The iA employee favourite!
This year, $500,000 in donations will be awarded to charities to help them develop or reinforce a project related to food insecurity or to reducing its impact.
Announcement of winners in progress!
4 grand prize donations of $100,000
8 donations of $10,000
The contest aims to support Canadian charities engaged in the fields of health, education, environment or social services. These charities may have a mission directly related to food insecurity issues or propose a project associated with it.
12 charities will be chosen and submitted for a public vote .
Selection Criteria
To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency
- Operate in the health, education, environment or social services sectors
- Aim to improve Canadians’ quality of life
- Show that the donation would contribute to supporting people struggling with food insecurity
- Provide assistance to individuals – we are not looking for organizations that help other organizations
- Demonstrate that the donation would be used for concrete initiatives starting in 2026 at the latest
See all previous winners
Important dates
September 10 to October 12
Contest entry period
November 3 to 26
The 12 finalists are announced and public voting is open
Week of December 8
The winners and donations are announced
The four grand prize winners for 2025
A donation of $100,000 was made to one charity in each of the four regions.
Fredericton Community Services Inc Operating as Greener Village
Atlantic Canada and Northern Canada
Charity’s mission
Greener Village started as the Fredericton Food Bank in 1983 in a basement room. Now in it's 42nd year of operations, it is a community-led organization focused on alleviating hunger in the community by providing emergency food support to 2,200 families each month and preventing hunger in the future with programming focused on education, training, and seasonal supports. We provide food, clothing, and developmental opportunities people need in their journey to self-sufficiency.
https://www.greenervillage.ca/
More grand
winners to come
The eight charities that received a $10,000 donation in 2025
Atlantic Canada and Northern Canada
BGC Moncton
YWCA Halifax
Western Provinces
Winner to be announced soon
Winner to be announced soon
Quebec
Winner to be announced soon
Winner to be announced soon
Ontario
Winner to be announced soon
Winner to be announced soon
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