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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, 2024, or whose cumulative donations to Writers’ Trust total $25,000 or greater as of December 31, 2024.

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.

2024 Annual Supporters

Writers’ Trust gratefully acknowledges supporters who made a donation in 2024. 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 * 

$100,000 - $250,000

  • Scott Griffin * 
  • Imperial 
  • The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation * 
  • RBC  

$25,000 - $99,999

  • Amazon.ca  
  • AtkinsRéalis 
  • Canadian Telecommunications Association  
  • CIBC  
  • CN 
  • Enbridge Inc.  
  • Government of Canada  
  • Intuit Inc.  
  • Labatt Brewing Co. Ltd. 
  • David P. Leonard * 
  • Metcalf Foundation  
  • The Nadir & Shabin Mohammed Foundation 
  • Netflix  
  • C. Paul Osmanski Fund held at Vancouver Foundation  
  • Penguin Random House Canada 
  • Rio Tinto  
  • Sun Life Financial 
  • TC Energy  
  • Anuja Varghese * 

$10,000 - $24,999

  • Air Canada 
  • Aird & Berlis LLP 
  • Apple (Canada) 
  • Deborah & Michael Arblaster 
  • Bluesky Strategy Group 
  • CAE Inc. 
  • The Canavan Family Trust 
  • Chestnut Park Real Estate Brokerage Limited 
  • CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) 
  • Crestview Strategy Inc. 
  • Crowe Soberman LLP 
  • David Dattels & Jen Grant 
  • Dayforce Canada Ltd. 
  • Desjardins  
  • Diamond Schmitt Architects 
  • Clair Duff 
  • Earnscliffe Strategies 
  • Jonathan & Corinne Godsall 
  • Grain Growers of Canada 
  • Sana Halwani & Jason MacNeill 
  • The Haynes-Connell Foundation 
  • Innovative Medicines Canada 
  • Insurance Bureau of Canada 
  • John Terry Professional Corp. 
  • Marla & David Lehberg 
  • Shannon Lewis Macdonald & Fraser Macdonald 
  • Deborah MacLeod & Ward Sellers 
  • Maxims Limited Partnership 
  • The T.R. Meighen Family Foundation 
  • PAA Advisory 
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers  
  • Questrade 
  • Rogers Communications Inc. 
  • Scotiabank 
  • Rubicon Strategy 
  • Chris Swail & Jeff Hull 
  • Rubicon Strategy 
  • Nicole Tapscott & James Leo 
  • Teck Resources Ltd. 
  • Torys LLP 
  • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority 
  • Richard Ward & Sandra Sorenson 

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Big Hearts through The County Foundation 
  • Canadian Bankers Association  
  • Paul Cohen 
  • Crescent Investment Partners 
  • Dentons Canada LLP  
  • The Globe and Mail  
  • Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP  
  • GreenShield 
  • Roger Greenwald 
  • Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.  
  • HarperCollins Canada Ltd.  
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies  
  • Mawer Investment Management 
  • MDA Space 
  • Pitblado Family Foundation  
  • Quebecor Media  
  • Lucia & Jeffrey Remedios 
  • StrategyCorp  
  • TD Bank Group  
  • Madeleine Thien 
  • TikTok Technology Canada Inc.  
  • United Way of Greater Toronto 
  • Yosef Wosk  

$1,000 - $4,999

  • Anne Balcome Cook  
  • Vasiliki Bednar 
  • Leslie Belzak & Michael McFadden  
  • Jaclyn & Adam Cobourn 
  • Mary Cranston and Kevin Spencer  
  • Jennifer Deighton 
  • Janet Eger  
  • Allen Garson  
  • Luisa Girotto 
  • Jane Griesdorf  
  • Deanna Hayko 
  • Samantha Haywood 
  • Shari Hosaki 
  • Ken Hunt 
  • Sumant Inamdar  
  • Mary Ito 
  • Wendy Liu  
  • Alison Loat  
  • Jane Mekler 
  • Samantha & Pat Molyneux 
  • Nexus Investment Management Inc. 
  • Pomp & Circumstance 
  • Irfhan Rawji 
  • Kyla Reid & Alexander Barker 
  • Angela Ross 
  • Laura Rubino & Ana Sainz  
  • Anne Schwartz 
  • Candice Sinclair 
  • Alexandria Sun 
  • Rita Wong 
  • Thomas S. Woods & Lydia M. Lovison  
  • Kathleen O. Wynne 

Up to $999

  • Michael Ainsworth 
  • Angus Reid Institute 
  • Vincent Anioke 
  • Jass Aujla 
  • Karine Azoulay 
  • Heather Bradley 
  • Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra 
  • Canada-India Business Council 
  • CBC Radio-Canada 
  • Denise Chong 
  • Sarah Chown 
  • Matt DeCourcey 
  • Quinn Deighton 
  • Suzanne Drinkwater 
  • Cary Fagan 
  • Charles Foran 
  • Lucia Gagliese 
  • Anne & Tony Giardini 
  • Mary Glen 
  • Global Public Affairs Inc. 
  • Government Of Alberta 
  • Katherine M. Govier 
  • Elizabeth Gray-Smith 
  • Michael Greenstein 
  • Roland Gulliver 
  • Paul Halucha 
  • Joyce Harris 
  • Sharon Haward-Laird 
  • Peter Hay 
  • Marian Hebb 
  • Dorris Heffron 
  • House of Anansi Press 
  • Linda Hutjens 
  • Frances Itani, CM 
  • Patrick Kennedy 
  • Vanessa Kent 
  • John Kidder 
  • Valerie Laws 
  • Stephanie Levitz 
  • Dan Mader 
  • Kristina Martin 
  • McGill-Queen's University Press 
  • The National Post  
  • Rusty NB 
  • Tobi Nussbaum 
  • Political Intelligence 
  • Marc Raboy 
  • Thomas Raedler 
  • Daniel Read 
  • Elsie Redekopp 
  • Sanford Riley 
  • Devyani Saltzman 
  • Tyler Sehn 
  • Simon & Schuster Canada 
  • Adam Sol & Rabbi Yael Splansky 
  • Spark Advocacy Inc. 
  • David Stephenson 
  • Marylee Stephenson 
  • Beverly Stevens 
  • Rajiv Taneja 
  • Charles Tepperman 
  • United Way of Winnipeg 
  • University of Toronto Press 
  • Jean Van Loon 
  • Jeff Wilkinson & Reg Rocha 

In Memoriam

Writers’ Trust gratefully recognizes gifts made in memory of the individuals listed below in 2024.

  • Michael Griesdorf  
  • Jim Luff 

In Tribute

Writers’ Trust gratefully recognizes gifts made in honour of the individuals listed below in 2024. 

  • Margaret Atwood 
  • Catherine Caufield 
  • Dale Flexman 
  • Gwen Harvey 
  • Lawrence Morgenstern 
  • Roberta Stevens 
  • Usha Taneja 
  • Lorine Tepperman 
  • Dang Troeung 

Partners

Writers' Trust is grateful for the support offered by the following partners in 2024. 

  • ArtHubs Toronto Inc.: Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts  
  • Dawson City Community Library 
  • The Globe and Mail 
  • Klondike Visitors Association  
  • Politics and the Pen 
  • 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, 2024. 

$1,000,000 +

  • Balsillie Family Foundation 
  • Metcalf Foundation 
  • Politics and the Pen 
  • 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 
  • Microsoft Canada Co. 
  • TD Bank Group 

$250,000 - $499,999

  • CN  
  • Enbridge Inc.  
  • Government of Canada  
  • Lorraine Greey 
  • Scott Griffin 
  • Imperial  
  • The Albert and Temmy Latner Family Foundation  
  • Marla & David Lehberg  
  • The McClelland & Stewart Charitable Foundation  
  • MTS Allstream Inc. (Ottawa)  
  • C. Paul Osmanski Fund held at Vancouver Foundation  
  • Penguin Random House Canada  
  • RBC  
  • Rogers Communications Inc  
  • Scotiabank 

$100,000 - $249,999

  • Access Copyright Foundation 
  • Aimia  
  • Aird & Berlis LLP    
  • Bank of Montreal  
  • 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  
  • Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.  
  • Harper Collins Canada Ltd.  
  • Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning  
  • Indigo Books & Music Inc.  
  • Innovative Medicines Canada  
  • Insurance Bureau of Canada  
  • Intuit Inc. 
  • Knightstone Capital Management II Inc.  
  • MDA  
  • National Bank / Banque Nationale  
  • Nereus Financial Inc.  
  • Netflix 
  • Robin Pacific  
  • Pearson Education Canada Inc.  
  • Pfizer Canada Inc.  
  • Pitblado Family Foundation 
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers  
  • Quebecor Media  
  • Raymond James Ltd.  
  • Shaw Communications  

$25,000 - $99,999

  • AGF Investments Inc.  
  • Air Canada  
  • William Allen  
  • Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.  
  • Amgen Canada Inc.  
  • Apache Canada Ltd.  
  • Apple (Canada)  
  • AtkinsRéalis  
  • Margaret Atwood  
  • audible.ca  
  • 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  
  • 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  
  • Dentons Canada LLP  
  • Claire Drainie Taylor  
  • Clair Duff  
  • 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  
  • Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP  
  • Alex & Olivia Graham  
  • Anthony R. Graham  
  • Sana Halwani 
  • The Haynes-Connell Foundation 
  • Jocelyn G. Hidi  
  • Hill+Knowlton Strategies  
  • Hoffmann-La Roche  
  • IBM Canada Ltd.  
  • Sumant Inamdar 
  • Jan Innes  
  • Interac Corp.  
  • Iogen Bio-Products Corporation  
  • J&W Murphy Foundation  
  • Douglas Knight  
  • KPMG Foundation  
  • KPMG LLP  
  • Labatt 
  • Lafarge Canada Inc.  
  • Amanda Lang  
  • David P. Leonard 
  • LifeWorks  
  • Longview Asset Management Ltd.  
  • Lowe's Companies Canada  
  • Deborah MacLeod & Ward Sellers  
  • Manulife Financial  
  • McKesson Canada Corp.  
  • Mark McLean  
  • The T. R. Meighen Family Foundation 
  • The Nadir & Shabin Mohamed Foundation 
  • Mongrel Holdings Inc.  
  • Laurence Murray  
  • National Arts Centre  
  • NATIONAL Public Relations  
  • NetStar Enterprises Inc.  
  • Nexus Investment Management Inc.  
  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt  
  • PAA Advisory  
  • Lisa Pasold  
  • Passmore Group Inc.  
  • Paterson MacDougall  
  • Pebble Productions  
  • Wendy Pitblado  
  • Power Corporation of Canada  
  • Questrade Inc. 
  • Lynda Reeves  
  • Resolute Forest Products  
  • Rio Tinto  
  • David Robertson 
  • Bryan Rogers  
  • RONA  
  • 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.  
  • The Strategic Counsel  
  • StrategyCorp 
  • Sun Life Financial  
  • Don Tapscott & Ana P. Lopes  
  • Nathan Taylor  
  • Teck Resources Ltd. 
  • Telus (Ottawa)  
  • Robert Tennant  
  • Thomson Reuters  
  • TikTok Technology Canada Inc.  
  • Toronto Star   
  • Torys LLP  
  • TransCanada  
  • TC Energy 
  • Transcontinental Inc.  
  • TSX Group  
  • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority 
  • VISA Canada  
  • Richard Ward & Sandra Sorenson  
  • The Woodbridge Company Limited  
  • Ingeborg Woodcock  
  • Yosef Wosk  
  • 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
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