Major Gift News
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Alex Osten
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
National accessArts Centre
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation from Al Osten and the late Buddy Victor supports the campaign for a fully accessible arts learning campus.
September 2025
Allen Lau, Eva Lau
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will fund researchers working on semiconductor, AI, robotics and quantum computing projects through two annual prizes of up to $80,000 each, one for students and faculty in the Arts & Science department, and the other for a recipient in Applied Science & Engineering.
September 2025
Bell Canada
Gift:
$200,000
Recipient:
Paralympic Foundation of Canada
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Bell Canada renewed its partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and pledged $200,000 to the Paralympic Foundation of Canada’s IGNITE campaign over the duration of the partnership.
September 2025
Bhajan Shoan, Shoan Family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Oakville Hospital Foundation
City:
Oakville
Province:
ON
Donation supports Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital’s greatest needs.
September 2025
Bob Williams
Gift:
$600,000
Recipient:
Assiniboine Park Conservancy
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation will support the planting of 200 new trees annually over thee years, as well as resources to support tree care and maintenance.
September 2025
Bruce Power & Suppliers
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will help strengthen Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario programs across Ontario.
September 2025
Chemtrade Logistrics
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation
City:
Brandon
Province:
MB
Donation supports the hospital’s new Critical Care Centre.
September 2025
Darren Entwistle
Gift:
$2,200,000
Recipient:
Vancouver Art Gallery
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Darren Entwistle and family have donated 23 works by Haida artist Guud san glans Robert Davidson, valued at $2.2 million.
September 2025
Desjardins Group
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Niagara Health Foundation
City:
St. Catharines
Province:
ON
Donation from Desjardins Ontario Credit Union is to the It’s Our Future campaign and goes toward the new south Niagara Falls hospital.
September 2025
Donald R. Sobey Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation will support the flagship exhibition, Kent Monkman: History Is Painted by the Victors.
September 2025
Doug Fregin, Mike Lazaridis
Gift:
Unspecified
Recipient:
Perimeter Institute
City:
Waterloo
Province:
ON
At the gala celebrating Perimeter Institute’s 25th anniversary, Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin announced a new research chair in Quantum Computing and Quantum Information, in honour of the late Ray Laflamme.
September 2025
Family of J.W. Bud Bird
Gift:
$250,000
Recipient:
Fredericton Playhouse
City:
Fredericton
Province:
NB
Donation from family of former Mayor of Fredericton, J.W. Bud Bird, is toward the Encore! campaign and supports the Studio in the new Performing Arts Centre.
September 2025
Fondation Charles-Bruneau
Gift:
$21,300,000
Recipient:
CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation will support pediatric oncology and will help to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge technology; advance innovative research platforms; provide scholarships for the next generation of scientists; and the enhancement of clinical and psychosocial programs to prove the quality of life of young patients and their families.
September 2025
Glenn Varzari, Janice Varzari
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation
City:
Lethbridge
Province:
AB
Donation is toward the Bringing Hearts Home Cardiac campaign, which supports the construction of a new cardiac catheterization lab, a dedicated electrophysiology lab, two new echocardiography labs, cardiac MRI and CT scanners, and expanded cardiac ICU capacity at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.
September 2025
Hal Jackman
Gift:
$80,000,000
Recipient:
University of Toronto
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is to the Faculty of Law. $35 million of the gift will go toward scholarships and student-centred programming. The gift will also expand the Future of Law Lab’s activities, and create four new named chairs.
September 2025
Hunter Family Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
City:
Guelph
Province:
ON
Donation supports the creation of a new medical centre at the Guelph campus of Conestoga College
September 2025
Hyon Chu Lee, Family of Won Lee
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
National accessArts Centre
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation from the family of the late Won Lee, led by Hyon Chu Lee, supports the campaign for a fully accessible arts learning campus.
September 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation is from Hyundai Hope on Wheels and supports children and youth receiving cancer care at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
September 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Children's Health Foundation
City:
London
Province:
ON
In honour of Paediatric Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope of Wheels and 225 Hyundai dealers across Canada gave $100,000 in support of paediatric cancer care.
September 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation
City:
St. John's
Province:
NL
Hyundai Hope of Wheels and 225 Hyundai dealers across Canada gave $100,000 in support of paediatric cancer care.
September 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Stollery Children’s Hospital
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels supports the Stollery Paediatric Oncology Program.
September 2025
Irving Kipnes, Dianne Kipnes
Gift:
$25,000,000
Recipient:
University of Alberta
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Donation establishes a new health research institute. The institute will be focused on discoveries through AI and data, turning research into treatments faster, and expanding lymphedema therapies.
September 2025
JBS Foundation
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Mariposa House Hospice
City:
Severn
Province:
ON
JBS Foundation is matching donations made toward Mariposa Home Hospice’s expansion campaign until June 30, 2026, up to $500,000.
September 2025
Kraft Heinz Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation supports a project to help treat food allergies at the earliest stages.
September 2025
Macer Forest Holdings, Acadian Timber Corp
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
University of New Brunswick
City:
Fredericton
Province:
NB
Donation is to the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management and will support the establishment of a new digital stream within UNB’s existing master of forestry professional degree program. Part of the investment will additionally be used to renovate space in the Forestry and Environmental Management Building to create a welcoming learning environment and access to new technologies, including computers and software.
September 2025
Malcolm Jenkins
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Boreal Healthcare Foundation
City:
Prince Albert
Province:
SK
Donation is toward the Equip the Vic campaign, to buy equipment for the Victoria Hospital.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Cape Breton University
City:
Sydney
Province:
NS
Donation is to Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University, and supports Indigenous students, helping to expand capacity to advance education through reconciliation, creating safe spaces for Indigenous knowledge, language, and culture to thrive.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Kenjgewin Teg
City:
M'Chigeeng
Province:
ON
Donation will help support the launch of Kenjgewin Teg’s Waawaaskonenh Foundation, which will strengthen its education model.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
First Nations Technical Institute
City:
Deseronto
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
City:
St. Paul
Province:
AB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
City:
Merritt British
Province:
BC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Six Nations Polytechnic
City:
Ohsweken
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Mi’kai’sto Red Crow Community College
City:
Stand Off
Province:
AB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
First Nations University of Canada
City:
Regina
Province:
SK
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Seven Generations Education Institute
City:
Fort Frances
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Nunavut Artic College
City:
Iqaluit
Province:
NU
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Yukon University
City:
Whitehorse
Province:
YT
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Victoria
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Simon Fraser University
City:
Burnaby
Province:
BC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Thompson Rivers University
City:
Kamloops
Province:
BC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Alberta
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University College of the North
City:
The Pas
Province:
MB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Winnipeg
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Manitoba
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Université du Québec
City:
Quebec
Province:
QC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Western University
City:
London
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
McMaster University
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Memorial University
City:
St. John's
Province:
NL
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of New Brunswick
City:
Fredericton
Province:
NB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Indigenous Youth Roots
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Indigenous Leadership Initiative
City:
Mashteuiatsh
Province:
QC
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
Indspire
City:
Ohsweken
Province:
ON
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Mastercard Foundation
Gift:
$25,000,000
Recipient:
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation is part of a $235 million commitment that the Mastercard Foundation announced to post-secondary institutions and national Indigenous-led organizations in recognition of their achievements and impact in education for Indigenous youth across Canada.
September 2025
Megan Porter, Brian Porter, Mary Spring, Don Spring, Judith Kilbourne, Bob Aziz, Debbie Aziz, Bill Aziz, Duncan Jackman, Michael Cooper, Kris House, Walker Lynch Foundation, Sharon Mey, Tom Anselm, Bob Hutcheson, Jack Cockwell, Anne Aziz
Gift:
$20,000,000
Recipient:
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
City:
Huntsville
Province:
ON
Donation will match donations up to $17.5 million for the new hospital, as well as establish a $2.5 million scholarship to recruit and train care teams.
September 2025
Michael Katz, Jana Katz
Gift:
$750,000
Recipient:
Birchway Niagara
City:
Niagara Falls
Province:
ON
Donation supports the campaign to expand the 45-bed shelter in Niagara Falls.
September 2025
Modern Niagara
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation supports the redevelopment of CHEO, over five years.
September 2025
Quebecor
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Fondation Sablon
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation supports the refurbishment of the Centre aquatique Québecor at the Centre Sablon
September 2025
RBC
Gift:
$1,200,000
Recipient:
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation from the RBC Foundation supports CHEO’s Net Zero Future and is toward the development of CHEO’s new Integrated Treatment Centre, an energy-efficient and net zero–ready facility.
September 2025
RBC
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Palette Skills
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will help expand Palette Skills’ AI upskilling program, helping to provide workers across Canada with critical AI skills.
September 2025
RBC
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Toronto Metropolitan University
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation from the RBC Foundation help will expand programming for students with disabilities.
September 2025
Remington Development, Prostate Cancer Centre
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
University of Calgary
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Through the Prostate Cancer Centre and their key donor, Remington Development, the gift supports the recruitment of a genitourinary cancer researcher at the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute.
September 2025
Shmuel Farhi
Gift:
$1,300,000
Recipient:
London Children's Museum
City:
London
Province:
ON
Donation supports the museum’s capital campaign.
September 2025
Susan Nelson
Gift:
$12,000,000
Recipient:
University of Calgary
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation launches a Precision Medicine and Learning Health System Centre for Innovation at the Cumming School of Medicine, which will harness AI and health data for faster diagnoses and more customized treatments.
September 2025
Susan Sgro, Ralph Sgro
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Burlington Community Foundation
City:
Burlington
Province:
ON
Donation will support a new fund, with the goal of supporting children and youth with access to art programming, as well as well-being for families and children.
September 2025
The Cowan Foundation
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
City of Kitchener
City:
Kitchener
Province:
ON
Donation is toward the construction of the new recreation complex under construction at RBJ Schlegel Park.
September 2025
Weston Family Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
McGill University
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Grant helps fund the acquisition of ultra-high-sensitivity whole body PET/CT scanner, as a part of a project at the Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital to aid the discovery of new Alzheimer’s biomarkers.
September 2025
Weston Family Foundation
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
University of Alberta
City:
Edmonton
Province:
AB
Grant is toward a project which will develop a tool to help provide individualized patient guidance on treatment of inflammatory bowel disease symptoms.
September 2025
Wynn Family
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Leo Baeck Day School
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation supports a major renovation to the Arlington Avenue campus.
September 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$7,500,000
Recipient:
Victoria Hospitals Foundation
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
Donation is matching gifts up to $7.5 million made to the It’s Time for Surgical Evolution campaign, which aims to expand the surgical robotics program and revolutionize cancer care at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals.
October 2025
Anonymous
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Atlantic Cancer Research Institute
City:
Moncton
Province:
NB
Donation supports cancer research in the Maritimes, and will go toward the purchase of new equipment.
October 2025
BHP
Gift:
$16,000,000
Recipient:
Six Nations Polytechnic, Colleges and Institutes Canada, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
City:
Province:
Various
BHP Foundation has committed $16 million to support an initiative to bolster Indigenous-led entrepreneurship and business education. The initiative is partnership with Colleges and Institutes Canada, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, and Six Nations Polytechnic.
October 2025
Bruce Power & Suppliers
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Huron Shores Hospice
City:
Tiverton
Province:
ON
In honour of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Bruce Power and its supplier partners donated $100,000 to three hospices, including Huron Shores Hospice. The other two organizations are located in Walkerton and Clinton.
October 2025
Canada Life
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation is to the Operation Excellence campaign, and will help pay for cutting-edge surgical technology and tools.
October 2025
Chan Better World Foundation
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
St. Paul’s Foundation of Vancouver
City:
Vancouver
Province:
BC
Donation supports the Jim Pattison Medical Campus project.
October 2025
Desjardins Group
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
St. Joseph's Health Centre of Sudbury Foundation
City:
Sudbury
Province:
ON
Donation from the Desjardins GoodSpark Fund supports the rehabilitative care hospital in Sudbury through the creation of green spaces, the development of a healing garden, and specialized therapeutic programming to improve health and well-being
October 2025
D-Pace
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Selkirk College
City:
Castlegar
Province:
BC
Donation supports the establishment of the Selkirk Ion-source Research Centre. The donation, valued at nearly $1 million, includes cutting-edge technology that will enable hands-on education and advanced research and innovation .
October 2025
Emmanuelle Gattuso
Gift:
$20,000,000
Recipient:
Campfire Circle
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation will help expand Campfire Circle’s in-hospital programming, and build a new medical camp in Prince Edward County.
October 2025
Farm Credit Canada
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
Harvest Manitoba
City:
Winnipeg
Province:
MB
Donation will support the creation of a new food processing facility to increase the food bank’s capacity.
October 2025
Federated Co-operatives Limited, South Country Co-op
Gift:
$4,250,000
Recipient:
University of Lethbridge
City:
Lethbridge
Province:
AB
The University of Lethbridge, South Country Co-op and Federated Co-op have entered a 25-year naming partnership for the University’s Centre for Sports & Wellness.
October 2025
Fidelity Investments Canada
Gift:
$1,400,000
Recipient:
University of Guelph
City:
Guelph
Province:
ON
Donation will establish a chair in finance and expand hands-on learning opportunities at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
October 2025
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
University of Waterloo
City:
Waterloo
Province:
ON
Google and the University of Waterloo have partnered to examine the impact of artificial intelligence on education and career readiness. The partnership includes a $1 million research agreement to create a research chair in the Future of Work and Learning.
October 2025
Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation
Gift:
$625,000
Recipient:
Camosun College
City:
Victoria
Province:
BC
Donation will support the College’s trades sampler program for the next two and a half years.
October 2025
Heather Ryan & L. David Dubé Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation supports a simulation lab for the Veterinary Technology program at the new Joseph A. Remai Saskatoon Campus.
October 2025
Hennick Family Foundation
Gift:
$6,000,000
Recipient:
York University
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation supports York’s joint law and business degree, providing scholarships and supporting learning experiences.
October 2025
Holtforster Family, Franklin Holtforster
Gift:
$2,500,000
Recipient:
Ottawa Food Bank
City:
Ottawa
Province:
ON
Donation will support the purchase and distribution of food over 10 years.
October 2025
Hughes Family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Portage District General Hospital Foundation
City:
Portage la Prairie
Province:
MB
Donation supports the construction of the new Portage District General Hospital. Half of the donation will go toward ‘infotainment units,’ which will provide patient rooms in the new hospital with a touchscreen entertainment and communication system.
October 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels is in support of paediatric cancer care.
October 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$100,000
Recipient:
Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation from Hyundai Hope on Wheels will allow the Children’s Hematology-Oncology Clinical Research Unit to open new clinical trials for children with difficult-to-treat cancers and blood disorders.
October 2025
Hyundai Canada
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
University Hospitals Kingston Foundation
City:
Kingston
Province:
ON
$100,000 from Hyundai Canada and $50,000 from Belleville Hyundai, Kingston Hyundai, Smiths Falls Hyundai and Brockville Hyundai will support pediatric oncology services.
October 2025
Inga Repovs, Joe Repovs
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation
City:
Ajax
Province:
ON
Donation will create a fund to support the Ajax Pickering Hospital’s orthopaedic program.
October 2025
Irene Verspeeten, Archie Verspeeten
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Western University
City:
London
Province:
ON
Donation from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten through London Health Sciences Foundation will establish two endowed cancer research chairs.
October 2025
Jacques Lessard Foundation
Gift:
$1,050,000
Recipient:
HEC Montréal
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation will fund new bursaries that will be awarded annually to support business students with significant financial needs.
October 2025
Kenneth and Dorothy Rowe Foundation
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation
City:
Dartmouth
Province:
NS
Donation will help bring a new CT scanner to Dartmouth General Hospital.
October 2025
Krstajic Foundation
Gift:
$150,000
Recipient:
Plan International Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation supports Plan International Canada’s priority projects.
October 2025
Les Filles de la Providence of Saskatchewan
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
St. Thomas More College
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation will endow an Indigenous chair at the school, as well as support a range of experiential learning programs.
October 2025
Leslie McLean, Scott McCain
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
Dalhousie University
City:
Halifax
Province:
NS
Donation supports a community wellness level of the Oulton-Stanish Centre, which will be the new home of the Dalhousie Physiotherapy Clinic.
October 2025
Loewen Family Foundation
Gift:
$413,600
Recipient:
Plan International Canada
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
Donation supports Plan International Canada’s priority projects.
October 2025
Loretta Windsor
Gift:
$500,000
Recipient:
University of New Brunswick
City:
Fredericton
Province:
NB
Donation will allow for a new graduate award in history.
October 2025
Montréal Exchange
Gift:
$2,000,000
Recipient:
HEC Montréal
City:
Montreal
Province:
QC
Donation from the Regulatory Division of the Montréal Exchange will create a scholarship fund to promote research on financial derivatives.
October 2025
Northpine Foundation
Gift:
$550,000
Recipient:
University College of the North
City:
The Pas
Province:
MB
Donation is toward an educational support initiative to improve high school graduation rates and post-secondary access for Indigenous learners facing complex barriers in Treaty 5 lands in Northern Manitoba.
October 2025
OCP Construction Supplies, Cousineau Family
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Health Sciences North Foundation
City:
Sudbury
Province:
ON
Donation supports the expansion of pediatric care in the North.
October 2025
Paul Coyne, Bernadette Coyne
Gift:
Unspecified
Recipient:
Lincoln Pelham Public Library
City:
Fonthill
Province:
ON
Unspecified donation launched a fundraising campaign to renovate the library branch in Fonthill.
October 2025
PCL Construction
Gift:
$1,500,000
Recipient:
CAMH Foundation
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
To mark World Mental Health Day, PCL Construction pledged $1.5 million to CAMH.
October 2025
Raymond Lisafeld (estate of), Barbara Lisafeld, Kevin Lisafeld
Gift:
$130,000
Recipient:
St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation
City:
Estevan
Province:
SK
Donation supports the campaign to bring an MRI to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Estevan.
October 2025
RBC
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
Various
City:
Toronto
Province:
ON
As a part of its newly launched RBC Generate initiative, RBC is investing $5 million in agriculture in the prairies. Recipient organizations include the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA), Nature United, Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C).
October 2025
Stephen Kennedy
Gift:
$3,000,000
Recipient:
Calgary Health Foundation
City:
Calgary
Province:
AB
Donation supports the renovation of an auditorium at the Foothills Medical Centre.
October 2025
Susan Gordon, Peter Gordon
Gift:
$755,000
Recipient:
Acadia University
City:
Wolfville
Province:
NS
Donation supports the establishment the Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre.
October 2025
Thedra Hunt, Bernie Slogotski
Gift:
$5,000,000
Recipient:
University of Saskatchewan
City:
Saskatoon
Province:
SK
Donation will establish a new centre for entrepreneurship, and will support programming and staff.
October 2025
Thomas Kevill
Gift:
$10,000,000
Recipient:
St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Hamilton
City:
Hamilton
Province:
ON
Donation is toward the work of the Advanced Vitreoretinal Imaging Lab at the Regional Eye Institute, and will help support research aimed at combating two leading causes of blindness, Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy.
October 2025
Vincent Barzotti, Bruna Barzotti, Barzotti Family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Foundation of Guelph General Hospital
City:
Guelph
Province:
ON
Donation will help expand access to breast cancer screening for the Guelph and Wellington County area.
October 2025
Williamson Family
Gift:
$1,000,000
Recipient:
Norfolk Haldimand Community Hospice
City:
Port Dover
Province:
ON
Donation supports the construction of the new Hospice Palliative Care Centre.