The Garron family gifts $15 Million to CAMH

Adding to a lifetime of philanthropy, the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (CAMH) was pleased to announce today a $15 million gift from the Garron family that will help revolutionize mental health research through brain imaging. CAMH is home to one...

Engage the media for #GivingTuesdayCA

Last year, GivingTuesday received a lot of attention from Canadian media outlets. With more than 100 million media impressions, we saw GivingTuesday in print, on television and on radio. One question that those at GivingTuesday central are constantly hearing from...

T3010 filing deadline extension – Less than 2 months until the filing deadline

As part of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Charities Directorate extended the filing deadline to December 31, 2020 for all charities with a Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return, due between March 18, 2020 and December 31,...

Canada Learning Code to advance Teens Learning Code program thanks to the $1 million contribution from RBC Foundation

Canada Learning Code (CLC), is celebrating the cumulative contribution of $1 million from the RBC Foundation dedicated to supporting the advancement of the Teens Learning Code programming. RBC has recently announced a commitment of $500,000, over the next two years, which will be added...

Vancouver Foundation launches new grant stream to support work in gender equality

Vancouver Foundation has joined a national initiative called the Communities for Gender Equality, led by Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) and supported by the Government of Canada to advance gender equality through three calls to action: grantmaking, institutional changes, and gender-lens...

Volunteer Ottawa applauds waiving of fees for background checks for volunteers

Volunteer Ottawa strongly supports the recognition, by the Ottawa Police Services Board, of the significant role played by volunteers during the pandemic. On Monday, October 26, 2020 a motion introduced by Chair Diane Deans calling for the waiving of fees...

Nominations open for the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame

The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP) is pleased to announce the installation of plaques for new inductees at the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. Founded by the CFPDP, this inpsiring and informative event first took place in 1974...

Museums launch public engagement on what Canadians value and need in museums

Canadian museums are sparking a national conversation about the value of museums and about how they can sustain, adapt and grow their positive impact in our communities in a changing world. The Museums for Me engagement campaign explores what Canadians value about...

2020 Philanthropic Contest – $400,000 in donations to 10 charities as selected by the Canadian public

Notice to the Canadian public: the ten finalist charities for the fourth edition of the iA Financial Group philanthropic contest have been chosen! Each one has the chance to win a major donation of $100,000 to support a project in the areas of health,...

Fifth Line Foundation, NHL Foundation commit $1.2 million to CMHA’s Talk Today sport and mental health program

The Fifth Line Foundation has joined forces with the National Hockey League (NHL) Foundation and together will commit more than $1.2 million to make a leading mental health awareness and suicide prevention program available to all Jr. A hockey players in Canada. The support...
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