutting-edge surgical technology and tools.

October 2025

Chan Better World Foundation

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

St. Paul’s Foundation of Vancouver

City:

Vancouver

Province:

BC

Donation supports the Jim Pattison Medical Campus project.

October 2025

Desjardins Group

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

St. Joseph's Health Centre of Sudbury Foundation

City:

Sudbury

Province:

ON

Donation from the Desjardins GoodSpark Fund supports the rehabilitative care hospital in Sudbury through the creation of green spaces, the development of a healing garden, and specialized therapeutic programming to improve health and well-being

October 2025

D-Pace

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Selkirk College

City:

Castlegar

Province:

BC

Donation supports the establishment of the Selkirk Ion-source Research Centre. The donation, valued at nearly $1 million, includes cutting-edge technology that will enable hands-on education and advanced research and innovation .

October 2025

Emmanuelle Gattuso

Gift:

$20,000,000

Recipient:

Campfire Circle

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation will help expand Campfire Circle’s in-hospital programming, and build a new medical camp in Prince Edward County.

October 2025

Farm Credit Canada

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

Harvest Manitoba

City:

Winnipeg

Province:

MB

Donation will support the creation of a new food processing facility to increase the food bank’s capacity.

October 2025

Federated Co-operatives Limited, South Country Co-op

Gift:

$4,250,000

Recipient:

University of Lethbridge

City:

Lethbridge

Province:

AB

The University of Lethbridge, South Country Co-op and Federated Co-op have entered a 25-year naming partnership for the University’s Centre for Sports & Wellness.

October 2025

Fidelity Investments Canada

Gift:

$1,400,000

Recipient:

University of Guelph

City:

Guelph

Province:

ON

Donation will establish a chair in finance and expand hands-on learning opportunities at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

October 2025

Google

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

University of Waterloo

City:

Waterloo

Province:

ON

Google and the University of Waterloo have partnered to examine the impact of artificial intelligence on education and career readiness. The partnership includes a $1 million research agreement to create a research chair in the Future of Work and Learning.

October 2025

Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation

Gift:

$625,000

Recipient:

Camosun College

City:

Victoria

Province:

BC

Donation will support the College’s trades sampler program for the next two and a half years.

October 2025

Heather Ryan & L. David Dubé Foundation

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation supports a simulation lab for the Veterinary Technology program at the new Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon Campus.

October 2025

Hennick Family Foundation

Gift:

$6,000,000

Recipient:

York University

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation supports York’s joint law and business degree, providing scholarships and supporting learning experiences.

October 2025

Holtforster Family, Franklin Holtforster

Gift:

$2,500,000

Recipient:

Ottawa Food Bank

City:

Ottawa

Province:

ON

Donation will support the purchase and distribution of food over 10 years.

October 2025

Hughes Family

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Portage District General Hospital Foundation

City:

Portage la Prairie

Province:

MB

Donation supports the construction of the new Portage District General Hospital. Half of the donation will go toward ‘infotainment units,’ which will provide patient rooms in the new hospital with a touchscreen entertainment and communication system.

October 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation

City:

Hamilton

Province:

ON

Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels is in support of paediatric cancer care.

October 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$100,000

Recipient:

Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels will allow the Children’s Hematology-Oncology Clinical Research Unit to open new clinical trials for children with difficult-to-treat cancers and blood disorders.

October 2025

Hyundai Canada

Gift:

$150,000

Recipient:

University Hospitals Kingston Foundation

City:

Kingston

Province:

ON

$100,000 from Hyundai Canada and $50,000 from Belleville Hyundai, Kingston Hyundai, Smiths Falls Hyundai and Brockville Hyundai will support pediatric oncology services.

October 2025

Inga Repovs, Joe Repovs

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation

City:

Ajax

Province:

ON

Donation will create a fund to support the Ajax Pickering Hospital’s orthopaedic program.

October 2025

Irene Verspeeten, Archie Verspeeten

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Western University

City:

London

Province:

ON

Donation from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten through London Health Sciences Foundation will establish two endowed cancer research chairs.

October 2025

Jacques Lessard Foundation

Gift:

$1,050,000

Recipient:

HEC Montréal

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation will fund new bursaries that will be awarded annually to support business students with significant financial needs.

October 2025

Kenneth and Dorothy Rowe Foundation

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation

City:

Dartmouth

Province:

NS

Donation will help bring a new CT scanner to Dartmouth General Hospital.

October 2025

Krstajic Foundation

Gift:

$150,000

Recipient:

Plan International Canada

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s priority projects.

October 2025

Les Filles de la Providence of Saskatchewan

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

St. Thomas More College

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation will endow an Indigenous chair at the school, as well as support a range of experiential learning programs.

October 2025

Leslie McLean, Scott McCain

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

Dalhousie University

City:

Halifax

Province:

NS

Donation supports a community wellness level of the Oulton-Stanish Centre, which will be the new home of the Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic.

October 2025

Loewen Family Foundation

Gift:

$413,600

Recipient:

Plan International Canada

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

Donation supports Plan International Canada’s priority projects.

October 2025

Loretta Windsor

Gift:

$500,000

Recipient:

University of New Brunswick

City:

Fredericton

Province:

NB

Donation will allow for a new graduate award in history.

October 2025

Montréal Exchange

Gift:

$2,000,000

Recipient:

HEC Montréal

City:

Montreal

Province:

QC

Donation from the Regulatory Division of the Montréal Exchange will create a scholarship fund to promote research on financial derivatives.

October 2025

Northpine Foundation

Gift:

$550,000

Recipient:

University College of the North

City:

The Pas

Province:

MB

Donation is toward an educational support initiative to improve high school graduation rates and post-secondary access for Indigenous learners facing complex barriers in Treaty 5 lands in Northern Manitoba.

October 2025

OCP Construction Supplies, Cousineau Family

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Health Sciences North Foundation

City:

Sudbury

Province:

ON

Donation supports the expansion of pediatric care in the North.

October 2025

Paul Coyne, Bernadette Coyne

Gift:

Unspecified

Recipient:

Lincoln Pelham Public Library

City:

Fonthill

Province:

ON

Unspecified donation launched a fundraising campaign to renovate the library branch in Fonthill.

October 2025

PCL Construction

Gift:

$1,500,000

Recipient:

CAMH Foundation

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

To mark World Mental Health Day, PCL Construction pledged $1.5 million to CAMH.

October 2025

Raymond Lisafeld (estate of), Barbara Lisafeld, Kevin Lisafeld

Gift:

$130,000

Recipient:

St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation

City:

Estevan

Province:

SK

Donation supports the campaign to bring an MRI to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan.

October 2025

RBC

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

Various

City:

Toronto

Province:

ON

As a part of its newly launched RBC Generate initiative, RBC is investing $5 million in agriculture in the prairies. Recipient organizations include the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA), Nature United, Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C).

October 2025

Stephen Kennedy

Gift:

$3,000,000

Recipient:

Calgary Health Foundation

City:

Calgary

Province:

AB

Donation supports the renovation of an auditorium at the Foothills Medical Centre.

October 2025

Susan Gordon, Peter Gordon

Gift:

$755,000

Recipient:

Acadia University

City:

Wolfville

Province:

NS

Donation supports the establishment the Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre.

October 2025

Thedra Hunt, Bernie Slogotski

Gift:

$5,000,000

Recipient:

University of Saskatchewan

City:

Saskatoon

Province:

SK

Donation will establish a new centre for entrepreneurship, and will support programming and staff.

October 2025

Thomas Kevill

Gift:

$10,000,000

Recipient:

St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Hamilton

City:

Hamilton

Province:

ON

Donation is toward the work of the Advanced Vitreoretinal Imaging Lab at the Regional Eye Institute, and will help support research aimed at combating two leading causes of blindness, Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy.

October 2025

Vincent Barzotti, Bruna Barzotti, Barzotti Family

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Foundation of Guelph General Hospital

City:

Guelph

Province:

ON

Donation will help expand access to breast cancer screening for the Guelph and Wellington County area.

October 2025

Williamson Family

Gift:

$1,000,000

Recipient:

Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice

City:

Port Dover

Province:

ON

Donation supports the construction of the new Hospice Palliative Care Centre.

October 2025

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