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Our Supporters
Thank you
Writers’ Trust proudly acknowledges our many supporters for their generous investments dedicated to championing Canadian writers.
These lists represent supporters who made a gift or pledge payment between January 1 and December 31, 2025, or whose cumulative donations to Writers’ Trust total $25,000 or greater as of December 31, 2025.
If your name has been omitted or incorrectly acknowledged, we offer our apologies. Please contact Lisa Shaw at lshaw@writerstrust.com so that we can correct this oversight.
2025 Annual Supporters
Writers’ Trust gratefully acknowledges supporters who made a donation in 2025. Asterisks denote gifts at the full pledge amount.
$1,000,000 +
- Balsillie Family Foundation *
- DC Reid *
- The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation *
$250,000 - $499,000
- BMO *
- Lorraine Greey *
- Nancy Flight *
$100,000 - $250,000
- Scott Griffin *
- The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation *
- RBC
$25,000 - $99,999
- Alamos Gold
- Amazon.ca
- Canadian Telecommunications Association
- The Chawkers Foundation
- CIBC
- CN
- Deloitte
- Enbridge Inc.
- Government of Canada
- Sana Halwani & Jason MacNeill *
- Imperial Oil Ltd.
- Sumant Inamdar *
- Intuit Inc.
- Marla & David Lehberg
- David P. Leonard *
- Lind Family Foundation *
- Metcalf Foundation
- Nadir & Shabin Mohamed
- Netflix
- Nexus Investment Management Inc.
- C. Paul Osmanski Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
- Penguin Random House Canada
- PwC
- Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc.
- Rogers Communications
- TC Energy
- Saeed Teebi *
- Anuja Varghese *
- Richard Ward & Sandra Sorenson *
$10,000 - $24,999
- Air Canada
- Aird & Berlis LLP
- Anima Leadership
- Apple Books (Canada)
- AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
- Bruce Bailey
- Jodi & Gerald Butts
- CAE Inc.
- Chestnut Park Real Estate Brokerage Limited
- Dayforce Canada Ltd.
- Diamond Schmitt Architects
- Clair Duff
- Extra Pocket
- Jonathan and Corinne Godsall
- Google Canada
- Ron & Gillian Graham
- Innovative Medicines Canada
- Insurance Bureau of Canada
- Douglas Knight & Shelley Ambrose
- Labatt Brewing Company Limited
- Lenczner Slaght LLP
- Shannon Lewis Macdonald & Fraser Macdonald
- Deborah MacLeod & Ward Sellers
- Michael MacMillan & Cathy Spoel
- Maxims Limited Partnership
- The T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
- National Bank / Banque Nationale
- Oil Sands Alliance
- PAA Advisory
- Piper’s Heath Golf Club
- Questrade Inc.
- Lisa Rochon & John Terry
- Rubicon
- Shaftesbury Inc.
- Lili Shalev-Shawn & Morris Shawn
- Simon & Shuster Canada
- Spotify Canada Inc.
- Stikeman Elliott LLP Barristers & Solicitors
- Sun Life Financial
- Don Tapscott & Ana P. Lopes
- Teck Resources Ltd.
- Torys LLP
$5,000 - $9,999
- Debra & Barry Campbell
- Canadian Bankers Association
- CPAC
- Crestview Strategy Inc.
- Dentons Canada LLP
- Desjardins
- Earnscliffe Strategies
- Edmonton Community Foundation
- Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Roger & Kevin Garland
- Gowling WLG
- Grain Growers of Canada
- Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.
- HarperCollins Canada Ltd.
- Hill+Knowlton Strategies
- The Janice Lewis and Mitchell Cohen Foundation
- MDA Space Ltd.
- Pitblado Family Foundation
- Pomp & Circumstance
- Quebecor Media Inc.
- Angela Ross
- Scotiabank
- StrategyCorp
- TD Bank Group
- TikTok Technology
- Willow and Grace Foundation
- Yosef Wosk Family Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
- Jeff & Helena Axler Family Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
- Anne Balcome Cook
- Leslie Belzak & Michael McFadden
- Eddy Boudel Tan *
- Maureen Boyd
- Marc & Cyndy Campbell
- Robert Cook
- Mary Cranston and Kevin Spencer
- Jennifer & Mark Deighton
- Peter Dey
- Dominion City Brewing Co.
- Allison & David Fortier
- Allen Garson
- Luisa Girotto
- Jane Griesdorf
- Adrian Harewood
- Deanna Hayko
- Samantha Haywood
- Marian Hebb
- Shari Hosaki *
- Mary Ito *
- Grace Kabeya
- Maureen Killoran
- Wendy Liu *
- Alison Loat
- Marathon Watch Company
- Andrea & Jeff Murphy
- Liz & Matt O’Brien
- Shaun Osborne
- Steve Patterson
- Pebble Productions
- Ceta Ramkhalawansingh
- Joel Rochon
- Laura Rubino & Ana Sainz
- Adam & Stacie Scherer
- Barbara Stymiest
- Mark & Sarah Wellings
- Jennifer Wild
Up to $999
- Michael Ainsworth
- Vincent Anioke
- Ashley Audrain
- Richard Bachmann
- Marilyn Biderman
- Mathieu Bouchard
- Amy Buskirk
- Ursula Carus
- Deborah Colson
- Paul Culpeper
- Avery Deighton
- Quinn Deighton
- Amy Dennis
- Suzanne Drinkwater
- Rebecca Eckler
- Kate Edwards
- Cary Fagan
- Sheree Fitch
- Charles Foran
- Lucia Gagliese
- Anne & Tony Giardini
- Mary Glen
- Michael Greenstein
- James Harcott
- Joyce Harris
- Peter Hay
- Dorris Heffron
- Ken Hunt
- Frances Itani, CM
- Vanessa Kent
- Elizabeth Kondo
- Valerie Laws
- Brooke MacDonald
- Hooriya Masood
- Rusty NB
- Gregory Nightingale
- Marc Raboy
- Daniel Read
- Elsie Redekopp
- Sanford Riley
- Tyler Sehn
- Katherine Seybold
- Adam Sol & Rabbi Yael Splansky
- David Stephenson
- Marylee Stephenson
- Beverly Stevens
- Rajiv Taneja
- Charles Tepperman
- Margaret Toye
- United Way of Winnipeg
- Jean Van Loon
- Jeff Wilkinson & Reg Rocha
- Thomas S. Woods & Lydia M. Lovison
* Denotes gifts at the full pledge amount.
In Memoriam
Writers’ Trust gratefully recognizes gifts made in memory of the individuals listed below in 2025.
- Michael Griesdorf
- Jim Luff
- The Hon. Hilary M. Weston
In Tribute
Writers’ Trust gratefully recognizes gifts made in honour of the individuals listed below in 2025.
- Cheryl Atkinson & Don Schmitt
- Rowan Chetner
- Dale Flexman
- Lawrence Morgenstern
- Kathleen Schmitt
- Roberta Stevens
- Lorne Tepperman
Partners
Writers' Trust is grateful for the support offered by the following partners in 2025.
- ArtHubs Toronto Inc.: Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts
- Dawson City Community Library
- The Globe and Mail
- Klondike Visitors Association
- Politics & the Pen
- Port Renfrew Writers’ Retreat
- Whitehorse Public Library
Page Turners
The Page Turners listing recognizes supporters whose cumulative donations to Writers’ Trust total $25,000 or greater as of December 31, 2025.
$1,000,000 +
- Balsillie Family Foundation
- Metcalf Foundation
- Politics & the Pen
- RBC
- RBC Foundation
- DC Reid
- Rogers Group of Companies
- Weston Family Foundation
- The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999
- Amazon
- Bell
- BMO
- CIBC
- CN
- Government of Canada
- Microsoft Canada Co.
- C. Paul Osmanski Fund held at Vancouver Foundation
- TD Bank Group
$250,000 - $499,999
- Enbridge Inc.
- Nancy Flight
- Lorraine Greey
- Scott Griffin
- Imperial Oil Ltd.
- The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation
- Marla & David Lehberg
- The McClelland & Stewart Charitable Foundation
- MTS Allstream Inc. (Ottawa)
- Penguin Random House Canada
- Scotiabank
$100,000 - $249,999
- Access Copyright Foundation
- Aimia
- Aird & Berlis LLP
- Apple Books (Canada)
- AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
- Margaret Atwood
- Barrick Gold
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Canadian Bankers Association
- Canadian Telecommunications Association
- CBC Radio-Canada
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
- Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
- Diamond Schmitt Architects
- Earnscliffe Strategies
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Galewest Investments Limited
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Gowling WLG
- Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.
- Harper Collins Canada Ltd.
- Hill+Knowlton Strategies
- Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- Indigo Books & Music Inc.
- Innovative Medicines Canada
- Insurance Bureau of Canada
- Intuit Inc.
- MDA Space Ltd.
- National Bank / Banque Nationale
- Nereus Financial Inc.
- Netflix
- Nexus Investment Management Inc.
- Robin Pacific
- Pearson Education Canada Inc.
- Pfizer Canada Inc.
- Pitblado Family Foundation
- PwC
- Quebecor Media
- Raymond James Ltd.
- Rio Tinto Canada Management Inc.
- Shaw Communications
- StrategyCorp
- Sun Life Financial
- TC Energy
- Torys LLP
- Richard Ward & Sandra Sorenson
- Yosef Wosk
$25,000 - $99,999
- AGF Investments Inc.
- Air Canada
- Alamos Gold
- William Allen
- Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.
- Amgen Canada Inc.
- Apache Canada Ltd.
- audible.ca
- Bruce Bailey
- Bluesky Strategy Group
- BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
- Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.
- CAE Inc.
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- Canadian Aviation Electronics
- Canadian Credit Union Association
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Real Estate Association
- Canadian Tire Corporation
- Cannonbury Investments
- The Chawkers Foundation
- Chestnut Park Real Estate Brokerage Limited
- Stephen & Catherine E. Clark
- CPAC
- James A. Coutts
- Phillip Crawley
- Crescent Investment Partners
- Crestview Strategy Inc.
- Crowe Soberman LLP
- Kari Cullen & William Bonnell
- David Dattels & Jen Grant
- Dayforce Canada Ltd.
- Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada
- Deloitte Management Services LP
- Dentons Canada LLP
- Claire Drainie Taylor
- Clair Duff
- Edmonton Community Foundation
- ENsight Canada
- Extra Pocket
- Fleishman-Hillard Canada Inc.
- Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
- Forest Products Association of Canada
- FoTenn Urban Planners
- Allen Garson & Alanna Rondi
- Genome Canada
- Goodmans LLP
- Alex & Olivia Graham
- Anthony R. Graham
- Sana Halwani & Jason MacNeill
- The Haynes-Connell Foundation
- Jocelyn G. Hidi
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- IBM Canada Ltd.
- Sumant Inamdar
- Jan Innes
- Interac Corp.
- Iogen Bio-Products Corporation
- J&W Murphy Foundation
- Douglas Knight & Shelley Ambrose
- KPMG Foundation
- KPMG LLP
- Labatt Brewing Company Limited
- Lafarge Canada Inc.
- Amanda Lang
- David P. Leonard
- Shannon Lewis Macdonald & Fraser Macdonald
- LifeWorks
- Lind Family Foundation
- Longview Asset Management Ltd.
- Lowe's Companies Canada
- Deborah MacLeod & Ward Sellers
- Michael MacMillan & Cathy Spoel
- Manulife Financial
- McKesson Canada Corp.
- Mark McLean
- The T. R. Meighen Family Foundation
- Nadir & Shabin Mohamed
- Mongrel Holdings Inc.
- Laurence Murray
- National Arts Centre
- NATIONAL Public Relations
- NetStar Enterprises Inc.
- Oil Sands Alliance
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
- PAA Advisory
- Lisa Pasold
- Passmore Group Inc.
- Paterson MacDougall
- Pebble Productions
- Wendy Pitblado
- Pomp & Circumstance
- Power Corporation of Canada
- Questrade Inc.
- Lynda Reeves
- Resolute Forest Products
- David Robertson
- Lisa Rochon & John Terry
- Bryan Rogers
- RONA
- Rubicon
- Scotia Capital Inc.
- Chris Sexton & Wendy Daniels
- Simon & Schuster Canada
- The Slaight Family Foundation
- Sandra Lee Simpson
- Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. Ltd.
- Sobek Investments Ltd.
- St. Joseph Media
- Standard Radio Inc.
- Stikeman Elliott LLP Barristers & Solicitors
- The Strategic Counsel
- Don Tapscott & Ana P. Lopes
- Nathan Taylor
- Teck Resources Ltd.
- Telus (Ottawa)
- Robert Tennant
- Thomson Reuters
- TikTok Technology
- Toronto Star
- TransCanada
- Transcontinental Inc.
- TSX Group
- The Upside Foundation of Canada
- Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
- VISA Canada
- The Woodbridge Company Limited
- Ingeborg Woodcock
- Beatrice Wright
- Janet Wright
- Writers' Union of Canada
Benefactors Circle
When our five founders – Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young – imagined the sustainability of the Writers’ Trust, they saw a future where people would pledge to leave their legacies to recognize, encourage, and support Canadian Writers.
We are grateful to all individuals who have, or have indicated their intention, to leave a bequest to Writers’ Trust.
- Estate of PK Page
- Estate of Nathan Taylor
- Estate of Joan Elizabeth Skogan
- Estate of Ann Pasold
- Estate of George Mercer
Visionaries Circle
Writers’ Trust gratefully recognizes individuals who have created endowments to provide support to Canadian writers in perpetuity.
- Dayne Ogilvie Fund founded by Robin Pacific
- DC Reid Fund founded by DC Reid
- Woodcock Fund founded by George and Ingeborg Woodcock
The Writers' Trust is a pillar of the Canadian writing community, providing vital programs for writers at every stage of their careers.
Lawrence Hill
Winner, 2007 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize