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Foundation Rideau Hall Foundation About Programs Community Impact Donate Search English Français Toggle DrawerToggle menu Foundation Rideau Hall Foundation Search Search About Toggle Overview Timeline Board of Directors Our Programs Our Community Impact Our Publications Donate Media Room Careers Connect English Français Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TikTok YouTubeNational mission, local impact Learn more Creating opportunities, connecting communities Learn more Partnership is on our DNA Learn more Previous NextIgniting our shared potential The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is a non-partisan national charitable organization that amplifies and supports the past, present and future impact of Canada’s Governor General, and seeks to engage all Canadians in the core elements of Canadian democracy. By working in partnership, the RHF celebrates excellence while creating opportunities and connecting communities, all towards the shared purpose of a better Canada. My hope is that the RHF can serve as a force for good in Canada: focused on the long term, learning by doing and adjusting as we go, and inviting all Canadians to the table to build the Canada we want to become.” — Teresa Marques, President and CEO Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Ignite our shared potential Making innovation part of every day life Previous Next Media Release Sixteen Ingenious Youth Recognized for Outstanding Innovation May 9, 2024 Sixteen outstanding youth from across Canada will be recognized by the Rideau Hall Foundation...Impact You are invited to Canadian Innovation Week 2024! Mar 7, 2024 Media Release Six recipients from across Canada recognized for their ground-breaking work and excellence in Innovation –... Apr 30, 2024 Ottawa, ON – April 30, 2024 – Today the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) announced...Programs Governor General’s Innovation Awards Program Details The Governor General’s Innovation Awards (GGIA) recognizes Canada’s highest level of achievement in innovation. The purpose... Programs Ingenious+ Ingenious+ gives youth in Canada aged 14 to 18 the opportunity to innovate for good, and to share strategies for improving our world. Community DalPhos Catalysts for Next-Generation Pharmaceutical Synthesis Professor Mark Stradiotto is a world-leader in the field of metal catalysis for assembling organic molecules, including the active pharmaceutical ingredients in medicines. Programs Canadian Innovation Week Program Details Canadian Innovation Week focuses on how we make our communities and our world a better place... Community The Signal for Help In 2020, the Canadian Women’s Foundation launched the Signal for Help to help abuse survivors in the pandemic’s spike of gendered violence. Equal learning and education opportunities Previous Next Impact Ensuring every Canadian youth is given the opportunity to learn Apr 11, 2024 Media Release New investments advance goal of enriching Canada’s education system with 10,000 Indigenous teachers Mar 26, 2024 Grants address underrepresentation of First Nations, Inuit and Métis teachers across Canada February 28, 2024...Impact Azrieli Foundation gifts $4 million to RHF to support Catapult Canada, removing barriers to youth learning nationally Oct 24, 2023 Programs Indigenous Teacher Education Initiative Program Details The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is at the beginning stages of work to support dramatically increasing... Community Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey While many Indigenous communities and community organizations in Canada are still working toward this ideal, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey (MK), a collective of Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia, stands out as a unique example of the vision fulfilled. Impact Closing the gap in educational equity Oct 7, 2022 Programs Catapult Canada Program Details Catapult Canada is a national program and community that aims to increase the equity of access... Media Release New program receives Government of Canada funding to support equity in access to learning opportunities for... Apr 13, 2021 OTTAWA, April 13, 2021 – Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce...Impact There has never been a better time to reimagine learning Sep 2, 2021 Trust in our public institutions Previous Next Research and Publications Learning Loss as Civic Loss Programs The Michener Award The Michener Award celebrates and honours outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the... Media Release Forum for Young Canadians Partners with Rideau Hall Foundation to Reimagine the Future of Youth Civic... Dec 9, 2020 OTTAWA, December 9, 2020 – Today, Forum for Young Canadians announced a new partnership...Impact Celebrating Indigenous Excellence in Journalism Jun 21, 2021 Impact Honouring the legacy of former Governor General Roland Michener Oct 29, 2020 Media Release Rideau Hall Foundation and Michener Awards Foundation Joining Forces Oct 29, 2020 Partnership to support excellence in public service journalism OTTAWA – Today the Rideau Hall Foundation...Where communities are built Previous Next Media Release Three new board members join the Rideau Hall Foundation Apr 19, 2024 The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is delighted to welcome to its board of directors...Impact Creating Opportunities, Connecting Communities Dec 12, 2023 Programs Empathy Engaged Impact A Culture of Innovation will Build a Better Tomorrow Jun 16, 2020 Programs Forum for Young Canadians Program Details The Forum for Young Canadians brings together young people from across the country to deepen their... Community Mary Gordon Roots of Empathy was created as a means of reducing aggression and bullying among school-aged children. Media Release Inspirational Canadian Innovations being recognized for the Governor General’s Innovation Awards Apr 18, 2023 Ottawa, ON – April 18, 2023 – Today the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is...Impact A Worldwide Day of Giving Dec 1, 2020 impact snapshot Our impact The RHF’s national programs have local impact in communities across the country, growing Canada’s innovation culture; championing learning equity and excellence; and increasing participation rates in civic life. 27,000 youth participated in programming about our parliamentary democracy and developed important leadership skills for the future 109,000 young people to benefit from investments in local organizations seeking to dismantle barriers to learning $40.7M invested in global education and research opportunities across the country We are proud to be one of the RHF’s earliest supporters, and have been thrilled to see the Foundation grow its impact and find new barn-raising approaches for Canadians to work together in building a smarter and more caring Canada.” — Don and Ruth Taylor, the Taylor Family Foundation Be a part of the change How to get involved The RHF seeks to tap into our collective national spirit. You can join us in igniting our shared potential. Check out our programs Learn more Donate to support our work Learn more Become a partner organization Learn more Newsletter Shared Potential in your inbox Raising awareness about the importance of a thriving democracy is a significant element of our work toward embodying our motto and vision for Canada: Igniting Our Shared Potential. Get to know more about our areas of impact by joining our newsletter. Each season, we share updates about the progress of initiatives that each seek to build a smarter, more caring Canada. Latest issues Subscribe to newsletter Email 87192 "As a business leader and a proud Canadian, I urge you to learn more about the impact of the Rideau Hall Foundation’s programs and how its donors—like me—are truly partners in building a better Canada." — Annette Verschuren, O.C., RHF Director Emerita Powered by RHF Twitter Facebook...