Major Gift News

Donation supports the restoration of a 1963 Buick limousine which was Lester B. ‘Mike’ Pearson’s official state car during his time as Prime Minister.

Fred and Ann Wurlitzer have donated their Canadian art collection to the Cowichan Public Art Gallery, valued at $3 million.

Donation is to the Glenbow Reimaged campaign, toward the design and installation of the pavilion on Glenbow’s rooftop terrace.

Donation is to the Rural Community Fund of Forty Mile at the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, and will support youth education and recreational needs.

Donation will support non-profit organizations across Alberta’s Industrial Heartland region and Central Alberta to address the most pressing social needs in their communities.

McCafé / Keurig Dr. Pepper pledged to donate $1 from the purchase of any McCafé at-home coffee to Ronald McDonald House Charities throughout the month of December, up to $100,000.

In celebration of the 30th year of its existence, the Nissan Canada Foundation is donating $300,000 to support food efforts in Canada.

Donation supports critical food programs in Canada. Funds will be distributed between six organizations: Community Food Centres Canada, Daily Bread Food Bank, Food Bank Canada, Second Harvest, the Stop Community Food Centre, and United Way Greater Toronto.

Donation supports the work of the food bank, and will also help fund pilot projects which will provide additional resources to clients, including professional development, mental health counseling, and bursaries.

Donation was made to support children & youth at their best through therapy and support services and Niagara Children’s Centre.

Donation was made to help address waiting list needs for children & youth in the Niagara Region.

Donation supports Riversdale Business Improvement District’s efforts to revitalize and enhance the Riversdale community.

Donation is part of a total $500,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 7th annual philanthropic contest and supports the delivery of free exploitation prevention workshops which will reach over 30,000 youth and adults every year.

Donation is part of a total $500,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 7th annual philanthropic contest and supports the Parker Street Food.

Donation supports Saskatoon Interval House work helping survivors of domestic violence and creating a haven for women and children in need.

Donation is to the Thomas Sill Fund in the Morden Area Foundation and will supports charitable organizations in Morden and area.

Donation supports cooperative development projects worldwide, contributing to sustainable communities and empowering marginalized populations.

Donation is to the Hope Through Housing capital campaign, and supports the creation of first family-focused short-term supportive housing facility in the city of Barrie.

This unrestricted gift will be used as a catalyst to secure additional monetary support for feminist organizations worldwide.

Donation supports the Saskatchewan Chapter of the organization and its work in promoting Ukrainian culture, heritage, and community engagement.

For the annual Fill the Kettle Day on December 16th, Walmart Canada announced it would match donations made to Salvation Army Christmas kettles up to $100,000.

Donation is to the School of Management Sciences in support of the Impact Entrepreneurship Crossroads project.

Donation supports five initiatives at UCalgary to improve Indigenous access to education and advance inclusion.

Donation created a new scholarship which will provide financial support as well as access to mentoring advice to African Nova Scotian students.

Donation supports College Boreal’s new campus in Toronto’s Distillery District, and a new space innovation, research, and incubating new talent: Espace ’innovation, de recherche et d’incubation.

Donation is to the University’s student endowment and will be used to create two awards for first-year medical students in perpetuity. The donation was matched by the FDC Foundation.

Donation will help establish a chair in ethics and technology that will research how to ethically use AI, its impact on individuals, society and humanity. Western’s matching chair programs provided another $1.5 million toward the establishment of the chair.

The FDC Foundation matched a $1.3 million gift to NOSM University’s student endowment. Funds will be used to create two awards for first-year medical students in perpetuity.

Donation is to the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security and will support the institute in initiating sustainable and effective approaches to global peace and security, specifically the end of recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.

Donation is to establish a mental health fund which will provide additional funding for counsellors, group therapy delivery and peer-health programming.

Donation will help launch a new AI research institute named the Openmind Research Institute.

Donation will create renewable student bursaries which will support up to 20 students annually from northern Ontario to attain a full-time diploma or degree program of their choice.

Donation supports the development of a new digital pathways program for industry-related careers at the University of New Brunswick’s McKenna Institute, and the New Brunswick Community College. The program will invest in student scholarships and bursaries at both NBCC and UNB for multiple programs related to digital technology.

Donation supports the development of a growth chart for the human cerebellum across an entire lifespan from birth to 80 years.

Donation will establish a centre for industrial skilled trades at the Conestoga Skilled Trades Campus in Cambridge. The centre will increase capacity for skilled trades programs and apprenticeship training.

Donation is to turn the Suncor sustainability centre at Lambton College into a lab and learning space.

Donation is to the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences to support innovative research in low-emission agricultural practices through research grants for 30 undergraduate students and 15 graduate students.

Donation supports the construction of the new USB chemistry laboratories.

Donation supports the construction of the new USB chemistry laboratories.

Donation is to provide full-tuition scholarships and student supports.

Donation is to expand recreation and engagement opportunities for students, across sports, extra-curricular programming, and events.

Donation is to the newly renamed Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University.

Donation is to fund scholarships for students in the University’s combined law and business degree. Donation will also fund an annual lecture on new approaches and trends in tax law.

Donation supports the university’s capital fund and Faculty of Business and Information Technology experiential learning initiatives.

Donation is to the Building the Future Today campaign, and supports the construction of the new Forest Research Institute Pavilion, the construction of the new Research Institute on Mines and the Environment Pavilion, and the Participatory Research Laboratory on the Social Acceptability of Responsible Natural Resources Development.

Donation is from several anonymous alumni of Camrose Lutheran College to honour the memory of former dean of women Cora Martinson. The gift will create two new entrance scholarships to support both international and domestic students at the Augustana Campus.

Donation supports auditory research and innovation at Western University. Western matched the gift to establish two new endowed research chairs, one in neurotology and translational hearing innovation and the other in auditory biophysics and engineering.

Donation supports UBC Forestry’s newly established Centre for Wildfire Coexistence, and will enable the Centre to undertake research, assess the efficacy of proactive wildfire management strategies, and co-develop solutions for communities at risk.

Donation will support students through scholarships, bursaries and other programs.

Donation supports the plan for a new student residence.

Donation supports the pre-existing MacNeill Scholar-Bursaries.

Donation supports the Williams Lake Endowed Fund.

Donation supports the launch of an endowed Research Chair in Mental Health and Addictions.

Donation supports the Schulich School of Business’ Centre for Customer Centricity.

Donation supports food insecurity in Canada through a project undertaken by Research & Innovation Boréal and its partners which will enable sustainable and commercially viable production of berries grown in greenhouses in extreme climates.

Donation is to Tree Canada’s program Operation ReLeaf, and is aimed at supporting citizens and municipalities impacted by the wildfires that occurred in Canada in 2023.

The $4 million matching gift is for the second phase of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment.

Donation is to Huron Shores Hospice’s fundraising campaign, and supported the annual Handbags for Hospice Gala. Bruce Power gave $25,000 and its supplier partners gave $75,000.

Donation is for initiatives that support patients and families spending the holidays in Ontario children’s hospitals.

Donation will go toward general operations and new innovative processes.

Donation supports the pre-existing Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

To create the Innovation Catalyst Fund to accelerate health transformation through innovative research. The Fund will provide a minimum of $100,000 each year for 10 years in grants for medical innovation.

Donation is for a nursing bursary program for undergraduate students entering the University’s nursing program.

Donation is toward a new, virtual-based health centre in the Okanagan that will focus on rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.

Donation will establish a fund to further advancements in critical research and care programs that support pediatric brain and mental health.

Donation is to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow. Funds will support the RBC Simulation Training and Resource Supports (STARS) program for young healthcare professionals.

Donation is in support of cancer immunotherapy research and care and will establish the Riddell Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Donation was for a research prize at University Health Network’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.

Donation will help reduce wait times and provide priority treatment services for children and youth.

Donation supports the Love, Scarborough campaign.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

Donation supports the planned hospital expansion.

Donation is to honour the legacy of Carol Bajkov and supports Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation and its Festival of Trees. Donation will help improve and expand the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit through the creation of dedicated twin spaces, enhanced newborn care, additional beds, and family spaces.

In partnership with UHN’s Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Sun Life is committing $750,000 over three years to invest in Sun Life Diabetes College resources and the myDiabetes program. Funds will help develop culturally appropriate diabetes prevention resources for Indigenous and Black communities, and create content tailored to the needs of young adults living with diabetes and pre-diabetes.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

In partnership with the SickKids Foundation, Sun Life is committing $700,000 over three years to help create the BALANCE program, a type-2 diabetes prevention and pediatric weight management initiative using a 12-week group-based mental health framework to teach youth how to adopt and sustain healthy behaviour change.

The Walker Wood Family donated 105 acres of land on Trafalgar road appraised at approximately $45 million.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

Donation is to help the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital meet its current and future needs.

Donation supports cancer patient care, and cancer research. The gift will rebrand and rename the London Regional Cancer Program to the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre.

Donation supports a partnership between CHU Sainte-Justine and SickKids for the advancement of Precision Child Health, and will establish a discovery and research pipeline between Canada’s paediatric hospitals, resulting in better outcomes, improved quality of life and tailored medical care for children.

Donation will fund a substance use treatment program’s piloting of an innovative approach to treatment.

Donation supports cancer research, care, and teaching.

Donation is part of a total $500,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 7th annual philanthropic contest and supports the Diabuddies School Tour project, a campaign that aims to raise awareness about diabetes, reaching almost 3,000 students in schools across Canada.

Donation supports the Foundation’s campaign to bring an MRI machine to the Palmerston and District Hospital.

Donation is to the Keep Life Wild campaign and supports the expansion of the RVH cancer centre.

Donation is part of a total $500,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 7th annual philanthropic contest and supports the Intergenerational Learning Program, which aims to reduce the risks of dementia in seniors and raise awareness among youth about dementia.

Donation will support projects aimed at improving care, developing more effective treatments and training the next generation of scientists.

Steven Robinson announced a matching gift up to $1.25 million. Funds will support the development of a multi-storey tower at Peel Memorial.

Donation is to the Ottawa Hospital’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow.

Donation is part of an effort to rebuild Israel’s southern region following the events in October, 2023. Funds will focus on key areas: the future of the Negev and Israel, technological advancements, climate change, sustainability, and global health.

Donation supports humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Donation supports the Programme Accès-recherche Dr. André-Robidoux, which aims to make clinical research more accessible to patients living outside major urban areas.