CanadaHelps, a public charitable foundation, is Canada's only donation portal that provides access to most of Canada's 80,000 charities, from national organizations to smaller local groups.
For donors, CanadaHelps.org simplifies the donating process, making it easy and secure (encrypts your data), allowing you to send and receive information without the worry of having it intercepted. Put simply, donors go online, select one or more charities, make a donation and receive a tax receipt.
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Community Service Charities
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Animal Aid (Burlington) Inc.
Dedicated to helping stray and abandoned animals. -
Burlington Community Foundation
Provides a permanent endowment for the benefit of present and future members of the Burlington community. -
Big Brother Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington
Provides quality-mentoring relationships between adult volunteers and children at risk. Men and women who serve as Big Brothers and Sisters have a direct impact on the well being and future of children within our communities. -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

Promotes the emotional, physical, intellectual and social well-being of girls and boys in Halton, through specific preventive programs. To help girls and boys realize their full potential by building on their strengths and enhancing their self esteem. -
Burlington Humane Society
Dedicated to the care and protection of the stray and abandoned animals in the Burlington area. -
Community Living Burlington
Dedicated to enriching the quality of life, development, and community integration of individuals with developmental disabilities. -
Community Living North Halton
Provides supports and services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities in Milton and Halton Hills. -
Community Living Oakville
Maintains homes that provide support to intellectually handicapped persons. -
Crime Stoppers of Halton
Is the most cost effective way of catching criminals. Donations help to reduce crime in all communities in the the Halton Region. -
Distress Centre Oakville
Provides a confidential listening, befriending, and crisis intervention telephone service for people in Oakville, Milton and surrounding areas. -
Family Adolescent Straight Talk Inc.
Provides an effective and immediate support system for adolescents and families within Halton and the surrounding areas. -
Food for Life
Delivers day-old and surplus foods to other charities and outreach programs. Collects baked goods, produce and occasional meats and dairy products from local supermarkets and other suppliers. This food delivered at no cost to local charities and food banks as well as homes for troubled teens and adults. -
Goodwill Hamilton & Halton
Provides training and motivation so that the dignity of paid employment and personal fulfillment will be achieved by more people with disabilities or other vocational barriers. -
Habitat for Humanity Halton
Works with donors, volunteers and homeowners to create decent, affordable housing for those in need, and to make shelter a matter of conscience with people everywhere. -
Halton Social Planning Council & Volunteer Centre
A not-for-profit agency committed to social development and social change. -
Halton Women's Place
Provides a safe and supportive environment for physically, sexually and emotionally abused women and their children. -
Halton Trauma Centre
Provides skilled and effective treatment to individuals and families who have been personally hurt by abuse, past or present. -
Home Suite Hope

Provides shared living accommodation for people who are in dire straits. -
Oakville and District Humane Society
Dedicated to the welfare of animals. Serves Oakville and Milton, Ontario. -
Oakville Parent Child Centre (OPCC)

Supports, nurtures and empowers families, children and their caregivers. -
Rotary Club of Oakville

Serves the local Oakville community and meeting Rotary International commitments in aiding those in need. -
The Oakville Literacy Council
Dedicated to helping local adults improve their literacy skills. Provides free, confidential, one-on-one tutoring for English-speaking adults, 19 years of age and older, who are experiencing difficulty with everyday reading, writing, or math skills. -
Support the Oakville Public Library
A non-profit charitable organization, fostering public awareness and enhancement of Oakville Public Library programs and services. -
The Community Foundation of Oakville

Collects charitable gifts from individuals, businesses and other foundations and pools them into permanent endowment funds. Funds are then granted to programs in the Oakville area to benefit the community. -
YMCA Hamilton Burlington

Believes that good health - in spirit, mind and body - affects not only us but also our families, our communities and society as a whole. [Established in Hamilton in 1856, we were the first YMCA in Canada to provide physical activity programs. Today, we serve more than 48,000 people throughout the Hamilton/Burlington area.] -
YMCA Oakville

Dedicated to providing life-long opportunities for health enhancement and personal growth. -
The Bay Area Restoration Council

Is a community stakeholder group devoted to the revitalization of Hamilton Harbour and its watershed. -
The Hamilton/Burlington SPCA

Dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals, the rescue and adoption of homeless pets, offering support to keep pets in loving homes, and the development of respect, compassion and empathy for every living creature. -
The Oakville & District Humane Society

Creates, improves and maintains the quality of life for animals in a domestic environment. -
The United Way of Burlington-Hamilton

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Adoption Council of Ontario
Provide support to individuals, families, groups and organizations in Ontario. This support is directed toward advocating for, and enhancing the lives of, adoptees and all persons concerned with adoption. -
Computer Recycler
Is a non-profit charity providing computer hardware, training and technical support to charities, non-profits and people with limited access to technology. -
Daily Bread Food Bank
Food donations are sent to over 190 food programs in member agencies across the GTA. Agencies include neighbourhood food banks, lunch programs for children, drop-in centres, shelters and perinatal nutrition programs. Daily Bread moves approximately 9 million pounds of food within the GTA and 3.6 million pounds across Canada annually as part of the National Food Sharing Program. This initiative is in partnership with the Ontario Association of Food Banks and the Canadian Association of Food Banks. -
Interval House
Represents the real first flight toward ending emotional and physical violence in the home. Interval House Crisis Line - 416-924-1491. -
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
Provides a level playing field of opportunities and services. Key beneficiaries are children, youth and adults with learning disabilities, their families and teachers, professionals and service providers. -
Ontario Association for Community Living
Supports through the full inclusion of people who are identified as having an intellectual disability in all aspects of community living. -
Ontario SPCA
Ensures the welfare of all animals — large and small, wild and domesticated — through cruelty investigations, animal care and rehabilitation, government and industry advocacy, and public education. -
The Association for Bright Children of Ontario
Provides information and support to parents of bright and gifted children/adolescents through newsletters, networking, an annual conference and local workshops. And it offers the parents´ voice to local school boards, educators, professional groups and the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. -
Variety - The Children's Charity
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Canadian Association for Community Living
Develops and advocates the creation and maintenance of programs, services, and policies so that people with intellectual disabilities may have opportunities for a more meaningful life. -
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Provides the services and support necessary for people to enjoy a good quality of life while living with vision loss. -
Canadian Red Cross
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Canadian Toy Testing Council
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Children's Wish Foundation
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Children´s Miracle Foundation
Dedicated to helping prepare Canadian children at risk or in need for future success through donations to improve their health, education and well-being. CIBC managed. -
David Suzuki Foundation
Helps make a difference in the world and empower volunteers to continue working to reduce human impact on the earth. -
Dog Guides
Help bring the peace of mind to Canadian men and women who live with the limitations of blindness, hearing impairment, and medical or physical restriction. -
Ducks Unlimited
Dedicated to conserving wetlands for the benefit of North America's waterfowl, wildlife and people. (Almost 90 per cent of the funds Ducks Unlimited receives goes directly toward conservation programs.) -
Easter Seal Society
Dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full individual potential and future independence. -
Fergie Jenkins Foundation
Dedicated to providing financial assistance to local charities. - Juno Beach Centre
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, young men from small towns and big cities across Canada stormed the beaches on the Normandy coast in Nazi-occupied France.
Today, more than half a century later, the Juno Beach Centre, a memorial to these young men, is to be built. Help. Donate. -
MADD Canada
Heighten awareness about the dangers of impaired driving, and offers support services to victims. -
Make a wish
Makes children´s wishes come true. -
Safe Community Foundation
A national, not-for-profit organization that promotes a goal of zero tolerance for injuries at work, home and play. -
Salvation Army
The largest non-governmental social-services provider in Canada. -
The Canadian Safe School Network
Is a national, grass roots, organization dedicated to reducing youth violence and making our schools and communities safer. -
The War Amps
A philosophy of amputees helping other amputees. -
Tree Canada Foundation
Provides support through partnerships to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in our urban and rural environments. -
United Way of Canada
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WSPA CANADA - World Society for the Protection of Animals
Is an international network, which through direct field work, campaigning, legislative work, humane education and training programs, strives to raise the standards of animal welfare.
