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Our substantial commitment to philanthropy across the country is an element of our core values as a corporation. We strive to be responsible corporate citizens and make a positive contribution to the communities where the Corporation is established. Our approach to community investment consists of the contributions we make to numerous organizations through corporate donations and investments, and through our support of employee volunteering initiatives.

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INSPIRING AND ENRICHING LIVES ​

Visual and performing arts are a vital part of our social fabric, providing a valuable source of creativity, inspiration and enrichment in people’s lives. We invest in a broad range of arts, cultural and heritage organizations working in the fields of music, theatre, and historical preservation, as well as in museums. In 2019, we devoted 19% of our overall community investments to arts and culture.

DEVELOPING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ​

Developing vibrant communities is an important priority for us. We are committed to fostering a greater quality of life within the communities where we work and live. We invest in initiatives that build community capacity and promote community well-being, including assistance to those most at risk, community housing, human services and sports and recreation. An important part of our community investment focus is to seek social entrepreneurship in the social organizations that support community development. These social entrepreneurs are driven to champion their cause and devote their lives to the service of others. They use their knowledge and experience to forge change in their communities and to bring comfort and healing to those in need. We are also drawn to smaller initiatives that deliver broad social benefit because of their entrepreneurial, innovative approach. In 2019, we devoted 22% of our overall community investments to community development programs, focusing on social entrepreneurship. 

​EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION

We believe that education contributes to the economic health of our communities, empowering the next generation with the skills to reach their highest potential. We address educational issues on several levels. We support educational programs, research initiatives and scholarships and bursaries that provide students with the right technical, entrepreneurial and life skills to achieve economic independence and compete in a complex and specialized world. Additionally, we support school and community-based programs that focus on literacy levels and that encourage our young people to remain in school and complete their education. In 2019, we devoted 26% of our overall community investments to educational programs.

DOING OUR PART

We recognize our responsibility to preserve the natural environment and ensure a healthy and sustainable economy for future generations. We support programs that promote conservation, preservation and protection of ecosystems and biodiversity, including programs that address climate change. In 2019, we devoted 6% of our overall community investments to the support of organizations (foundations, institutes, societies and funds) working in the area of the environment.

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES = STRONG COMMUNITIES

We believe that strong communities start with healthy communities. We support a broad range of health organizations, with particular emphasis on institutions that advance medical research, provide quality healthcare and promote education into disease prevention. By most standards, our national health infrastructure is mature. We believe in the importance of continuous reinvestment in that infrastructure to ensure health facilities remain modern and able to deliver quality services. Many of our investments in this sector focus on health infrastructure renewal. ​In 2019, we contributed 28% of our overall community investments to health-related programs.