RBC believes in building prosperity by contributing to the health and wellness of the communities in which we live and work.

We support a broad range of community initiatives, through donations, sponsorships and employee volunteer activities. Through a variety of research tools, we engage communities in helping us establish our community investment focus.

This section of our report provides community investment highlights from 2005 – you can find more details all year long at rbc.com.

2005 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
•	Named Canada’s most socially responsible corporation for the 11th year running.
•	Contributed more than $65 million to community causes worldwide, through donations of more than $40.6 million, and an additional $25 million in sponsorship of community events and national organizations.
•	Extended our Employee Volunteer Grant program to employees in the United States.
•	Qualified as an Imagine Canada “Caring Company,” having donated at least one per cent of pre-tax profits to charity.
•	Employees and pensioners worldwide contributed countless hours in volunteer activities and funds to not-for-profit groups through payroll deductions, direct giving and special events.