Supported Charities

Through direct funding or in-kind donations, Canwest Media has supported the following Canadian community organizations:

• A Taste of Edmonton Festival
• ABC Canada Literacy
• Active Living Alliance
• Adopt-a-Fish
• AIDS Vancouver
• Al-Anon-Alateen
• Alberta Children's Hospital
• Alberta Electronics Recycle
• Alberta Literary Awards
• Algonquin College
• ALS Society
• Alzheimer Society
• Arthritis Society
• Arts Club Theatre
• B.C. Sports Hall of Fame
• B.C. Summer Games
• B.C. Winter Games
• Ballet B.C.
• Ballet Victoria
• Big Brothers Whistler
• Bike to Work Week
• Black Business Initiative
• Blueberry Bluegrass Festival
• Booktopia Children's Literature Festival
• Boys and Girls Club
• Broadcaster of the Future Awards
• Broadcasters Association of Manitoba
• Bryony House
• Burn Awareness Week
• Calgary Financial Forum
• Calgary Youth Singers
• Camp Hope
• Canada World Youth
• Canadian AIDS Society
• Canadian Blood Services
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Canadian Friends of Herzog Hospital
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Canadian Progress Club
• Canadian Tulip Festival
• Cancer Patient Ride
• CancerCare Manitoba
• CANFAR
• Canuck Place Hospice
• Capital City Cleanup
• Careforce International
• Catch for Kids
• Centraide
• Central Alberta Diversity
• Centre for Urban Innovations
• Chan Centre
• Cheerios Mother Daughter Walk
• Chemainus Theatre
• Chinese New Year Gala
• Chinook Health
• Christmas Bureau of Edmonton
• CIBC Run for the Cure
• CNIB
• Coaching Manitoba
• Colorectal Cancer Association
• Covenant House
• Creative Chaos
• Credit Counseling Of Alberta
• Crimestoppers
• Crystal Meth Watch
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Daily Bread Food Bank
• Dance Victoria
• David Foster Foundation
• Diabetes Hope Foundation
• Dining Out For Life
• Doctors Without Borders
• Downtown Victoria Business Association
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Drive to Stay Alive
• Ducks Unlimited
• Easter Seals
• Edmonton Dragon Boat Society
• Edmonton Food Bank
• Edmonton Heritage Festival Association
• Edmonton Humane Society
• Edmonton Neighbourhood Watch Program Society
• Elle Ecoute Francophone Help Line
• EmployAbilities
• Empty Stocking Fund
• Entrepreneur Of The Year
• Epilepsy Canada
• Essex Region Conservation Foundation
• Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
• Feed Nova Scotia
• Festival of Lights
• Folkfest Saskatoon
• Fondation des maladies du Coeur
• Fringe Theatre for Young People
• Galt Museum
• Gemini Awards
• Girl Guides
• Goodlife Kids Foundation
• Grant MacEwan
• Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation
• Greek Festival
• Green Ribbon Campaign of Hope H.O.P.E.
• Hamilton Dystonia Support Group
• Harmony Arts Festival
• Harrison Sand Sculpture Festival
• Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Hospital for Sick Kids
• Hospitals of Regina
• Jack Webster Foundation
• Jewish National Fund
• Junior Achievement
• Just for Laughs Festival
• Kaleidoscope Theatre
• Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Kidsport
• Kiwanis Music Festival Association
• Knight of Columbus
• Ladybug Foundation
• Lake Country Orchestra
• Leadership Victoria
• Life for Luke Foundation
• Lights of Hope
• Louis Riel Trial
• Love (Leave Out Violence)
• Luge for Liver
• Lung Association
• Lupus
• MADD
• Manitoba Bison
• Manitoba Wheelchair Sports Foundation
• Manning Award Foundation
• Max Keeping Foundation
• Meals on Wheels
• Merry Go Round Children's Foundation
• MS Society Super Cities Walk
• NAIT
• National Aboriginal Day
• National Capital Race Weekend
• North American Black Historical Museum & Cultural Centre
• North Shore Writers Festival
• Ontario University Athletics
• Ottawa Hospital Foundation
• Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation
• Pacific Opera
• Pacific Rim Lacrosse
• Pacific Sports
• Parkinson's Society
• Pentiction Highland Games
• Pentiction Peach Festival
• Philanthropy Day
• Pride Committee of Windsor
• Queen City Marathon
• Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation
• Radio Television News Directors Association
• Regina Summer Stage
• Relay for Life
• Ronald McDonald House
• Royal Victoria Marathon
• Safe & Fun Hockey Festival
• Salvation Army
• Saskatchewan Festival of Words
• Scarlett Ball
• Schizophrenia Society
• Scleroderma Association of B.C.
• Scott Tournament of Hearts
• SFU Athletics
• Snowsuit Fund
• SOS Children's Villages
• SPCA of Hamilton
• Special Olympics
• Sponsorship Lakeshore General Hospital
• Sport New Brunswick
• Sport Nova Scotia
• St. John Ambulance
• Stars Foundation
• Summer Mountain of Need
• Summerland Blue Grass Festival
• Sun Fest Okanagan
• Teddy Bear Affair
• Tee Up for Tots
• Terry Fox Run
• The Cure Foundation
• The Mustard Seed
• The Ottawa Mission
• Theatre Under the Stars
• Tim Horton's Brier
• Tim Horton's Camp Day
• Toastmasters International
• Toddle for Tots
• Tree Canada Foundation
• Trout Unlimited
• UBC Athletics
• UBC School of Journalism
• Unique Lives and Experiences
• United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto
• University of Alberta
• University of Regina Rams
• University of Saskatchewan Drama
• Vancouver Art Gallery
• Vancouver Caribbean Days
• Vancouver East Cultural Centre
• Vancouver International Children's Festival
• Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
• Vancouver Opera
• Vancouver Playhouse
• Vanier Cup
• Variety Club of Manitoba
• Victims of Violence
• Victoria Conservatory of Music
• Victoria Symphony
• Victoria Wine Festival
• Volunteer Canada
• Volunteer Ottawa
• Volunteer Vancouver
• Walk for Kids
• Walk with Israel
• Welcome Wagon
• West Park Healthcare Centre
• Wildrose Polio Support Society
• Windsor-Essex County Food Bank Association
• Winnipeg Symphony
• Wizard Foundation
• Women Of Distinction
• Women's Business Network
• Women's Sexual Treatment Centre
• World Cup Downhill Race
• World Wildlife Fund
• YMCA of Hamilton
• YWCA Women of Distinction

Through direct funding or in-kind donations, CanWest has supported the following international community organizations:

• 2006 Formula One Grand Prix
• Activ8 Premier's Youth Team Challenge
• Adelaide and Perth Zoos
• Adelaide Fringe
• Adelaide International Film Festival
• AIDS Council
• Araluen Botanical Park
• Art on the Rocks
• Austin Research Institute
• Australian Business Community Network
• Australian Dolphin Research Foundation
• Australian of the Year Awards
• Avon Descent
• Awesome Arts Festival
• Bedford Industries
• Brisbane International Film Festival
• Brisbane Lion's Open Day
• Camp Quality
• Canteen
• Carclew Youth Arts Centre
• Chinese New Year Festival
• Clipsal 500 Adelaide
• Cure Cancer Australia
• Darling Harbour Jazz Festival
• Foundation's World's Greatest Shave
• Fremantle Festival
• Fuse Music Festival
• Future Zoo Foundation
• Guide Dogs Victoria
• Harmony Day
• Journey Festival
• Julian Burton Burns Trust
• Kids Day Out
• Kids Helpline
• Kidz to Kidz
• Leukaemia Foundation
• Melbourne City Mission
• Melbourne Fringe Festival
• Melbourne International Comedy Festival
• Melbourne International Film Festival
• Moonlight Cinemas
• Movies by Burswood
• MS Readathon
• Multicultural Festival
• Neighbourhood Fairs
• Next Wave Festival
• O'Connell St. Food, Wine and Music Festival
• Perth International Arts Festival
• Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
• Planet Ark
• Port Adelaide Football Club
• Premier for a Day
• Princess Margaret Hospital
• Queensland Art Gallery
• Queensland Institute of Medical Research
• Rap It Up Video Clip Competition
• Redkite
• Richmond Football Club
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Royal Life Saving
• Royal Society for the Blind
• Royal Women's and Brisbane Hospital
• RSPCA
• SA Athletics League
• Sacred Heart Mission
• Salvation Army
• Save the Children
• Scienceworks
• Scitech
• Scouts
• Shortcut Film Festival
• SIDS and Kids Victoria
• Song of the Year
• St John Ambulance
• St. Kilda Festival
• St. Kilda Film Festival
• St. Kilda Football Club
• State Library of Victoria
• State Round Motocross
• Swim SA
• Telstra Rally Australia
• The Advertiser Sunday Mail Foundation
• The Australian Jamboree
• The Fred Hollows Foundation
• The Future Zoo Foundation
• The Matthew Talbot Hostel
• The Noosa Triathlon
• The NSW Department of Education ArtExpress
• The Rocks Markets by Moonlight
• Tour Down Under
• Uniting Care Wesley
• Valley Fiesta
• Variety Club
• Victorian Institute of Sport
• Volleyball Australia
• Volleyball SA
• Wakakirri National Storytelling Festival
• West Australian Music Industry Festival
• Wildlife Warriors
• Winter Concert Series
• Working Wonders
• YBBLUE
• Youngcare
• Zoos Victoria