Major Gift News
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Adrienne Peacock, John Peacock
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Nipissing University
City:
North Bay
Province:
ON
$600,000 will go toward undergraduate research fellowships and Giving Tuesday matching funds; $250,000 will go toward the work of Rare Dementia Support Canada, which is based at the University; and $150,000 will go toward the creation of a wampum belt as a part of the University’s support of Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation Efforts.
February 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
University of Alberta
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Donation from an anonymous alumni donor supports the Centennial Scholarship Program.
February 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,150,000
Recipient:
Queen's University
City:
Kingston
Province:
ON
The anonymous gift will support AI research and graduate studies in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering.
February 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$4,800,000
Recipient:
Ontario Tech University
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
The anonymous donation is to the Tech with a Conscience campaign, and will support the University’s campus expansion.
February 2025
Arthur George Hall (Estate of)
Gift:
$3,500,000
Recipient:
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation from the estate of Arthur “Bud” George Hall will support efforts to build the Taylor Family Campus Centre.
February 2025
Azrieli Foundation
Gift:
$2,750,000
Recipient:
Trillium Health Partners Foundation
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
Donation will fund a four-year research study at Trillium Health Partners’ Institute for Better Health to improve support and better integrate caregivers into health care teams.
February 2025
Bob Binkley, Shirley Cook
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation
City:
Delta
Province:
BC
Donation is toward high priority projects and equipment for the Delta Hospital Campus of Care. $250,000 is allocated to the new Beedie Long Term Care Centre.
February 2025
Brian Beresh
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
CKUA Radio
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Donation will help Alberta CKUA Radio continue its operations.
February 2025
Canerector Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Niagara College
City:
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Province:
ON
Donation will fund a scholarship program and mentorship for skilled trades students in the following programs: Welding Technician; Carpentry & Renovation; Motive Power; Construction Engineering Technology; Mechanical Engineering Technology.
February 2025
Cenovus Energy
Gift:
$3,700,000
Recipient:
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation is a part of the launch of SAIT’s Real Futures campaign, and will support curriculum revitalization, upgrading equipment and technology, and reimagining learning experiences.
February 2025
Clio
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
University of British Columbia
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Donation is to the Sauder School of Business’ Power House Expansion Project, and will fund a dynamic space within the Powerhouse building designed to bring students, faculty, and industry leaders together to tackle complex challenges and create new ventures. The space will be the home of Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver.
February 2025
David McPhedran
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Ottawa Hospital Foundation
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
Donation is to the Campaign to Create Tomorrow.
February 2025
Earle O’Born, Janice O’Born, Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation
Gift:
$25,000,000
Recipient:
Sinai Health Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will help build the physical space to house the Centre for Mature Women’s Health.
February 2025
Fairfax Financial Holdings
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Huron University College
City:
London
Province:
ON
Donation will open a free enterprise centre on campus.
February 2025
FDC Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation
City:
Kenora
Province:
ON
The FDC Foundation is matching donations made between February 12 and April 30 2025, up to $2 million in support of the Beyond The Scan Campaign, which aims to bring Kenora’s first-ever MRI, a new CT Scanner, and advanced mammography equipment to the Hospital.
February 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation is through Hyundai Canada’s Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative to support pediatric cancer research.
February 2025
J & W Murphy Foundation, AMS Healthcare
Gift:
$3,500,000
Recipient:
Dalhousie University
City:
Halifax
Province:
NS
AMS Healthcare and J & W Murphy Foundation each endowed $1.75 million to create the new Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity.
February 2025
Jessica Bassitt, Chris Bassitt
Gift:
Unspecified
Recipient:
Jays Care Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Chris and Jessica Bassitt have pledged to donate $10,000 USD to Jays Care Foundation for each game the Blue Jays win this season where Chris pitches.
February 2025
Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Gift:
$1,050,000
Recipient:
Dalhousie University
City:
Halifax
Province:
NS
Donation supports the Faculty of Engineer’s Inclusive Pathways to Engineering Careers Program, which aims to remove barriers and increase access to engineering education among equity-deserving groups.
February 2025
Joyce Family Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Nipissing University
City:
North Bay
Province:
ON
Donation will establish an endowed bursary fund aimed at supporting students facing socio-economic barriers to post-secondary education.
February 2025
Joyce Family Foundation
Gift:
$2,550,000
Recipient:
University of Ottawa
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation will establish a fund to support students facing significant financial need or other socio-economic barriers.
February 2025
Kathy Lacey, Heather Donald, John Donald, Joan Donald, Peter Lacey
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Red Deer Regional Health Foundation
City:
Red Deer
Province:
AB
Donation will support the establishment of the interim cardiac catheterization lab.
February 2025
Kelowna Auto Dealers Association
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
Okanagan College
City:
Kelowna
Province:
BC
Donation is to the Thrive Here campaign, which will being a recreation and wellness centre of the Kelowna campus.
February 2025
KPMG
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Pinball Foundation
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
Donation from the KPMG Foundation is over three years to support underserved youth across Canada by providing access to education, resources, mentorship, and development.
February 2025
Laureen Borgland, Hugh Borgland
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
University of Calgary
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation is to the Oncology Outcomes (O2) initiatives, which analyzes data to see what treatments or interventions might be the most effective for future cancer care.
February 2025
Lise and Giuseppe Racanelli Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation marks the official launch of the “Relevons la tête ensemble” fundraising campaign to support patient well-being and mental health research.
February 2025
Lundin Cancer Fund
Gift:
$4,000,000
Recipient:
Canadian Cancer Society
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will kickstart the Glioblastoma Research Program, a five-year research program into a rare and highly aggressive form of brain cancer.
February 2025
MacEwen Family, Allan MacEwen
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Maxville Manor
City:
Maxville
Province:
ON
Donation supports the long-term care home’s redevelopment campaign.
February 2025
Mary Dorssers, Bill Dorssers
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation
City:
Chatham
Province:
ON
Bill and Mary Dorssers tripled donations made throughout March 2025 to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation for a new fluoroscopy machine, up to $100,000.
February 2025
Max Bell Foundation
Gift:
$12,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
The Max Bell Foundation renewed its support for the Max Bell School of Public Policy, which the Foundation helped establish through a gift in 2017.
February 2025
Max Bell Foundation
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation is to the School of Population and Global Health.
February 2025
McCall MacBain Foundation
Gift:
$3,500,000
Recipient:
Dalhousie University
City:
Halifax
Province:
NS
Donation supports the Student Leadership Academy, a program dedicated to equipping students with the skills, confidence, and networks they need to lead in their communities and beyond. Funds will create ten entrance scholarships for incoming students.
February 2025
National Bank
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Concordia University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation is over five years and will go toward an initiative to improve the development of trustworthy AI-based systems.
February 2025
Neena Kohli, Ted Kohli
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
City:
Guelph
Province:
ON
Donation is toward most pressing needs and the enhancement of the Hospital’s Welcome Centre.
February 2025
Novo Nordisk Canada
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation supports the establishment of the Metabolic Centre of Excellence.
February 2025
Ottawa Community Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Ottawa Food Bank
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
The $1 million grant is in response to the food insecurity crisis in Ottawa.
February 2025
Paterson Group
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Ottawa Hospital Foundation
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation supports the campaign to build a new campus.
February 2025
Peter Porter
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice
City:
Port Dover
Province:
ON
Donation supports the construction of the Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice.
February 2025
Pierre Lassonde
Gift:
$50,000,000
Recipient:
Polytechnique Montréal
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation will enable the creation of a new research institute with the dual mission of training talent in the high-tech sector and developing tangible technological innovations for society.
February 2025
Quebecor
Gift:
$20,000,000
Recipient:
Laval University
City:
Quebec City
Province:
QC
Donation supports the creation of the Sphère Québecor program, which will include a series of research and teaching initiatives; as well as the creation of an environmental, social, and governance investment fund and scholarships for Université Laval’s international business development missions.
February 2025
Rabba Fine Foods
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Trillium Health Partners Foundation
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
Donation is over ten years and will support intensive care, emergency care, and mental health services.
February 2025
RBC
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Forests Canada
City:
Barrie
Province:
ON
Donation from the RBC Foundation supports tree planting and community initiatives.
February 2025
RBC
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Glenbow Museum
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation from the RBC Foundation as a part of RBC’s new Community Infrastructure Fund supports accessibility and accommodations for Glenbow’s visitors with physical, cogitative, and sensory needs.
February 2025
RBC
Gift:
$1,350,000
Recipient:
Western University
City:
London
Province:
ON
RBC is investing $1.35 million toward the previously launched RBC Design Thinking Program and to fund 10 scholarships for engineering, and computer and data science students.
February 2025
Rhoda Rabinovitch, Issie Rabinovitch
Gift:
$140,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Issie and Rhoda Rabinovitch are matching donations made to the Redbirds football team made during the annual McGill24 fundraiser, up to $140,000.
February 2025
Shoppers Drug Mart
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Province of Manitoba
City:
Province:
MB
Donation from the Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health is to Manitoba’s MMIWG2S+ Healing and Empowerment Endowment Fund, a fund created by the provincial government of Manitoba to help the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.
February 2025
Sienna for Seniors Foundation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Ontario Tech University
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
Donation will establish a scholarship for students in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nursing program.
February 2025
TD Bank
Gift:
$1,880,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation supports a new pilot program at the School of Continuing Studies designed to help Black Canadians navigate barriers to employment and secure jobs in critical industries.
February 2025
TD Bank
Gift:
$600,000
Recipient:
Kids Help Phone
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is a part of the TD Ready Commitment and supports efforts to advance e-mental health innovation.
February 2025
Yuri Fulmer
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Capilano University
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Donation supports the new centre for early childhood education.
February 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Diocese of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
An anonymous donor provided a $100,000 matching challenge grant toward the Diocese of Toronto’s 2025 annual campaign.
March 2025
BMO
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Lakehead University
City:
Thunder Bay
Province:
ON
Donation will create a new outdoor learning space dedicated to Indigenous education, cultural engagement, and community connection.
March 2025
Carefoot Acres
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Southwest Facility Foundation
City:
Swift Current
Province:
SK
Donation is over 10 years and supports the campaign for a new sport, leisure and recreation facility in Swift Current.
March 2025
Craig Mearns
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Victoria Hospitals Foundation
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
Craig Mearns is matching gifts made to the It’s Time for Surgical Innovation campaign, up to $1 million.
March 2025
Dani Reiss Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Canada Basketball
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is over four years and will support efforts to strengthen the performance of Canada Basketball’s national teams by investing in targeted coaching resources.
March 2025
George Myhal, Rayla Myhal
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Rayla and George Myhal are matching donations to St. Joe’s, up to $10 million.
March 2025
Gyan Jain, Kanchan Jain
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Scarborough Health Network Foundation
City:
Scarborough
Province:
ON
Donation will help create an interventional radiology suite in the new Northpine Diagnostic Imaging Department.
March 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
SickKids Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is through Hyundai Canada’s Hyundai Hope on Wheels initiative to support pediatric cancer research.
March 2025
IAMGOLD Corporation
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
Laurentian University
City:
Sudbury
Province:
ON
Donation is for the creation of a fund to support academic and research projects that help implement the University’s strategic priorities while driving innovation in mineral resources and mining education and research.
March 2025
Interop Labs
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
University of Waterloo
City:
Waterloo
Province:
ON
Donation is in USD toward the Computer Research Endowment. It will support the creation of an AI and blockchain research laboratory at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.
March 2025
Jasper Brewing, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Rocky Mountaineer, Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, The Maligne Range
Gift:
$5,500,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Jasper
Province:
AB
A group of tourism companies led by Pursuit, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Rocky Mountaineer, and Jasper Brewing and the Maligne Range have pledged $5.5 million over three years to help the Jasper community recover from wildfires in 2024. The pledge includes $3 million from Pursuit; $1.5 million from Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge; $1 million from Rocky Mountaineer; and up to $300,000 from Jasper Brewing and the Maligne Range.
March 2025
Karen McKay, David McKay
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Scarborough Health Network Foundation
City:
Scarborough
Province:
ON
Donation will help build the Scarborough Health Centre of Excellence.
March 2025
Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation is to the Miles to Go campaign, which aims to construct two new Ronald McDonald Houses in Prince Albert and Regina.
March 2025
Korpach Family, Art Korpach
Gift:
$420,000
Recipient:
University of Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation supports the renovation of a classroom in the Edwards School of Business.
March 2025
Lynda Hamilton
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
University of British Columbia
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Donation will create the Marilyn Pomfret Memorial Award for Women in Athletics, in honour of the legacy of Marilyn Pomfret, a former teacher, coach and athletic director at UBC.
March 2025
Mackenzie Investments, Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life
Gift:
$1,250,000
Recipient:
True Patriot Love Foundation, Invictus Games
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is in support of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 and True Patriot Love. It will support a variety of initiatives, including: Accessible Ticketing Program; Alpine Ski and Snowboard Program; Veteran Hub and Collaborative Space; True patriot Love Legacy Fund.
March 2025
Marotta Family
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Niagara Health Foundation
City:
St. Catharines
Province:
ON
Donation is toward state-of-the-art equipment for surgical suites at the new hospital.
March 2025
Melvin Berg
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
University of Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation supports the renovation of a classroom in the Edwards School of Business.
March 2025
Nova Scotia Power
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Cape Breton University
City:
Sydney
Province:
NS
Donation supports scholarships for students in STEM programs, as well as the establishment of a Centre for Discovery and Innovation.
March 2025
Nutrien
Gift:
$15,000,000
Recipient:
University of Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation is to USask’s Be What the World Needs campaign, and will establish a centre for sustainable and digital agriculture within the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, as well as a fund to provide scholarships for AgBio students; fund Indigenous and community engagement initiatives; and support scholarships for engineering students and the creation of a lecture theatre in the College of Engineering.
March 2025
RBC
Gift:
$800,000
Recipient:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation from the RBC Foundation will help enhance programming and course materials to equip current and future students going into the sustainable energy sector.
March 2025
Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation
Gift:
$1,200,000
Recipient:
Clayoquot Biosphere Trust
City:
Tofino
Province:
BC
$1 million of the donation is toward the construction of the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Centre, and the remaining $200,000 will enhance programming.
March 2025
Stephanie Chung, Peter Chung
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Donation supports epilepsy care and research.
March 2025
Sterling Hornoi Family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Hospitals of Regina Foundation
City:
Regina
Province:
SK
Donation supports the creation of a specialized pharmacy clean room in the Children’s Cancer Clinic at the Regina General Hospital.
March 2025
The Mosaic Company
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Ochapowace Nation
City:
Whitewood
Province:
SK
Donation is toward the building of a new addictions recovery and wellness centre that is being planned by Ochapowace Nation on land south of Broadview.
March 2025
Weston Family
Gift:
$50,000,000
Recipient:
City of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Members of the Weston family and their foundations have pledged to donate $50 million to improve the state of Queen’s Park in Toronto. An additional donation, yet to be announced, will pay for programming and maintenance.
March 2025
Yellowknife Elks Lodge
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Yellowknife
Province:
NT
Donation was announced during an annual Gift of Giving fundraising gala.