Corporate Citizenship

National Partnerships

Free the Children

Unity for Change Speaking Tour

The Unity for Change speaking tour reaches schools across Canada every year, with experienced presenters inspiring students through personal stories, multimedia and action to engage in volunteerism at the local and global level.

Investors Group Leadership Academy Bursaries

These bursaries allow less-advantaged youth to attend one of three annual week-long summer programs put on by Free The Children, which educate participants on various social issues, children’s rights issues, volunteerism, philanthropy and community development.

Food for Thought

Investors Group is proud to partner with the Food Banks Canada and their member food banks across the country in the fight against hunger and poverty. Each year, through our Food for Thought campaign we underwrite the cost of a national public media campaign to raise awareness of the needs of Canadians, particularly children and families, living in poverty. Our offices across the country partner with their local food banks to raise funds and food through a variety of events and activities.

Volunteer Canada

National Volunteer Week

Investors Group is the national corporate partner of National Volunteer Week, an initiative lead by Volunteer Canada to celebrate the role and work of volunteers across Canada. Volunteers. From Compassion to Action is the theme for the week-long celebration. In addition to corporate funding, our local offices participate by supporting a wide range of volunteer recognition events and initiatives in their local communities.

Volunteering and Healthy Aging Project

This unique partnership merged the voluntary sector expertise of Volunteer Canada and the business leadership of Investors Group to develop valuable volunteer programming for the Baby Boomers, the largest generational cohort ever in our society.

Research already demonstrates that there is an interesting duality in the nature of volunteering. That the act of volunteering one’s time and energy benefits not only those who are the recipients of these acts, but also those who are contributing!

Volunteer Canada & Investors Group have worked together to promote and increase the volunteer participation of the Baby Boomers while demonstrating the link between volunteering and healthy aging.

Through research and campaign development, valuable tools and resources targeted at engaging this diverse cohort were and continue to be developed and offered to both Baby Boomers directly and voluntary organizations across the country.

Money and Youth

Financial literacy is important to Investors Group. Our partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) through the Money and Youth program helps young people acquire the tools and understanding they need to undertake their economic and financial roles, responsibilities and decisions with confidence and competence. Over 300,000 copies of the Money and Youth text book have been distributed free of charge to schools across Canada.

Investors Group Community Coaching Conferences

Working with the Coaching Association of Canada, Investors Group supports the efforts of volunteer community coaches across Canada to improve their coaching and leadership skills.

Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund

In partnership with Athletes CAN and the True Sport Foundation, Investors Group funds a bursary program open to any active senior national team athlete. Each year, 20 $5,000 bursaries are awarded by an independent selection committee to some of Canada's best amateur athletes.