Teamsters Canada Foundation

Launched under the leadership of Teamsters Canada President François Laporte, the Teamsters Canada Foundation’s mission is to support communities and respond in times of crisis. The foundation is CRA-accredited and was designed to cement the Teamsters' charitable actions by offering new ways to raise and give funds.

In 2020, when the pandemic first hit, the Teamsters Canada Foundation gave $300,000 to charitable organizations across the country. These organizations, which ranged from food banks to hospitals to shelters for battered women, were heavily relied upon during those trying times. Their needs exploded with the job losses and stay-at-home orders that came with the first wave of COVID-19.

This year, despite months of preparation, a catastrophic weather event stopped us from holding our golf tournament. Severe thunderstorms, power outages, and waist-high flooding forced the golf club to cancel our event.

Luckily, nothing went to waste. Thanks to our donor’s incredible generosity, we were able to raise $258,119 for the Teamsters Canada Foundation.

If you would like to learn more about the incredible work the foundation has done so far, you watch this video by scanning this QR CODE.

The Teamsters Canada Foundation accepts individual donations through its Web site FTCF.CA

$100,000 to the Red Cross for Hurricane Fiona relief efforts

Teamsters Canada, along with its affiliates, donated $100,000 to the Red Cross for Hurricane Fiona relief efforts The donation was matched by the Government of Canada. The President of Teamsters Canada, François Laporte, announced the donation at the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference’s convention, which took place in Halifax, NS, in September. Hurricane Fiona, with its high winds and heavy rains, had a catastrophic impact on workers, housing, electricity, and infrastructure in Québec and Atlantic Canada.