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CANADIAN DIVISION
Canadian Division develops partnerships with charitable organizations across Canada that complement Manulife’s goal of helping Canadians live longer and healthier lives. With a strategic focus on health and education, our aim is to make a difference in our communities through charitable donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of our employees.
Health & Education
Within the fields of health and education, Canadian Division assesses funding requests with the following priorities in mind:
Support for hospitals – Priority is given to centres where we have a significant employee population, with an emphasis on cancer care, cardiovascular care and mental health.
- Opportunities for primary prevention – Priority is given to organizations that provide broad-based education and programs that help Canadians maintain healthy lifestyles. For example, we support university and college programs and/or research geared to health and wellness.
Preference will be given to programs that:
- have a broad reach
- positively affect change in behavior and quality of life
- generate long-term, measurable benefits
- provide an opportunity to engage Manulife employees
- involve collaboration
Our charitable-giving committee will review online funding applications that fall within the guidelines noted above; however, because we receive many more funding applications than we can support, fitting the criteria for funding doesn’t guarantee support.
Community
Canadian Division proudly supports communities across Canada, especially through its participation in the annual United Way campaign. During the campaign, Manulife matches employee, retiree and advisor donations to the United Way.
Canadian Division encourages its employees to volunteer for charitable organizations across Canada through a program called Helping Hands. When an employee volunteers a minimum of 25 hours a year for a registered charity, Manulife sends $500 to that organization on the employee’s behalf.
Through a number of Manulife-sponsored fundraising events, Manulife employees and their families have an opportunity to participate and help build stronger communities. Some of these community events include:
- Manulife Bike & Hike for Heart (supports St. Mary’s Regional Cardiac Care Centre in Kitchener)
- Manulife Run for Research (supports the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto)
- Manulife Dragon Boat Festival (supports Sport Nova Scotia in Halifax)
- Manulife Walk for Memories (supports Alzheimer Society of Ontario and its chapters across the province)
- Manulife Walk and Fun Run (supports Breast Cancer Action in Ottawa)
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