Major Gift News
Anonymous
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Alliston
Province:
ON
To provide a matched gift opportunity up to $250,000 in support of the Because of You, We Can Capital Campaign.
OCTOBER 2021
Askew's Foods
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
City:
Salmon Arm
Province:
BC
Towards construction of the rail trail.
OCTOBER 2021
BMO Financial Group
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Hope Chicago
City:
Province:
International
To help Chicago Public School graduates and their families pursue higher education and graduate debt free.
OCTOBER 2021
BMO Financial Group
Gift:
$430,000
Recipient:
Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Alliston
Province:
ON
In support of the Because of You, We Can Capital Campaign.
OCTOBER 2021
Pat Boot and Catherine Weenk
Gift:
$2,250,000
Recipient:
Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
For a one-on-one tutoring program to improve children’s literacy.
OCTOBER 2021
Carpenters Union Local 1669
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Roots to Harvest
City:
Thunder Bay
Province:
ON
Towards purchasing and renovating the Fort William Road building and creating new programs.
OCTOBER 2021
Doggone Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Concordia University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support experiential learning opportunities for Fine Arts students outside of the classroom. Over nine years, the gift will fund 40 annual, previously named Elspeth McConnell Fine Arts Awards valued at $5,000 each. $10,000 per year will fund the annual Bill McLennan Northwest Coast Travel Award.
OCTOBER 2021
Paul and Carmen Duffy
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Ryerson University
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
In support of the future Science Discovery Complex, as well as the lab and work of Dr. John Marshall.
OCTOBER 2021
Mark Dufresne and family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
For a new urology facility.
OCTOBER 2021
Enbridge Gas
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Fire departments across Ontario
City:
Various
Province:
ON
To provide training materials to upgrade life-saving techniques through the Safe Community Assist Project to 50 fire departments.
OCTOBER 2021
Fastfrate Group and Audrey's Place Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
UHN Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To accelerate research in two areas: Chiari malformation led by Dr. Michael Fehlings and repairing and engineering superior organs for transplantation led by Dr. Shaf Keshavjee.
OCTOBER 2021
Farm Credit Canada
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Province:
National
To support 88 community groups across Canada for projects that make positive changes in rural communities with less than 150,000 residents. Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.
OCTOBER 2021
Chris and George Gilley
Gift:
$230,000
Recipient:
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
City:
Huntsville
Province:
ON
In support of the Focus on Imaging Capital Campaign.
OCTOBER 2021
Graywood Developments
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Province:
National
To launch the Graywood Vision Fund to make cities happier and healthier places to live, with an inaugural donation of over $100K in support of YMCA of Greater Toronto, YMCA Calgary, Canadian Opera Company and Tree Canada.
OCTOBER 2021
Don and Shirley Green Family Charitable Foundation
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Canadian Cancer Society
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To establish the Don Green Palliative Care Advocacy Team dedicated to transforming hospice palliative care across Canada.
OCTOBER 2021
Half-Way Motors
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Roots to Harvest
City:
Thunder Bay
Province:
ON
Towards purchasing and renovating the Fort William Road building and creating new programs.
OCTOBER 2021
Hellenic Heritage Foundation
Gift:
$1,400,000
Recipient:
York University
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To expand the Greek Canadian History Project, over five years.
OCTOBER 2021
Jeffrey and Lynn Henderson
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Niagara Health Foundation
City:
St. Catharines
Province:
ON
For renovation of the newly named Henderson Family CT Simulator Unit to improve cancer treatment.
OCTOBER 2021
Jay and Barbara Hennick
Gift:
$36,000,000
Recipient:
Sinai Health
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To provide unrestricted funding to the renamed Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital.
OCTOBER 2021
Jim Hynes and Barry Hynes
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
SPCA
City:
St. John's
Province:
NL
In support of The Way Home campaign to build a new facility in St. John’s.
OCTOBER 2021
Ice River Springs
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
City:
Markdale
Province:
ON
Towards the Together in Care campaign for the new Markdale Hospital.
OCTOBER 2021
Rotary Club of Markdale
Gift:
$300,000
Recipient:
Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
City:
Markdale
Province:
ON
Towards the Together in Care campaign for the new Markdale Hospital.
OCTOBER 2021
Feversham & District Kinsmen Club
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
City:
Markdale
Province:
ON
Towards the Together in Care campaign for the new Markdale Hospital.
OCTOBER 2021
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
City of Prince George
City:
Prince George
Province:
BC
Towards a multisport court.
OCTOBER 2021
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
Gift:
$1,200,000
Recipient:
City of Regina
City:
Regina
Province:
SK
In kind gift of an inclusive playground and spray pad.
OCTOBER 2021
Sanders Lee
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
University of Calgary
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
To establish the Hopewell M.I.N.D. Prize to help expand Calgary’s innovation ecosystem.
OCTOBER 2021
John Lessif and family
Gift:
$209,000
Recipient:
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Tillsonburg
Province:
ON
To purchase an orthopedic GE Digital Mobile ERGO C-Arm x-ray machine for the orthopedic surgical program.
OCTOBER 2021
Lewitt family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Meaford Hospital Foundation
City:
Meaford
Province:
ON
Towards the cataract surgery suite, as well as new X-ray machines and cardiac monitors for the emergency department.
OCTOBER 2021
Normal and Gay Loveland
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Queen's University
City:
Kingston
Province:
ON
To establish an endowment to support the STEM: Indigenous Activities (STEM:InA) program which will help bring geographically distanced Indigenous students to Queen’s. The gift is over four years.
OCTOBER 2021
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
The Girls Opportunity Alliance, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, The Trevor Project
City:
Province:
International
In support of The Girls Opportunity Alliance, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, The Trevor Project as well as for the launch of a Centre for Social Impact.
OCTOBER 2021
Colin and Belle MacDonald Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Canada's Children's Hospitals Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To be disbursed to CCHF’s 13 member children’s hospital foundations to address their most urgent mental health needs.
OCTOBER 2021
Manitoba Métis Federation
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
University of Winnipeg
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
To establish the Dr. Annette Trimbee Indigenous Excellence Scholarships. $250,000 was donated by the Manitoba Métis Federation and is being matched by UWinnipeg. The scholarships, valued up to $10,000 per year and renewable for up to five years, will be awarded to Indigenous undergraduate students who identify as Red River Métis, First Nations, or Inuit.
OCTOBER 2021
Mitsubishi Motors Sales of Canada
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
In support of food banks across Canada providing 300,000 meals to Canadians.
OCTOBER 2021
Ontario Power Generation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Durham College and Ontario Tech University
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
To assist in recruiting and retaining students including those under-represented in the industry, such as women and Indigenous people, to build a diverse population of potential employees for the energy sector. The partnership will focus on technology development in the energy sector for climate change initiatives as well as research and development in support of OPG’s Climate Change Plan.
OCTOBER 2021
Brendan Paddick and Renee Vedd-Paddick
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
Lionel Kelland Hospice
City:
Grand Falls-Windsor
Province:
NL
In support of the Every Moment Matters campaign for a community-based hospice.
OCTOBER 2021
Perry Family Farm
Gift:
$111,000
Recipient:
Town of Coaldale
City:
Coaldale
Province:
AB
To help fund sport and recreation equipment in the new multi-use recreation centre.
OCTOBER 2021
Scott Pollard and family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
City:
Guelph
Province:
ON
To support the hospital’s most urgent and essential equipment needs through the Together, We Care campaign.
OCTOBER 2021
RBC Foundation
Gift:
$330,000
Recipient:
Cambrian College
City:
Sudbury
Province:
ON
To support student initiatives at Cambrian College over the next three years.
OCTOBER 2021
RBC Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Concordia University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support 40 annual internships for underserved students through Beat the Odds as well as nine annual internships through the Co-op’s Non-Profit Sector Internships program over four years.
OCTOBER 2021
RBC Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
University of Regina
City:
Regina
Province:
SK
To support career-related work and leadership development opportunities for Indigenous students.
OCTOBER 2021
Sabourin Family Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Western University
City:
London
Province:
ON
To support a new undergraduate student award program, as well as fund innovative programming and Western’s new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Building.
OCTOBER 2021
Shoppers Drug Mart
Gift:
$300,000
Recipient:
Women's Shelters Canada
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
To support women’s shelters across Canada.
OCTOBER 2021
David and Faye Sobey Foundation
Gift:
$900,000
Recipient:
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
City:
Dartmouth
Province:
NS
In support of the campaign to double the amount of protected land.
OCTOBER 2021
Paul and Marsha Sobey
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
City:
Dartmouth
Province:
NS
In support of the campaign to double the amount of protected land.
OCTOBER 2021
Tetreault family
Gift:
$109,000
Recipient:
Algonquin College
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
To establish an endowment to create the Blair H. Tetreault Memorial Award. $4,000 will be given to a first year student pursuing a career in broadcasting in support of their second year of studies.
OCTOBER 2021
Bill and Corrie Vink
Gift:
$402,157
Recipient:
Stratford General Hospital Foundation
City:
Stratford
Province:
ON
Towards the Fluoroscopy Unit.
OCTOBER 2021
Western Alumni Association
Gift:
$1,400,000
Recipient:
Western University
City:
London
Province:
ON
Towards upgrades at the athletic stadium.
OCTOBER 2021
The Weston Family Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries
City:
Maple Ridge
Province:
BC
To provide a holiday matched gift opportunity up to $500,000. Funds will be distributed through the Salvation Army branches.
OCTOBER 2021
Hydro One
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Feed Ontario
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support hunger-relief organizations across Ontario.
OCTOBER 2021
The Estate of Tom Allan and the Tom and Sue Allan Family Fund
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
London Health Sciences Centre Foundation
City:
London
Province:
ON
To create and support a new position at the hospital in its Baker Centre for Pancreatic Cancer for the next eight to 10 years.
NOVEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation
City:
Orillia
Province:
ON
To fund the new MRI machine and to support minimally invasive surgery.
NOVEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$20,000,000
Recipient:
King's University
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Towards the construction of a new science centre.
NOVEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,400,000
Recipient:
Thompson Rivers University
City:
Kamloops
Province:
BC
To expand the peer-mentoring program for Early Childhood Educators (ECE) over the next three years to keep them from leaving the profession.
NOVEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
City:
London
Province:
ON
To match donations up to $1,500,000 for the campaign for Joan’s Place in London.
NOVEMBER 2021
Audain Foundation
Gift:
$100,000,000
Recipient:
Vancouver Art Gallery
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Towards the campaign for the new Vancouver Art Gallery.
NOVEMBER 2021
Azrieli Foundation
Gift:
$15,600,000
Recipient:
National Autism Research Centre of Israel
City:
Province:
International
To support translational research that will revolutionize diagnosis techniques and interventions for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
NOVEMBER 2021
Azrieli Foundation
Gift:
$50,000,000
Recipient:
The Weizmann Institute of Science and Weizmann Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To enable catalytic brain research with the establishment of The Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences. Gift is in USD.
NOVEMBER 2021
BMO Financial Group
Gift:
$600,000
Recipient:
Calgary Health Foundation
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
To support the redevelopment of the Foothills NICU.
NOVEMBER 2021
BMO Financial Group
Gift:
$750,000
Recipient:
Humber College
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support student and alumni entrepreneurs.
NOVEMBER 2021
BMO Financial Group
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
Children's Aid Foundation of Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support new mentorship opportunities for children and youth.
NOVEMBER 2021
Ruth Bower and Dorothy Bower
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Red Deer & District Community Foundation
City:
Red Deer
Province:
AB
To establish an endowed scholarship to support local students to further their education in honour of William Arthur Bower. A minimum of five scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded each year.
NOVEMBER 2021
Canada Goose
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
National Inuit Youth Council
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
To support the Council’s work to amplify the voices of Inuit youth across Inuit regions in Canada.
NOVEMBER 2021
Canada Life
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
JDRF and Diabetes Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin and in honour of National Diabetes Awareness Month.
NOVEMBER 2021
Dax Dasilva
Gift:
$40,000,000
Recipient:
Age of Union
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To set up Age of Union Alliance, which will fund environmental protection projects in Canada and around the world. The money will support the Quebec project and four others; in Peru, Congo, Indonesia and Haiti.
NOVEMBER 2021
Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Foundation
Gift:
$15,000,000
Recipient:
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation
City:
Kamloops
Province:
BC
Towards the Together We Rise campaign for a new patient care tower.
NOVEMBER 2021
Gragtmans Family Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Golf Canada Foundation
City:
Oakville
Province:
ON
To help launch Ontario chapter of First Tee – Canada and provide character-building opportunities for youth in Ontario and across Canada. Gift is in USD.
NOVEMBER 2021
Alan Hitchen
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
McMaster University
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
To establish the Alan Hitchen Access Strategy Award. The award will be granted to equity-deserving undergraduate students entering their first year of any program, who otherwise could not attend university without financial assistance.
NOVEMBER 2021
Home Depot Canada Foundation
Gift:
$416,000
Recipient:
Local charity partners and Canadian Red Cross
City:
Province:
National
Home Depot announced that its foundation would donate $2,000 to charity partners on behalf of each store as part of its annual Orange Door Project campaign to prevent and end youth homelessness. In addition, the company made a donation of $2,000 to the Red Cross on behalf of each BC store, to support communities following recent floods and mudslides.
NOVEMBER 2021
Lara Anne Hudson Foundation
Gift:
$1,200,000
Recipient:
Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation
City:
Newmarket
Province:
ON
For two SPEC-CT cameras in memory of Lara Anne Hudson.
NOVEMBER 2021
Impala Canada
Gift:
$375,000
Recipient:
Roots to Harvest
City:
Thunder Bay
Province:
ON
Towards Roots for Harvest’s capital campaign.
NOVEMBER 2021
Irving Oil
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation
City:
Saint John
Province:
NB
To help enhance the Stay Strong Program for cancer survivors.
NOVEMBER 2021
Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation
City:
Saint John
Province:
NB
To help enhance the Stay Strong Program for cancer survivors.
NOVEMBER 2021
The Joyce Family Foundation
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
Carleton University
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
To endow The Joyce Family Foundation Bursaries to support Indigenous studies and graduates of the Indigenous Enriched Support Program to continue their studies beyond high school. The bursary will provide each recipient up to $20,000 over four years.
NOVEMBER 2021
Kellogg Canada
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Breakfast Club of Canada
City:
Boucherville
Province:
QC
To support breakfast programs in Canadian communities where the need is greatest, with a specific focus on Northern and Indigenous communities, to improve access to food.
NOVEMBER 2021
Kirkland Lake Gold
Gift:
$4,100,000
Recipient:
Blanche River Health Foundation
City:
Kirkland Lake
Province:
ON
To support the redevelopment of the Emergency Department, as well as equipment purchases.
NOVEMBER 2021
Joan and Jerry Lozinski
Gift:
Unspecified
Recipient:
National Ballet of Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To endow the position of Artistic Director. Unspecified eight-figure gift.
NOVEMBER 2021
Jim Neill
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation
City:
Peterborough
Province:
ON
Towards cardiac care.
NOVEMBER 2021
Novo Nordisk
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Fondation du CHUM
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To help better prevent, detect, treat, and support patients and health professionals in the fight against diabetes.
NOVEMBER 2021
Parkland Corporation
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Campbell River
Province:
BC
Towards British Columbia’s flood and extreme weather response efforts.
NOVEMBER 2021
Petsmart
Gift:
$161,000
Recipient:
Peterborough Humane Society
City:
Peterborough
Province:
ON
Towards the new Animal Care Centre.
NOVEMBER 2021
Gabriel Pizza
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Orléans Health Hub
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
For the Montfort Hospital.
NOVEMBER 2021
Gerald Rimer
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To help transform Leacock Building and support Indigenous language revitalization efforts.
NOVEMBER 2021
Rimer family
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To help transform Leacock Building and support Indigenous language revitalization efforts.
NOVEMBER 2021
Rogers
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
BC Search and Rescue Association
City:
Sidney
Province:
BC
To provide immediate and long-term support to critical search and rescue services in BC and to support the legacy fund and new technology and specialized equipment.
NOVEMBER 2021
Jon Ryan and family
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
University of Regina
City:
Regina
Province:
SK
To provide five annual awards of $2,000 to help student-athletes achieve their academic and athletic goals.
NOVEMBER 2021
Scotiabank
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
Huron University College
City:
London
Province:
ON
To create and support two new programs aimed at helping students access and deepen their education.
NOVEMBER 2021
Scotiabank
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Veterans Transition Network
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
To relocate former Afghan interpreters and locally employed civilians and their families.
NOVEMBER 2021
Wayne and Wendy Sheppard
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Humane Society Hastings Prince Edward
City:
Belleville
Province:
ON
In support of the campaign for a new facility.
NOVEMBER 2021
Estate of Nicholas Sion
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
Ontario Tech University
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
To support the Brilliant Energy Institute to address the urgent need for abundant low-carbon energy solutions.
NOVEMBER 2021
SJV and EJ Chelvanayakam Charitable Foundation
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To help establish a Tamil Studies Chair at University of Toronto Scarborough.
NOVEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To help establish a Tamil Studies Chair at University of Toronto Scarborough.
NOVEMBER 2021
Sun Life
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Kids Help Phone
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support Indigenous youth mental health and expand Brighter Days, an Indigenous Wellness Program, across the country over the next three years.
NOVEMBER 2021
Rogers
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
B.C. Search and Rescue Association
City:
Sidney
Province:
BC
Towards BC flood relief.
NOVEMBER 2021
Shaw Communications
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross, Food Banks BC, and local grassroots organizations
City:
Province:
BC
Towards BC flood relief.
NOVEMBER 2021
Thistledown Foundation
Gift:
$26,000,000
Recipient:
Canada's Children's Hospitals Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support Canada’s 13 acute care children’s hospitals across the country. A donation of $2 million to each acute care children’s hospital coast-to-coast is intended to meet urgent local needs and to ensure children and their families have access to the best available care.
NOVEMBER 2021
Vancouver Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross and others
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
To support extreme weather response in BC. $1-million to the Canadian Red Cross to get help to people in areas affected by recent flooding. $1 million in unrestricted operating grants to local organizations at work on the ground in BC’s Fraser Valley and Interior.
NOVEMBER 2021
Walmart Canada
Gift:
$820,000
Recipient:
Breakfast Club of Canada
City:
Boucherville
Province:
QC
For school breakfast programs to build a stronger distribution infrastructure to reach more kids from coast to coast to coast, including in remote communities across the country.
NOVEMBER 2021
WestGen
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
British Columbia Dairy Association
City:
Burnaby
Province:
BC
Towards flood relief efforts.
NOVEMBER 2021
Winnipeg Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Ka Ni Kanichihk
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
To support the campaign for the expansion of the current facility.
NOVEMBER 2021
Canadian Pacific and New Brunswick Southern Railway
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
McAdam Railway Station
City:
McAdam
Province:
NB
Each company pledged $50,000 to the McAdam Historical Restoration Commission.
NOVEMBER 2021
Createch
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Université de Sherbrooke Foundation
City:
Sherbrooke
Province:
QC
To establish a research centre dedicated to optimizing business data.
NOVEMBER 2021
FirstOntario Credit Union
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Various food banks
City:
Various
Province:
ON
To help address food insecurity in local neighbourhoods. Recipients include Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold, The Hope Center in Welland, Neighbour to Neighbour and Good Shepherd in Hamilton, Burlington Food Bank, Fare Share Food Bank Oakville, Cayuga Food Bank, Tillsonburg Helping Hand Food Bank, Simcoe Caring Cupboard, Salvation Army Woodstock/Norwich/Ingersoll, United Way Halton and Hamilton, Bethlehem Housing and Support Services and Food4Kids in Hamilton and Niagara.
NOVEMBER 2021
Folk family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
NSCC Foundation
City:
Halifax
Province:
NS
To establish a student award for students enrolled in the plumbing program in memory of Adam Folk. Two initial $2,500 awards will be presented, with the number of annual awards increasing in future years.
NOVEMBER 2021
IBM Canada
Gift:
$21,650,000
Recipient:
University of Ottawa
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
In kind services to build and operate Cyber Range, an experiential learning facility that will provide research and training in cybersecurity and cyber safety.
NOVEMBER 2021
Prince Albert, Rosthern, St. Louis, MacDowall and Christopher-Emma Lake Lakeland Lions Clubs, with the support of the Lions District and Lions Club International
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Rose Garden Hospice
City:
Prince Albert
Province:
SK
Towards the Rose Garden Hospice.
NOVEMBER 2021
Norton Rose Fulbright
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation and Providence Health Care
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
To support Indigenous wellness and reconciliation.
NOVEMBER 2021
PARC Retirement Living
Gift:
$1,200,000
Recipient:
Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
City:
White Rock
Province:
BC
To fund five new surgical suites at Peace Arch Hospital.
NOVEMBER 2021
Tom Rankin and family
Gift:
$540,000
Recipient:
Niagara College
City:
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Province:
ON
To establish an endowed fund to provide annual bursaries in programs related to construction and healthcare industries.
NOVEMBER 2021
Skip the Dishes
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
To fight food insecurity. One dollar from every order placed on Giving Tuesday will be contributed to Food Banks Canada, and donations will be matched up to $100,000.
NOVEMBER 2021
TELUS
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
BC Flood Relief
City:
Province:
BC
Towards BC flood relief. $500,000 in kind support, $100,000 to Canadian Red Cross, $100,000 to local food banks and $50,000 to BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. TELUS Friendly Future Foundation donated $100,000 and TELUS Community Boards are donating $50,000.
NOVEMBER 2021
Rogers Communications
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
B.C. Search and Rescue Association
City:
Sidney
Province:
BC
Through a multi-year partnership to help with immediate and long-term support for search and rescue services in the province, and to support new technology and specialized equipment for B.C.’s 79 teams and 3,000 volunteers.
NOVEMBER 2021
Teck Resources Ltd.
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross, BC SPCA
City:
Campbell River
Province:
BC
$150,000 to Canadian Red Cross, $50,000 to BC SPCA and $50,000 to match donations to emergency relief efforts from Teck employees.
NOVEMBER 2021
Canfor Corp.
Gift:
$125,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Campbell River
Province:
BC
Towards BC flood relief.
NOVEMBER 2021
Victoria Real Estate Board
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Habitat for Humanity Victoria
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
To help fund affordable home ownership in Victoria.
NOVEMBER 2021
Philip and Harriet Libin
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
Calgary Cancer Centre
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
This generous gift will support clinical and research initiatives impacting breast cancer and breast cancer patients. The donation was made through the OWN.CANCER campaign in support of improved research, treatment and care at the new Calgary Cancer Centre, opening in 2023. This deeply meaningful gift to Canada’s largest, most comprehensive cancer care centre will have a significant impact on the lives of all Albertans facing cancer, and beyond.
DECEMBER 2021
Amazon Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Campbell River
Province:
BC
To help individuals and communities affected by the continued flooding and extreme weather in British Columbia. Amazon is also partnering with local community organizations to support on-the-ground relief efforts by donating more than 62,000 items.
DECEMBER 2021
Anonymous
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
MS Society of Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To triple match each gift up to a total of $200,000.
DECEMBER 2021
BMO
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Centraide of Greater Montreal
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support the development of the second phase of an innovative tech project to better understand and anticipate social issues.
DECEMBER 2021
Canaccord Genuity
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
DECEMBER 2021
Jack Cockwell
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
George Brown College Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To support Limberlost Place, a new learning facility, as part of the Waterfront Campus expansion.
DECEMBER 2021
Canadian Pacific
Gift:
$2,800,000
Recipient:
BC Children's Hospital Foundation
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Towards cardiac ultrasound machines, research supporting the catheterization program and two graduate students who will conduct full-time pediatric cardiac research.
DECEMBER 2021
Canadian Pacific
Gift:
$557,000
Recipient:
Kamloops Royal Inland Hospital
City:
Kamloops
Province:
BC
Matching gift to support the renovation and equipment for a new cardiac department.
DECEMBER 2021
Flanagan Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Concordia University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support the Social Justice Centre for a period of five years, fund public talks and enhance support for graduate fellowships.
DECEMBER 2021
Dr. John Andrew and Dr. Melissa Andrew
Gift:
$2,600,000
Recipient:
Holland College
City:
Charlottetown
Province:
PE
In kind donation of a 12-acre property to establish the John and Christine Andrew Centre of Excellence in Watershed Management.
DECEMBER 2021
Marianneville Developments Limited
Gift:
$14,000,000
Recipient:
Town of Newmarket
City:
Newmarket
Province:
ON
In kind donation of 16 acres to be used for parks, open space, trails and to support the existing stormwater management facilities in the area.
DECEMBER 2021
GM Canada
Gift:
$160,000
Recipient:
Durham Children's Aid Foundation
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
DECEMBER 2021
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Kids Help Phone
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To fund Indigenous and Black youth support programs over two years.
DECEMBER 2021
iA Financial
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Food Banks Canada
City:
Mississauga
Province:
ON
To address the food insecurity issue across the country.
DECEMBER 2021
iA Financial
Gift:
$600,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Province:
National
To support 24 charities through iA Financial Group’s annual philanthropic contest.
DECEMBER 2021
Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation
Gift:
$6,400,000
Recipient:
University of New Brunswick
City:
Fredericton
Province:
NB
Towards the Harriet Irving Library Research Commons and the Harriet Irving Rose Garden and the restoration of the front entrance of the previously named Harriet Irving Library.
DECEMBER 2021
Ryan Kasko and family
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Town of Coaldale
City:
Coaldale
Province:
AB
Towards equipment for a new multi-use recreation centre.
DECEMBER 2021
Wilson S.C. Lai Trust
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Victoria Hospitals Foundation
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
$3 million towards critical care, including Victoria General Hospital’s high acuity unit, $590,000 to Royal Jubilee Hospital’s high acuity unit. The remainder will support priority equipment needs as well as the Lai Family Scholarship Fund, which helps Island Health employees advance their education.
DECEMBER 2021
Barbara Legate
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
London Food Bank, Salvation Army and Anova
City:
London
Province:
ON
$50,000 each to London Food Bank, Salvation Army and Anova.
DECEMBER 2021
George Lengvari
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Corcordia University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support varsity basketball players through five annual awards for men’s programs as well as an annual award for the women’s program named after his mother. Also to enhance coaching, training, recruitment and other activities.
DECEMBER 2021
George Lengvari
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support varsity basketball players through five annual awards for men’s programs, and to enhance coaching, training, recruitment and other activities.
DECEMBER 2021
LiUNA
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Towards a project that will double the footprint of St. Joe’s Emergency Mental Health Service.
DECEMBER 2021
Bruce McKean
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
University of Victoria Foundation
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
To establish a research chair in Indigenous mental health.
DECEMBER 2021
Nespresso Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Tree Canada
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
In support of the National Greening Program to plant 20,000 trees in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.
DECEMBER 2021
Newton Foundation
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To help launch new education policy and innovation initiative at the Centre for the Study of Global Japan.
DECEMBER 2021
Irene Ositis-Schmeiser
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
St. Thomas More College
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
In support of STM’s Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice.
DECEMBER 2021
Gord and Diane Peters
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Assiniboine Community College
City:
Brandon
Province:
MB
Towards the Prairie Innovation Centre project.
DECEMBER 2021
Alan Quesnel
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Windsor-Essex food banks
City:
Windsor-Essex
Province:
ON
To support the purchase of food at 15 Windsor-Essex food banks.
DECEMBER 2021
RBC Foundation
Gift:
$450,000
Recipient:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Towards essential skills enhancement programs, aimed at reducing barriers to skills and trades training, over three years.
DECEMBER 2021
Estate of Bill Reid
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Trent University
City:
Peterborough
Province:
ON
To endow the existing William B. Reid scholarship for Indigenous graduate students. The scholarship will provide more than $30,000 in annual funding to Indigenous graduate students.
DECEMBER 2021
Solcz Family Foundation
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
Family Respite Services
City:
Windsor
Province:
ON
Towards the new respite home.
DECEMBER 2021
Jean-Louis Tassé Foundation
Gift:
$1,050,000
Recipient:
UQAM Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
To support the next generation of students at the School of Management Sciences (ESG UQAM). $800,000 to renew the previously named Hélène-et-Jean-Louis-Tassé scholarships and $250,000 towards the ESQ UQAM Entrepreneurship Centre over five years.
DECEMBER 2021
TD Bank Group
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Towards the McGill Centre for Innovation in Storage and Conversion of Energy to help bolster research capacity in carbon-free energy solutions, build a community of researchers in the field and train students.
DECEMBER 2021
Toyota Canada
Gift:
$151,750
Recipient:
Canadian Red Cross
City:
Campbell River
Province:
BC
For the BC Floods and Extreme Weather Appeal
DECEMBER 2021
Vale Canada
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Community Wellness and Public Safety Advisory Committee
City:
Thompson
Province:
MB
To set up a second Shelter-In-Place Program to provide a more pandemic-friendly space to vulnerable and homeless residents in the community while reducing density at facilities.
DECEMBER 2021
Brad Carr and Susan Wagler
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Drayton Entertainment
City:
Waterloo
Province:
ON
A multi-year commitment in support of Drayton Entertainment’s new Youth Academy training facility.
DECEMBER 2021
Weston Family Foundation
Gift:
$900,000
Recipient:
Durham College
City:
Oshawa
Province:
ON
To create a new Centre for Organic Regeneration at the previously named W. Galen Weston Centre for Food.
DECEMBER 2021
Women Philanthropists
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Sinai Health Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To create a Centre for Nursing Excellence.
DECEMBER 2021
Samsung Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
SickKids Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To match $100,000 in donations towards the Sweater Love fundraising campaign for SickKids.
DECEMBER 2021
Gaétan and Jo Ann Champagne
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital Foundation
City:
Hawkesbury
Province:
ON
Annual donation in support of the hospital.
DECEMBER 2021
FLATO Developments Inc.
Gift:
$1,375,000
Recipient:
Academy Theatre
City:
Lindsay
Province:
ON
To support the theatre’s long-term growth and sustained revitalization over 15 years.
DECEMBER 2021
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Gift:
$994,571
Recipient:
Providence University College and Theological Seminary
City:
Otterburne
Province:
MB
To establish a Centre for On-Demand Education.
DECEMBER 2021
OPG
Gift:
$194,000
Recipient:
South Bruce Grey Health Centre
City:
Walkerton
Province:
ON
Towards the new ultrasound machine at the Kincardine Hospital.
DECEMBER 2021
Peardonville Community Association
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Archway Food Bank
City:
Abbotsford
Province:
BC
Towards the Starfish Pack Program that provides food-filled backpacks that go home with students every weekend during the school year. $250,000 will be invested into an endowment fund called the Mollie Peardon Kissock Starfish Foundation through the Abbotsford Community Foundation.
DECEMBER 2021
Vale and Wheaton Precious Metals
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Sudbury Food Bank
City:
Sudbury
Province:
ON
For the Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive.
DECEMBER 2021
Worldwide Wellness and Pain Control Organization
Gift:
$220,000
Recipient:
North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation
City:
North Bay
Province:
ON
To support the purchase of an echo ultrasound machine and two infusion pumps.
DECEMBER 2021
Zekelman Family and Zekelman Industries
Gift:
$15,000,000
Recipient:
Holocaust Memorial Center
City:
Province:
International
To enable the Michigan-based institution to maintain its facilities at the highest standard, boost operational funding, and expand special event, traveling exhibit, and educational offerings.