AGF
Multi-Year Partnership With Indspire to Create the AGF Scholarship Fund for Indigenous Students
The AGF Scholarship Fund for Indigenous Students will create four scholarships annually for Indigenous students who are entering a Business program at a Canadian accredited college or university.
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BEACON SECURITIES LIMITED
Beacon Scholarship Fund
The Beacon Scholarship Fund provides a select number of Regent Park School of Music students graduating each academic year with financial assistance to help complete their upcoming post-secondary education.
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BLOOM BURTON & CO.
Bloom Burton Award
Bestowed annually, the Bloom Burton Award honours an individual scientist, inventor, executive, entrepreneur, industry leader, or policy maker who made the greatest contribution to Canada’s innovative healthcare industry in the previous year.
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BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
Equity Through Education Program
BMO Capital Markets announced that its 2021 Equity Through Education trading day, held on September 22, 2021, raised C$1.6 million toward educational assistance for students in North America and the UK.
Every year BMO donates 100 per cent of one day’s institutional equity trading commissions in North America and Europe to charities that provide scholarships, bursaries, mentoring programs and development opportunities to underprivileged students to help them achieve their potential.
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BNP PARIBAS
Active Supporter of the Arts
In Canada, BNP Paribas helps promote and foster Canadian art and culture through various sponsorship programs and corporate partnerships. BNP is an active supporter of important cultural institutions such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and Crow’ Theatre in Toronto.
In addition, Dream Up, an international program of the BNP Paribas Foundation active in 30 countries including Canada, has provided opportunities to more than 55,000 disadvantaged schoolchildren to engage in artistic activities such as music, singing, theater, dance, and visual arts. In Canada, for its first edition of Dream Up, the bank partnered with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. For its second edition of Dream Up, the bank collaborated with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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CANTOR FITZGERALD
Charity Day
Every year, Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates, BGC Partners and GFI Group, in conjunction with the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, commemorate its 658 friends and colleagues and 61 Eurobrokers employees who perished on September 11, 2001 by distributing 100% of its global revenues on Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and dozens of charities around the world. Since its inception, Charity Day has raised approximately $180 million globally. Charity Day 2021 was held on Friday, September 10.
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CIBC
Supporting Communities and Causes Across Canada
CIBC remains committed to investing in Indigenous communities through annual contributions of more than $1.8M supporting scholarships and partnerships like the CIBC STEM Learning Fund with Connected North. On September 29, 2021, CIBC announced an additional $50,000 donation to the Orange Shirt Society, an organization working to support Survivors of the residential school system in Canada.
Every year, on the first Wednesday of December, the CIBC Capital Markets team and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate their fees and commissions to help kids in need. Since its inception, CIBC Miracle Day has raised over $110 million for children’s charities across Canada.
The CIBC Run for the Cure is the country’s largest single day event in support of the breast cancer cause. In partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society, more than $56 million has been raised over the last 24 years.
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CWB MCLEAN & PARTNERS WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Legacy of Hope Foundation
CWB donated $20,000 to the Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF), part of a pledge announced in June 2021 to provide immediate new funding to a national organization that aids reconciliation in Canada, educates, and builds awareness about the impacts of the Residential School System. The LHF will use the funding to develop materials that informs Canadians about Indigenous history and solutions that further equality, hope and healing.
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DESJARDINS SECURITIES
Supporting Youth and Women in Need
To help during these difficult and uncertain times, as the pandemic continues to strongly impact young people, Desjardins participates in a variety of national and local initiatives aimed to bring youth and communities together including the Student Technology Donation Program, Relay for Life, Jump Rope for Heart, and the Desjardins Foundation. The Together For Our Youth program dedicates $50 million a year towards empowering young people by supporting education, community participation, employment and physical and mental health.
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Desjardins has recently teamed up with a group of women’s shelters (Shelter Movers and Vide ta sacoche). The goal is to become the first employer in Quebec to be recognized as an ally in the fight against domestic violence.
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ECHELON WEALTH
Echelon Impact Day
On October 7th, 2021, Echelon inaugurated an annual Echelon Impact Day. It partnered with Women’s College Hospital Foundation to raise over $110,000 to address a nation-wide, under-researched, under-reported criminal activity that has serious lifelong consequences for its victims. Sex trafficking is a growing concern across the country and affects people from all walks of life, with the vast majority being girls and women under 24.
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HAMPTON SECURITIES
Supporting Needs in the Community
The Partners & Associates of Hampton Securities believe strongly in supporting needs in the community. Among the many organizations that caught their attention is the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Program. This academic institution provides direct support to exceptional students of the musical arts who work incredibly long hours to perfect their skills and deliver uplifting performances across Canada.
Hampton Securities or its individuals contribute to many other wonderful causes.
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HAYWOOD SECURITIES
Supporting Community Organizations and Regional Initiatives
Over the past year, more than $300,000 has been donated to various national and regional initiatives that have spanned the area of Health & Wellness, Arts and Culture, Sports & Recreation, and Education.
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HSBC CANADA
Contributing to Community Programs That Have a Measurable Impact
HSBC Canada supports registered Canadian charities aligned to the HSBC Group’s focus on climate solutions, employability, and financial capability.
To support vulnerable Canadians, HSBC Canada has donated to Food Banks Canada, United Way Centraide Canada, and Breakfast Club of Canada. Donations to children’s hospitals across Canada focused on COVID-19 relief and support for families.
HSBC Canada funding also supports the Black Business and Professional Association Mentorship Program where youth aged 14 to 29 receive mentorship and can participate in workshops in the areas of employability, entrepreneurship, and technology.
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IG WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Community Investment
Every year, IG Wealth Management supports over 800 charities by encouraging and empowering over 2,100 employees and 3,700 advisors to volunteer through various programs, initiatives, and offerings.
Thanks to walkers and supporters, the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s raised more than $5.2M in 2021. These funds ensure that Canadians affected by dementia have access to vital services from the Alzheimer Society to help them better manage the disease and live life to the fullest.
Over the next five years, IG is committing $5 million to support partnerships and initiatives for Indigenous communities across Canada.
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iA FINANCIAL PRIVATE WEALTH
iA Financial Group Philanthropic Contest
iA Financial donated $600,000 to 24 Canadian charities in 2021 that support the health and well-being of young Canadians. Recipients included the Teach for Canada Foundation of Toronto, the Kids Eat Smart Foundation of St. John’s, and Autism in Mind Children’s Charity.
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MD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Commitment to Medical Professionals
MD Financial Management and Scotiabank announced a new collaboration with the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) to help fund initiatives that create new professional development opportunities while supporting existing educational programs. Supporting anesthesiologists’ professional development is important to advancing the specialty and, in turn, improving the well-being of communities across Canada.
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In partnership with Scotiabank and the Canadian Medical Association, MD Financial Management created the Physician Wellness+ Initiative with $15 million targeted to address the urgent and ongoing health and wellness needs of physicians and medical learners.
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NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL
Commitment to Young People
National Bank provides significant assistance to several Canadian organizations to bring solutions to the challenges that affect communities, particularly with regard to young people. Areas of focus include health, education, arts and culture, and sports.
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ODLUM BROWN
Diverse Initiatives Define a Community-Minded Culture
Odlum Brown proudly supports initiatives in health care, education, arts and culture, children and youth, the environment, sports and active living, and community development through sponsorship, corporate giving and employee volunteerism.
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PARADIGM CAPITAL
Community Connections
Paradigm Capital currently support four principal causes that augment the lives of people in cities: the Shaw Festival; Farms for Change; Hackergal; and the Yellow Bus Foundation.
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PEAK SECURITIES
Fight Against Cancer
The fight against cancer is the cornerstone of PEAK’s involvement in a better health for everyone. PEAK is proud to support the Quebec Cancer Foundation and its mission to listen, inform, comfort, care and provide lodging to thousands of Quebecers affected by cancer.
More than 40% of PEAK’s employees are involved in Le Week-end pour combattre le cancer, an event which aims to raise more than $3 million for the Segal Cancer Centre.
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PETERS & CO.
Community-Based Charitable Activities
The firm has directed its charitable donation funding to Calgary and area initiatives that focus on health, education, youth and the less privileged, as well as to certain arts and sports related initiatives. Peters & Co. has endowed an Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation fund for Genomics as well as Allied Health Care Professionals; grants “Firewater Friday” proceeds to various organizations; contributes to the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business; and supports the United Way of Calgary.
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RAYMOND JAMES CANADA
Working to Strengthen Communities
Through its corporate donation matching and volunteer programs, the Raymond James Canada Foundation works to strengthen communities. It supported the Canadian Red Cross BC Floods and Extreme Weather Appeal, the Ride to Defeat Diabetes, the Vancouver Youth Choir KINDRED project designed to welcome newcomer and refugee youth through indigenous music and culture, and the 5K 4 Kids in Support of Drug Free Kids Canada.
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RBC Dominion Securities
Helping Youth Realize Their Full Potential
RBC has developed programs and supports initiatives that help youth realize their full potential, including RBC Future Launch and RBC Race for the Kids.
RBC has partnered with First Nations University of Canada and Reconciliation Education to invite you to learn from the various indigenous contributors involved in the creation of 4 Seasons of Reconciliation.
The RBC Emerging Artists Project supports organizations that provide the best opportunities to advance an artist’s career trajectory in visual arts, music, theatre, performance, literature, and film.
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RGF INTEGRATED WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Strong Supporter of Causes in BC
RGF takes pride in supporting the BC Cancer Foundation, the team has raised over a million dollars in total throughout their years of participation.
RGF has an annual campaign that supports the United Way of Lower Mainland (BC) mission to increase school readiness for young children, provide school-age children with the support and resources they need, and help seniors stay independent and engaged in the community.
The RGF Integrated Wealth Management Annual Graduate Scholarship at Simon Fraser University goes to students who intend to pursue a graduate degree in the Master of Financial Risk Management program. RGF has also established an annual entrance award at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and bursary awards at UBC.
RGF is a proud supporter of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Arts Club Theatre Company, the Canucks Autism Network, the Kidney Foundation, Union Gospel Mission, the South African Film Festival, the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, Whistler Writers Festival, Ratanak International, the BC Cancer Foundation, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver, the Shoebox Project for Women, and the Vancouver Food Bank.
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RICHARDSON WEALTH
Gifting Program
The firm’s annual Partners in Community Gifting Program encourages advisors and employees to donate to organizations and charities, with the firm matching every donation made at 50%. In 2021, the Program provided over $460,000 in funding to charities and relief efforts in BC and the East Coast.
Richardson Wealth also supports the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto, and Water First.
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SANDSTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Building a Better Community
The SANDSTONE City Builder Award was established to recognize artists or arts organizations that make Calgary a better place to live. This cash award is intended to assist an artist or arts company to continue their work and extend their artistic reach.
Additionally, each employee has been allocated 40 hours of annual paid volunteer time and encouraged to become involved in a wide range of charitable endeavours. SANDSTONE employees support and volunteer with diverse organizations including the Calgary Bridge Foundation for Immigrant Youth, Calgary Arts Development, Heart and Stroke Foundation, One Yellow Rabbit, Soup Sisters, and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
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SCOTIA CAPITAL
Access to Opportunities
Scotia Capital is proud to support some of Canada’s premier artistic events and tributes to recognize the artists, authors, and organizers for their contributions to our multi-faceted and evolving national creative identity.
Scotiabank’s ScotiaRISE is a 10-year, $500 million initiative to promote economic resilience among disadvantaged groups. ScotiaRISE will focus on increasing high school graduation and post-secondary participation for disadvantaged youth, fast-tracking the way to meaningful employment for newcomers, and removing barriers to career advancement for disadvantaged groups.
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TD SECURITIES
Underwriting Hope
TD Securities Underwriting Hope has raised more than $25 million over the past 20 years for children and youth-related organizations across North America. TD Securities is proud to sponsor Autism Dog Services through TD Securities Underwriting Hope.
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VIRTU ITG CANADA
Give Back Program
Virtu has prioritized giving back to local communities in the form of financial resources, food, and time. Through the Give Back Program, senior leaders lead teams of volunteer activities in local communities.
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OTHER
SCRABBLE FOR LITERACY VIRTUAL EVENT IN SUPPORT OF FRONTIER COLLEGE
As communities across the country turn their attention to COVID-19 relief efforts, Frontier College’s literacy programs play a vital part in supporting recovery and ensuring that no one is left behind. Participants will enter a round-robin tournament and the two highest scoring participants will have the chance to team up with celebrity players and a professional scrabble ringer for a 3 on 3 game of scrabble during a live event on Thursday, March 10 at 7 pm ET. Guests will play trivia, have the chance to win prizes, watch live entertainment, and much more.
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