Community Involvement

We are thrilled to announce that through our 2022 Annual Giving Campaign, we have distributed an incredible $1.34 million! Thanks to 485 RJL associates across the country, we supported 500 Canadian charities! We are honoured to facilitate the incredible generosity of our colleagues year after year. Since launching the Annual Giving Campaign in 2013, we have distributed over $10.4 million to charities across Canada.

The Annual Giving Campaign is Raymond James Ltd.’s corporate matching program. Each year, our advisors and associates are able to double the impact of their charitable giving with a dollar-for-dollar match (up to a maximum). The donations and the match are then directed to the employees’ charities of choice. The Raymond James Canada Foundation is proud to support the organizations and causes that matter most to our employees.

*Limits subject to change.

We are thrilled to announce the results of RJ Cares month 2023! This year, 423 participants completed 5K any way from anywhere in support of Little Warriors. By walking, cycling, paddling, and roller-skating, we raised $201,000!

At Raymond James, we share a desire to give back to the communities in which we live and work. We believe that being active in our communities helps us grow a successful business and build strong personal relationships. In 2013, we created RJ Cares Month, a month long initiative designed to celebrate and strengthen our passion for volunteering and teamwork. Each May, our colleagues across the country focus their energy on team volunteer activities, donation drives, and charitable engagement initiatives at a local level.

Across the firm, RJ Cares Month supports a wide variety of incredible causes: from food banks and cancer research, to animals and the environment, to vulnerable children and families. In addition to serving others, RJ Cares offers employees the chance to engage with coworkers outside the office, meet new people, and create strong personal bonds.

Check out the 2022 RJ Cares & RJ 5K 4 Kids E-book!

At the Raymond James Canada Foundation, we understand the positive impact of volunteering and community involvement at both a team and personal level. Through our RJ Cares Granting Program, we recognize and support our colleagues’ ongoing charitable efforts. Throughout the year, we accept grant applications from Raymond James advisors and associates who are meaningfully involved with a charity.

Our Advisory Committee facilitates grants of up to $5,000 to successful applicants’ registered Canadian charities of choice. Our goal is to encourage deep community involvement, whether it is packing boxes at the local food bank, volunteering at a charity event, or providing meaningful advice on a board. We are committed to funding a wide range of worthy projects in all of our regions across the country. Applications fall under one of our four primary pillars: healthcare, children & disadvantaged youth, arts, and disaster relief.

The RJCF Advisory Committee is made up of volunteers from across all business lines and geographic locations of Raymond James Ltd. Their dedication, insight, and hard work have allowed us to support hundreds of charitable activities in communities across Canada. Appointed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, this committed group of volunteers meets monthly to review the grant applications submitted by Raymond James colleagues. Committee members also serve as ambassadors of the Foundation, connecting their local coworkers and organizations with the Foundation’s programs and resources.

The people of Raymond James Ltd. have a long history of reaching out to those affected by tragedy. When crisis hits in our own backyard or beyond our borders, Raymond James associates are motivated to help. Sudden natural disasters like forest fires, floods, and earthquakes create an urgent need for aid and relief. In face of unexpected need, the Raymond James Canada Foundation responds quickly and in full force to help those affected. By launching internal appeals and matching employee donations dollar-for-dollar, we provide the maximum support possible. We also work with provincial and federal matching programs to double, triple, or quadruple each dollar our associates contribute to the cause.