Major Gift News

Donation will help provide 220,000 meals for children across Canada.

Donation is for virtual workshops for youth.

Donation is to support families in need during the holiday season.

Donation supports an effort to help house retired, non-stipendiary clergy in Council of the North dioceses.

An anonymous donor announced they would match all donations up to $100,000 made to the It Takes Heart and the Last Mile campaigns.

Donation will go toward scholarships in perpetuity.

Donation is for multiple sclerosis research and care, and will establish the B.C. MS Cell Therapies Translational Research Network.

Donation will allow for the purchase of several items on the 2022-23 capital list for Groves Memorial Community Hospital: a new Ultrasound and picture archiving and communication system machines for the diagnostic imaging department; two wall-mounted vital signs monitors; cardiac ultrasound probes; vital signs monitor; cardiac monitor; bladder scanner; and blanket warmer.

Donation supports the advancement to leading-edge surgical cancer care at Mackenzie Health.

Donation supports a series of CIFAR ScotiaRISE Catalyst Grants in CIFAR’s Innovation, Equity and the Future of Prosperity program. These research collaborations inform the development of policies and practices that address issues related to economic inclusion and resilience.

Donation supports CIFAR’s researchers. The Molson Foundation’s gift celebrates the long-time partnership between the Foundation and CIFAR in CIFAR’s 40th Anniversary year.

Donation will support research advancing the understanding of stronger societies, examining the relationships between innovation and equity, and how society can become more inclusive for all people.

The $100,000 donation from Costco Wholesale was given in addition to $82,526 raised by Costco Prince George employees. The gift will go toward the purchase of three General Electric Giraffe incubator care stations for the neonatal intensive care unit at University Hospital of Northern B.C.

The donation will support Health Sciences North’s future capital needs to care for children and their families.

A portion of the gift will support extended care and equipment for patient recovery.

Donation supports the redevelopment of the former St. Agnes school into affordable housing for 35 residents.

Donation will help pay for programs and services that provide play experiences for local children and families.

Donation is to support future student transportation and food security needs. $2.3 million of the donation will go toward an endowment fund supporting transportation initiatives; $1 million will support capital enhancements at the Sutherland campus related to transportation; and the remaining funds will support food security projects.

Friends on the Muskoka Lakes, a group of more than 20 families, announced they would match all donations up to $100,000 made to support the South Muskoka Hospital.

Donation is to the Nation Gets in Shape campaign, which raises funds to obtain sports equipment, furnishings, and other necessary resources for the new Sports Complex in Limoges.

Funds for the donation are from GM Canada and its dealers. The gift will help families in need through the Holiday Hope program.

Donation is to the Wright Clinic, and supports the extension of the clinic’s operating hours.

Donation is in support of programs at the Taggart Parkes Family Clubhouse in south Ottawa.

Donation is to Rare Dementia Support, a service based in the UK which helps people living with rare forms of dementia. Nipissing University is leading the programming of a Canadian version of the program.

Donation is part of a total $580,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 6th annual philanthropic contest. Maison Lémerveil Suzanne Vachon, the Table Soup Kitchen Foundation, the Food Stash Foundation, and the Alzheimer Society will each receive $105,000; CNIB Foundation, the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation; Hydrocephalus Canada; March of Dimes Canada; the Association québécoise des personnes aphasiques; L’Arche Lanaudière, Upper Valley Autism Resource Centre Inc., and LakeCity Works will all receive $20,000.

Donation is part of a total $580,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 6th annual philanthropic contest. Maison Lémerveil Suzanne Vachon, the Table Soup Kitchen Foundation, the Food Stash Foundation, and the Alzheimer Society will each receive $105,000; CNIB Foundation, the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation; Hydrocephalus Canada; March of Dimes Canada; the Association québécoise des personnes aphasiques; L’Arche Lanaudière, Upper Valley Autism Resource Centre Inc., and LakeCity Works will all receive $20,000.

Donation is part of a total $580,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 6th annual philanthropic contest. Maison Lémerveil Suzanne Vachon, the Table Soup Kitchen Foundation, the Food Stash Foundation, and the Alzheimer Society will each receive $105,000; CNIB Foundation, the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation; Hydrocephalus Canada; March of Dimes Canada; the Association québécoise des personnes aphasiques; L’Arche Lanaudière, Upper Valley Autism Resource Centre Inc., and LakeCity Works will all receive $20,000.

Donation is part of a total $580,000 given to various Canadian charities as a part of iA’s 6th annual philanthropic contest. Maison Lémerveil Suzanne Vachon, the Table Soup Kitchen Foundation, the Food Stash Foundation, and the Alzheimer Society will each receive $105,000; CNIB Foundation, the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation; Hydrocephalus Canada; March of Dimes Canada; the Association québécoise des personnes aphasiques; L’Arche Lanaudière, Upper Valley Autism Resource Centre Inc., and LakeCity Works will all receive $20,000.

Donation is made on behalf of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s members.

Donation will primarily be used to fund pediatric oncology research. A portion of the gift will create the Innovative Oncology and Hematology Treatment Development Fund.

Donation was made alongside an additional $175,000 donation to Second Harvest.

Donation was made alongside an additional $175,000 donation to Food Banks Canada.

Donation supports the construction of a new adoption centre, and is a part of over $700,000 Pet Valu committed to various pet charities in 2022.

Donation is toward the purchase of two animal support vehicles, and is a part of over $700,000 Pet Valu committed to various pet charities in 2022.

Donation supports the operations of the mobile spay and neuter vehicle, and is a part of over $700,000 Pet Valu committed to various pet charities in 2022.

Donation supports the Prairie Innovation Centre campaign, which aims to create the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.

Donation is toward the replacement of the North Bay YMCA’s gymnasium floor.

Samsung Canada announced it would match donations up to $100,000 made to SickKids Foundation in December.

Donation supports the Foundation’s Love, Scarborough campaign.

The Slaight Family Foundation announced a $7,500,000 gift to six Toronto organizations to combat food insecurity and improve access to nutritious foods. The funds will be shared between the Daily Bready Food Bank, United Way of Greater Toronto, Second Harvest, Community Food Centres Canada, Breakfast Club of Canada, and Food Banks Canada.

Donation will help add beds and pay off the Foundation’s mortgage.

Donation supports bringing the Mako SmartRobotics system, an orthopaedic surgical robotic arm, to QEII Health Sciences Centre.

Donation is to the College’s Empowering Women in the Trades program, and will be distributed over five years.

The Turner family announced it would match gifts to JDRF up to $100,000 in December.

Uber Canada announced that users would be able to donate to Ukraine relief efforts through the Uber app and that it would match all donations up to $1,000,000.

Donation is a part of over $771,000 raised by the Trent community on Giving Tuesday for Trent University, and will establish a establish a scholarship and leadership award for students who are refugees.

Donation is a part of over $771,000 raised by the Trent community on Giving Tuesday for Trent University, is to Catharine Parr Traill College.

Donation is to the University’s reIMAGINE campaign, and will create new opportunities for students and researchers at the Faculty of Medicine and Telfer School of Management. $3.5 million will go to the Faculty of Medicine for research in areas including brain health, cardiovascular health, infection, immunity and inflammation as well as epidemiology and public health. Funds will also support the learning experience of francophone students at the Telfer School of Management, and fund two new research bursaries.

Donation will support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and technology related fields through over 100 annual scholarships; work-integrated learning opportunities and skill training grants; new and existing programs, people, and resources at the pre-existing Barret CTI; and technology and equipment. It will also create the Barrett Centre Collaboratory which will encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education in STEM fields.