Major Gift News

Donation is to the faculties of Social Work and Law, and will fund two new research chairs and a Centre for Transformation, focused on improving outcomes for families involved in the family justice system.

Over the last two years, APOS has given nearly $350,000 to support wildlife conservation, including to fund the development and expansion of the Wildlife Analytics Lab.

Donation made through the Ottawa Community Foundation supports Ottawa’s first repetitive transcranial magnetic simulation clinical research platform.

As a part of Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 22, Bell matched all donations up to $1 million. Proceeds went toward six youth mental health organizations.

Donation will support United Way’s Community Hubs, which bring social services, healthcare, recreational spaces and government services together in one location.

Canadian Industrial Mills Services and Ideal Welders Ltd. each donated $100,000 toward the development of BCIT’s new Trades and Technology Complex.

Donation funds the renovation of a former manufacturing hub into the Integrated Cornerstone Design Projects Studio, a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the educational experience for first-year engineering students.

Donation to the Faculty of Dentistry will support research on better diagnostic methods for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes.

Donation supports the For All Minds campaign in support of the redevelopment and expansion of the Mental Health & Addictions Unit.

Donation is to TMU’s Student Wellbeing Centre.

Donation addresses critical gaps in the cultural sector by championing professional development for early and mid-career artists.

Donation supports the launch of a Health Equity Fund, which will provide grants to health care leaders and researchers whose work is advancing health equity for populations across Nova Scotia.

Donation supports research to advance sustainable water practices and ensure the long-term reliability of water and wastewater systems though the Water Research Centre, based in U of A’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering.

Donation supports the new Fredericton performing arts centre.

Donation supports a project to build a 24-bed student residence.

Donation establishes an endowment which will offer 10 annual bursaries for students who graduated from a high school in Antigonish.

Donation supports the expansion of the Centre for Skilled Trades, and an immersive learning space within the Centre.

Donation from GM Canada and GM dealers across Canada address emergency needs, such as housing, groceries, clothing, and school supplies for vulnerable families in Durham Region.

Brigitte and Henning Freybe donated an art collection valued at over $10 million to the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Donation supports initiatives focused on promoting trades education, enhancing diversity, and fostering student success in the skilled trades sector, including financial awards and bursaries for women in trades.

Donation supports the Outfit the March capital project, which will allow for the purchase of modern production equipment and temporary seating.

Donation supports research at UCalgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Kinesiology, aimed at improving the prediction and prevention of racehorse injuries.

Donation will help youth across Canada overcome barriers to education.

Donation seeds the Canadian Shield Institute, which will develop economic and defence policy recommendations.

Jim Pattison is matching all donations made to the campaign to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment for Cowichan’s new hospital, up to $5 million.

Matching donation toward orthopedic care at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation.

Donation funds a bursary program for students who face financial and social barriers to post-secondary education.

Donation will be divided between Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, and Conestoga College to create the Hallman Foundation Scholars Awards for residents of Waterloo Region who demonstrate financial need.

Donation supports the newly launched campaign for robotic seizure care technology. Donation includes $100,000 toward the neurosurgical robotic program, and $600,000 in matching funds.

As part of its third annual Healthy Together campaign, METRO donated nearly $3.1 million to its three partners Food Banks of Quebec, Feed Ontario and Food Depot Alimentaire in New Brunswick.

Donation supports the Canadian Opera Company’s work in engaging diverse opera-goers and developing robust audiences for the future of the art form.

Donation is to the Portuguese Canadian History Project, which is housed in the Clara Thomas Archives at York University. Funding will support future events, tours and online experiences over the next five years.

Donation is toward United Way Hastings Price Edward’s 2024-25 fundraising campaign.

Grant from RBC Future Launch is directed toward the Seneca Nanji Foundation School of Nursing and will focus on four priorities to enhance the educational experience and career readiness of nursing students: AI Technology; Career Navigator; Fast-Track Bachelor of Nursing Stipend; Retrofit and Growth of Nursing Labs.

Donation supports the development of a first–in–Canada Interventional Psychiatry Initiative, and help expand and enhance mental health services. Donation will also enable the establishment of an endowed Hospital Chair to pursue research and care innovations in mental health and substance use.

Donation supports a digital pathology program.

Donation supports The Princess Margaret/UHN’s digital pathology network.

Donation supports student success and innovation through the creation of the Scotiabank Lounge, located in the TEC Hub. Donation also includes an investment in educational technologies at the Downtown Campus.

Donation is in support of the Nova Scotia International Community of Health Care Workers Engagement (NICHE) program, which helps newcomers and those returning to Nova Scotia build long-term connections in their communities.

Donation helps establish 13 endowment funds supporting university and college students with disabilities in every province and territory.

Donation supports the Feel Out Loud campaign.

Donation allowed for the acquisition of a portable MRI machine at Kingston Health Sciences Centre.

Donation from a group of 14 pork industry partners will extend the research role of the USask Chair in Swine Welfare.

The Fastfrate Group and their parent company, Tepper Holdings Inc. are each donating $500,000 to Audrey’s Place Foundation, toward nursing scholarships for students at the University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing.

$5 million will support the new community-based medical centre, and $1 million will support the Emergency Department expansion, including a centre for mental health and addictions.

Donation supports the IWK Emergency Department redevelopment project.

Donation kickstarts Toyota Canada’s goal to provide a Million Meals to Canadians living with food insecurity.

Donation supports the Kinsmen Arena renovation project, and will go towards the replacement of rink boards and class.

Donation supports the Time to Rise campaign in support of the Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon Campus.

Donation supports healthcare education in southeast Alberta.