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RBC Financial Group operates across Canada and the United States, as well as in other countries around the world.
This section gives a sampling of how RBC and our employees are involved in communities across Canada. For information on how RBC is involved in other regions, please visit rbc.com.
ATLANTIC
Region-wide
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In addition to a corporate gift, RBC employees take part in the Wishmaker Parade and in raffle ticket sales all year long in support of Children’s Wish Foundation. |
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RBC has long supported United Way, and was one of three “founding corporate partners” that brought the United Way to Newfoundland and Labrador. RBC also donated $132,900 to the 11 United Way chapters in Atlantic Canada, with staff overwhelmingly supporting payroll deduction campaigns in each region. |
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Since 2001, RBC has pledged over $2.1 million to universities in Atlantic Canada, including: UPEI’s Adult Connections in Education Program, Dalhousie’s Centre for Risk Management, Saint Mary’s Atlantic Centre of Support for Disabled Students, the University of New Brunswick’s Centre for Financial Studies, Leadership Mount Allison, the Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Business Administration Program, and the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Graduate Program in Film Production. |
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RBC provided $50,000 to Pier 21 Society to develop programming that will teach youth about the history of Canada, the role our veterans played and the importance of immigration and diversity. |
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RBC granted $35,000 to the Atlantic Ballet Theatre, increasing regional access to the arts by funding two touring productions. |
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
| Employees |
345 |
| Donations |
$206,533 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$25,000 |
| 33 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$16,500 |
| After-School Grants |
$14,000 |
Province-wide: RBC donated $17,000 to 11 food banks, with RBC employees also coordinating food drives in branches across the province.
Corner Brook: RBC has supported Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador’s Youth Programming since 2002. More than 100 students participate in classes from September to March.
St. John’s: RBC’s donation of $10,000 helped the Newfoundland Society for the Physically Disabled establish a children’s summer camp in the west coast of Newfoundland.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
| Employees |
108 |
| Donations |
$142,500 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$5,000 |
| 14 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$7,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$23,000 |
Charlottetown: RBC has partnered with the Charlottetown Confederation Centre of the Arts and their Arts Alive Program since 2000, providing hands-on studio activities and art education programs for 125 children aged 6–13.
Summerside: RBC helps the YMCA’s Y’s Kids Equipped Program provide school supplies for children. Employees also help pack these school kits.
NOVA SCOTIA
| Employees |
1,436 |
| Donations |
$1,183,289 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$62,715 |
| 105 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$52,500 |
| After-School Grants |
$100,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC has supported the Discovery Centre’s Science on the Road Program for the past two years, bringing science to schools throughout rural Nova Scotia. |
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RBC donated $85,000 to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia to support its Art of the Ancient Mediterranean education program, reaching more than 500 schools across the province. |
Barrington Passage: RBC donated a total of $23,750 to Camp Goodtime, for children living with cancer with the help of employee fundraising efforts.
Digby: RBC donated $1,000 to an adult literacy program through the Digby Area Learning Association.
Halifax: Two RBC employees raised $6,900 for the Abilities Foundation for the disabled by rappelling more than 20 storeys. One employee was the top fundraiser for the entire event.
Kentville: RBC donated $8,500 to help Fidelis House build a new facility. RBC branches in Western Nova Scotia raised an additional $8,500.
Truro: Since 1998, local RBC employees have volunteered 31 years of service and have donated $6,000 through the RBC Employee Volunteer Grants Program to the Big Brother-Big Sister In School Mentoring Program, including $1,500 donated in 2005.
Wolfville: RBC pledged $10,000 for a Student Bursary Foundation Endowment Fund that addresses the needs of students with learning disabilities at Landmark East School.
NEW BRUNSWICK
| Employees |
1,359 |
| Donations |
$744,400 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$51,750 |
| 68 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$34,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$90,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC held food drives in eastern and northern New Brunswick, donating $25,500 to 13 food banks. |
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RBC’s commitment of $10,000 to the University of New Brunswick’s Centre for Autism will provide intensive training in the latest methods of instruction and therapeutic skills necessary to work with children affected by autistic spectrum disorders. |
Moncton: RBC employees at the Mountain Road branch raised $1,000 for the Mobile One Soup Kitchen through dress-down Fridays.
Plaster Rock: Every year, the population of this small town (1,200) grows five-fold during the three days it hosts the World Pond Hockey Championships, sponsored by RBC. The event also raised funds for a new recreational centre for their community.
QUEBEC
| Employees |
7,565 |
| Donations |
$4,494,585 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$767,875 |
| 186 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$93,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$223,500 |
Province-wide:
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150 RBC employees in 10 cities in Eastern Quebec took part in a bowl-a-thon supporting the Children’s Wish Foundation. |
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RBC donated $6,000 to the Association des clubs d’entrepreneurs étudiants du Québec, which teaches postsecondary students about entrepreneurship. |
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Thousands of Quebeckers have continued the legacy established during the Potato Famine by adopting orphaned children from countries ravaged by war and disaster. RBC supports both Société Adoption Enfants du Monde Inc. and Formons Une Famille, agencies that help unite orphaned children with caring families. |
Abitibi: RBC pledged $25,000 to the University of Quebec to help build a new First Nations Pavilion, and $20,000 for the University’s capital campaign.
Outaouais: RBC donated $1,000 to Entraide familiale de l’Outaouais in their mission to provide counselling and referral services, literacy courses and job-training to disadvantaged people. An RBC golf tournament also raises funds for this organization.
Montreal:
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RBC donated $6,000 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, to provide healthy cooking workshops for elementary school students. |
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RBC donated $25,000 to the Marie-Vincent Foundation to help prevent children from being victims of violence. Employees also took part in the Foundation’s “Angel Wings” bike tour across Quebec. |
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RBC donated $50,000 to the Mental Illness Foundation, in part to support the “Partners for Life” program to prevent suicide among teens aged 14–18 years of age. |
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A $10,000 donation to the Learning Associates of Montreal will help support people who have learning disabilities. |
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RBC’s $50,000 leadership of the Maimonides Hospital’s annual golf tournament helped raise much needed funds and awareness about the hospital and home for the aged. |
For more on RBC’s activities in Quebec, see our Rapport sur la responsabilité de l’entreprise 2005.
ONTARIO
| Employees |
29,590 |
| Donations |
$13,500,803 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$1,768,395 |
| 751 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$375,500 |
| After-School Grants |
$559,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC supports Junior Achievement (JA) which provides students with a first-hand glimpse into the world of business and entrepreneurship. More than 500 employees in the province delivered JA programs such as “The Economics of Staying in School” and “Diversity in Action.” |
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For the eighth year, RBC’s Charity Trust/United Way employee campaign was the largest private sector campaign in Ontario, with $6.7 million donated in 2005. |
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For the past six years, RBC has provided over $1 million to Business Enterprise Centres across Ontario to offer one-stop assistance and programs to local area entrepreneurs and small businesses. |
Greater Toronto Area:
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Since 2002, RBC employees in Peel have raised over $63,000 for Interim Place, which provides a safe place for women and their children fleeing violence. In 2005, 26 branches in Mississauga and Brampton supported the “Piggy Bank Challenge,” raising over $13,500. |
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Since 1994, RBC and our community partners have come together to support the Variety Village Sunshine Games. Variety Village is a sports and fitness centre that helps people with disabilities. In 2005, RBC helped raise over $525,000 through fundraising events in 160 branches across the GTA, bringing the total raised since 1994 to close to $6 million. |
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Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop is a commercial print shop that provides experience and employment to homeless and at-risk youth. RBC supports this growing enterprise – to date, 30 youth have secured full-time career-oriented positions at graphics companies and educational institutions. |
Hamilton: RBC pledged $750,000 to the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation to support their Children’s Mental Health Unit.
Kenora/Rainy River Districts: RBC donated $10,000 to help the Alzheimer Society deliver a Community Education Program in remote areas of northwest Ontario, including 52 First Nations Reserves. Materials will be translated into Ojibway and Oji-Cree.
Kitchener: Since 1998, RBC employees have supported Nutrition for Learning, raising over $350,000 in an annual golf tournament, including $38,000 raised in 2005. Over 60 RBC employees volunteer, serving breakfast to children in school every year.
London: Dr. David Wolfe, the RBC Chair in Children’s Mental Health, has developed a school curriculum module for Ontario Grade 9 students on the “4th R” – Relationships. The school program, aimed at educating kids to reduce violence, date rape and substance abuse, was piloted in London schools in the 2004/5 academic year.
Nepean: RBC supported the Queensway Carleton Hospital with a pledge of $135,000 over five years.
Oakville: RBC Festival of Classics is one of southern Ontario’s premier professional theatre festivals, where classic plays are presented outdoors. In 2005, the RBC Festival of Classics celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Ottawa: Over a three-month period in 2005, employees in 23 branches took part in the RBC Wheels of Life campaign, raising $86,000 for a recreational bus for the clients of St. Vincent’s Hospital, the only provider of chronic care in the Ottawa area.
Owen Sound: RBC made a gift of $200,000 over five years to the Grey Bruce Health Services in support of the rural hospitals in Lion’s Head, Markdale, Meaford, Southampton and Wiarton.
Sudbury: Since 2003, RBC has provided $15,000 to the Transition Fund of Last Resort at the Northeast Mental Health Centre. This fund helps clients re-establishing themselves into the community.
Windsor: Since 2004, RBC has given over $40,000 to the Teen Health Centre and supports the RBC Teen Health Month, which, in 2005, educated 1,650 teens and their families about social issues and family conflict.
MANITOBA
| Employees |
2,141 |
| Donations |
$1,033,650 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$98,000 |
| 106 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$53,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$119,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC donated $10,000 to the Kidney Foundation’s Aboriginal Education Program. |
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Since 2003, RBC has donated $5,000 annually to Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities to help educate children about safety and accident prevention on the farm. Over 40 presentations are made annually to school-age groups. |
Brandon: RBC has been a long-time sponsor of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, one of the premier agricultural events in Canada. Additionally, as part of the RBC Agriculture Speaking series, Dr. David Kohl, North America’s leading agricultural economist, was brought in to share his valued expertise with the community.
Flin Flon: RBC’s donation of $5,000 helped the Community Adult Learning Centre offer courses in literacy and computer skills.
Manitou: RBC donated $5,000 to the Manitou Public Library’s Lifelong Reading Program for seniors.
Winnipeg:
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RBC’s donation of $75,000 helped the Manitoba Cardiac Institute (Reh-Fit) Foundation offer seminars and activities to improve wellness. Our employees also took part in the Walk of Life for Cardiac Rehabilitation. |
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RBC donated $30,000 to help the Manitoba Museum deliver Astronomy Science Workshops to more than 3,200 primary school students. |
SASKATCHEWAN
| Employees |
1,448 |
| Donations |
$883,160 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$54,700 |
| 69 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$34,500 |
| After-School Grants |
$92,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC’s donation of $5,000 will help Child Find Saskatchewan reduce the number of missing children by providing information to over 25 schools throughout Saskatchewan. |
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Since 1979, RBC has sponsored the Canadian Western Agribition, Canada’s premier Agriculture Show and Marketplace attracting over 140,000 visitors from across Canada, the U.S. and over 60 countries. |
Estevan/Weyburn: RBC’s donation helps the Violence Intervention Program in southeast Saskatchewan deliver education sessions to women.
Prince Albert: More than 7,500 seniors are provided transportation by Prince Albert & District Community Service Centre, thanks to a $10,000 donation from RBC.
Regina:
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The United Way Days of Caring saw 20 RBC employees help give a face-lift to SOFIA House and the Regina Residential Resource Centre. |
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A $5,000 donation from RBC helps the Regina Symphony Orchestra deliver their School Concert Program to K–8 students in 30 schools. |
Saskatoon:
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Over 50 RBC employees took part in a Habitat for Humanity project. |
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RBC donated $3,500 to the Family Service Saskatoon to support their performing arts for youth program. |
Swift Current: RBC donated $5,000 to the Saskatchewan Abilities Council for its members with disabilities to take part in weekly music and drama therapy programs.
ALBERTA
| Employees |
3,943 |
| Donations |
$3,031,085 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$235,650 |
| 122 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$61,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$161,000 |
Province-wide: RBC donated $84,000 to Science Alberta Foundation to create a travelling “Finance in a Crate” program, supporting the high school math curriculum.
Calgary:
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Since 2002, RBC has supported Calgary Reads, a literacy initiative pairing more than 500 young readers with 290 volunteer tutors in 50 schools. In 2005, RBC employees also took part in an annual book sale, raising $20,000. |
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RBC funded seminars at The Calgary Business Information Centre to provide individuals with free or affordable access to useful information for launching a business. |
Camrose: RBC employees raised funds for Bethany Homes for Children, Breakfast for Kids and the Camrose Food Bank. They also served lunch to the volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity build.
Edmonton and northern Alberta::
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RBC committed $250,000 to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Aboriginal Education Success Initiative. Mobile Education Units will take business and trade skills programs to Aboriginal students throughout Northern Alberta. |
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RBC has supported the Alberta Ballet’s Northern Tights Tour since 2002, bringing dance to over 2,000 students in Edmonton and northern communities. |
Fort McMurray: To celebrate the opening of our new branch, RBC made a donation to the Fort McMurray Historical Society’s Moving North education program.
Hinton: RBC’s donation of $5,000 to the Hinton Municipal Library commemorated RBC’s 50th anniversary in Hinton.
Stettler: RBC donated $30,000 to help start a Seniors Health & Wellness Program in the town’s leisure centre.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
| Employees |
7,158 |
| Donations |
$3,555,545 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$336,125 |
| 300 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$150,000 |
| After-School Grants |
$284,000 |
Province-wide:
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RBC contributed $25,000 to the British Columbia Library Association’s Summer Reading Club, a program that encourages over 80,000 children to read throughout the summer, improving skills acquired during the school year. |
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RBC donated $50,000 to BC Women’s Hospital Foundation’s Osteofit program to help seniors strengthen their bodies and improve their health, independence and quality of life. |
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Over the past three years, RBC has donated $30,000 to the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund to support Burn Awareness Week, teaching kids how to be responsible for their own safety and creating awareness in their families on how to avoid potentially harmful situations. |
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To enable persons with disabilities to participate in hiking, RBC donated $8,000 to British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Association to fund a one-wheeled, ecologically safe, multi-terrain vehicle. |
Burnaby: RBC donated $3,000 to the Community Living Society’s Pottery Works project, an art studio and cooperative serving people with disabilities.
Delta: RBC donated $5,000 to Burns Bog Conservation Society for a wetlands education project designed to promote the ecological value of peat lands by providing teachers with educational materials and onsite field trips.
Kelowna: A $20,000 donation from RBC helped 23,000 students, staff and volunteers from three school districts plant 134,000 tree seedlings, setting two Guinness World Records.
Prince George: RBC donated $9,500 to Street Spirits, a youthdriven theatre company that uses drama to help youth identify solutions to problems they face. RBC’s donation was used for educational programming to address the impact that alcohol has on families.
Richmond: RBC’s $9,000 donation to Richmond Art Gallery provided local residents free access to the visual arts through their Family Sundays Program, facilitated by high school students interested in a career in arts and culture.
Surrey: RBC donated $15,000 to Surrey Fire Fighters to teach fire safety in regional schools.
Vancouver Area:
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RBC donated $10,000 to PLEA’s Community Services Society of BC’s KidStart program, which provides 225 at-risk children with positive mentoring services and support through their trained volunteers. |
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A $7,500 donation to Festival Vancouver provided over 2,000 disadvantaged people with access to this major cultural event featuring world-class classical, jazz and world music. |
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In partnership with the Vancouver Art Gallery, RBC is sponsoring FUSE Fridays, a monthly event that features live theatre, dance and music. |
Victoria: RBC’s $4,000 donation to the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Cathedral Festival Youth Initiative will provide over 40 young musicians with training at a level that they would not normally receive.
YUKON/NORTHWEST TERRITORIES/NUNAVUT
| Employees |
86 |
| Donations |
$44,300 |
| Corporate donations to United Way |
$2,500 |
| 2 Employee Volunteer Grants |
$1,000 |
Yellowknife, NWT:
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RBC donated $25,000 to the Stanton Territorial Hospital Foundation’s Our Children Our Future Campaign. |
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RBC supports an Early Childhood Intervention Program for children with disabilities and their families. |
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Employees joined other members of the community in the United Way Days of Caring to help restore Camp Connections, a camp for foster children from all over the NWT. |
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: RBC donated more than $11,000 to improve the local community library and cultural centre.
Whitehorse, Yukon: In 2005, RBC donated $500 through the RBC Employee Volunteer Grants Program to the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre.
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