A selection of the world’s most celebrated nature photographers have returned from their RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) with rare photographs from the Great Bear Rainforest in an effort to protect that area from oil interests.

The Canadian federal government has announced that it will match contributions made by individuals. View a list of eligible charities here and donate to support the flood relief efforts in Pakistan today.

We currently have a full-time opening for a Program Officer at our Vancouver office and an Office Administrator at our Toronto office.

Waterlution presents: The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010. Applications now open!

Read our annual report for highlights of the past year and learn how we partner with change makers to find uncommon solutions for the common good.

MoneySense magazine recently published “The Charity 100″ with Canada’s first grading system for the country’s top 100 charities. We are proud to announce that Tides Canada was one of four charities receiving the top A+ grade.

Tides Canada project, Reel Youth, recently went on a two month trip to Nepal where they lead a UN Habitat funded youth film project. See the photos and read about their amazing work in Nepal.

Dr. Dave Secord will lead a new department established to develop large-scale philanthropic initiatives aimed at creating a healthier planet and more just Canadian society.

Among the most effective actions you can take to protect our oceans is to buy sustainable ocean-friendly seafood and support Ocean Wise businesses across Canada.

You can help protect our oceans by supporting groundbreaking research on orcas and dolphins or innovative work on global coral reefs and sustainable fisheries.

Merran brings a unique blend of visionary leadership and pragmatism to Tides Canada. Her solutions-oriented approach will greatly aid our commitment to mobilize Canadian philanthropy and other parties to invest in energy solutions.

Environmental groups and forestry companies sign the Canadian Boreal Agreement covering 72 million hectares of forest from the provinces of British Columbia to Newfoundland.

Ecojustice, a Tides Top 10 recipient, and Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW), a Tides Canada project, have issued Seeking Water Justice, a national brief on the status of drinking water quality in Canada.

Margaret Dickson will oversee TCI, home to over 40 of the country’s leading environmental and social justice projects.

Read the second part of Julia Moulden’s interview with Tides Canada’s Vice-Chair, Joel Solomon, in the Huffington Post. Part 2 of 2.

Take part in a three day seminar which introduces a participatory style of facilitating organizational and collective change.

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation are heading a joint initiative to build a stronger partnership with the Province’s not-for-profit sector.

Today, on Earth Day, consider supporting meaningful change by donating to one of our innovative environmental projects that exemplify what Earth Day is really about.

This Earth Week, on its first anniversary, White Bear Wines will donate $100,000 to help protect the largest intact coastal temperate rainforest in the world.

Darci Galati, the President and Founder of CANDi International, writes about the triumphs and challenges of the past year.

On the May 1 and 2 weekend, Jane’s Walks will be taking place in cities across Canada and around the world. Participate in one near you!

Conservation groups state case against B.C. pipeline and coastal shipping following new study that says whales, wolves, bears and birds would be devastated by an oil spill in the waters north of Vancouver Island and off Haida Gwaii.

Tell us what you did on Earth Hour. Best story wins the complete 5 DVD set of BBC’s Planet Earth!

Take part in a four-part training series at Hollyhock that helps you develop a solid plan for taking the essentials of social media into your organization; from vision, to strategy and tactics, to measuring your success.

Join us for an insightful evening with journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk and other expert panelists to discuss water. World Water Day, March 22 at UBC Robson Square, 6-9 pm.

You can make a difference to the lives of women and girls around the world. Share a video and a donor will give a dollar to improve reproductive health services for girls and women. Every video shared raises $1 – up to $1 million.

Lucy Sharratt of CBAN, a Tides Canada project, writes about the threats of genetic engineering to Canada’s food system, organic and family farming, and the right of farmers to save seed.

Food, farming, health, environment, economy. Food and farming leaders are coming together from across the province to discuss a broad range of food systems issues. March 4-6 in Kitchener, Ontario.

Toronto’s Board of Health is unveiling a wide-ranging food strategy whose broad and lofty goals include creating “food-friendly neighbourhoods,” connecting city-dwelling consumers to rural producers and eliminating hunger.

Pre-Olympic throne speech has big news for wildlife, water and wilderness in B.C.’s Rockies.

Did you know that less than two cents of every dollar donated in Canada annually goes to environmental causes? Natasha van Bentum writes about Give Green Canada, a new initiative that aims to help environmental groups build a solid financial future.

Join conservation photographer Andy Wright with founding supporters Simon Jackson and Ian McAllister to make this visual petition a significant creation that changes history and saves the magnificent bears of British Columbia.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Canadian government has violated a national environmental law aimed at ensuring sustainable development.

Tides Canada announces the recipients of our annual Tides Top 10 award. Learn more about these ground-breaking projects and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and real-world impact in addressing environmental and social problems.

The Canadian federal government has announced that it will match contributions made by individuals to eligible Canadian charitable organizations.

The Toronto Star details how the East Scarborough Storefront, a Tides Canada project, will revamp its building with some special help.

Catherine Emrick has joined Tides Canada as Senior Associate, Aquaculture Innovation. She will focus on advancing aquaculture solutions that protect wild salmon and the marine environment.

The TCI Director will provide leadership for Tides Canada Initiatives, our shared services and governance model in the charitable sector.

Tides Canada projects and partners are blogging directly from the global climate conference in Copenhagan until Dec 18th. Check out their blogs and Facebook site.

ForestEthics Canada is seeking an energetic and creative Senior Energy Campaigner to lead their work on the Canadian Tar Sands campaign and their climate work in Canada.

Tides Canada project the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition will represent the voice of young Canadians in Copenhagan.

The changemakers of Tides Canada’s community gathered on Nov 26th to celebrate the holiday season. Photos on facebook.com/tidescanada.

Award-winning Canadian authors Andrew Nikiforic and Ian McAllister embark on multi-media speaking tour, A Story With Two Ends.

Be inspired by Canada’s top changemakers through our new Facebook page! Click the link below and become a fan today.

They’ve called her the new face of environmentalism. Founder of PowerUP Canada adorns the cover of November’s Readers Digest.

Huffington Post gives the thumbs up to Tides Canada project ForestEthics Canada and their new online video campaign on climate change.

Award winning author Dr. Gabor Mate speaks about his latest book over lunch at Robson Square along with his ongoing work with addiction in the DTES.

Students from Emily Carr’s digital media school are offering up their skills to help your cause. Taking submissions now….

The largest gathering of Canadian youth on climate change wrapped up on Monday. Read Amber Church’s blog on Power Shift 09 including her thoughts on the parliamentary protest.

The report offers greater detail on Tides Canada’s grant-making. It features stories from our remarkable donors and projects and lists our charitable giving funds, 2008 grant recipients, and partners.

Global warming can be overwhelming, but together we can stop it. Join us and thousands of others for a public gathering on Cambie Bridge to call for action on climate change on October 24th Vancouver.

Tides Donor Andy Wright launches his remarkable book of photographs taken within the wilds of the Great Bear Rainforest on October 22

Reserve a seat and support ROSE, a project of Tides Canada. “Models of Inspiration” is a filmathon about extraordinary women from China to Liberia. October 24th.

70′s poem ‘Unless The Eye Catch Fire’ reinterpreted for Vancouver Writers Festival

The Vancouver Sun’s Tracy Sherlock reports on the green screening of The Age of Stupid, sponsored in part by Tides Canada. View photos from the October 6 event.

Investigative journalist Monte Paulson of the Tyee will discuss creative solutions to homelessness. October 9th at the Museum of Vancouver.

Politicans and A-list actors join together for the Tides Canada sponsored Green Carpet screening of “The Age Of Stupid” at Fifth Avenue Cinemas

Step into conversation with two of the world’s leading figures in the world of art for social change/art in community who are coming to Vancouver on October 18 and 20.

On World Water Monitoring Day, September 18, Tides Canada recognises the importance of initiatives like Waterlution and FLOW

More than 30 new funds have been established this year at Tides Canada by a diverse mix of donors, activists, and charities. Meet the latest members of our growing social change community.

Tides Canada congratulates fund holders Nina and John Cassils on the article about their charity work published on the front page of The Vancouver Courier newspaper.

Tides Canada Project Capacity Waterloo Region is looking for a leader who is passionate about fueling social innovation within the non‐profit sector.

Tides Canada fund Hoops 4 Hope is featured in The Province newspaper. Article by Kent Gilchrist

An exploration of Toronto’s fascinating waterfront history is the starting point of a unique Waterlution workshop Sept 11-13. Twenty young leaders will connect for in-depth dialogue on re-imaging and revitalizing Toronto’s harbour.

Are you someone who lives with financial abundance and has deep concern about the world’s myriad challenges? Join us at Play BIG Sept 2-6 at Hollyhock.

Sarah Goodman talks to BCBusiness magazine about leaving Teck Cominco (and her crackberry addiction) behind.

Rick Gill a fundraiser for Hoops4Hope, a Tides Canada client, reports back to us from South Africa where donated sneakers have arrived and the new office has opened…see email with photos

Canopy (formerly Markets Initiative) score another major coup in the fight to save Canadian forests, securing a commitment from Canada’s major daily newspaper

Living Oceans Society, a Tides Canada fund holder has completed their deep sea coral expedition…view the incredible footage from their 2 weeks under the sea

Living Oceans Society, a Tides Canada fund holder, explores the deep sea coral gardens off the BC Coast with the Finding Coral Expedition ..view Day 10 by video

Tides Canada client awarded Canada’s highest journalism honour for a publication of its scope and size.

On World Oceans Day, Erin Ashe and Dr. Rob Williams of the Oceans Initiative Marine Wilderness project at Tides Canada explain the vital link between ocean acoustics and whale survival…

Vancouver Magazine Profiles Tides Canada’s Vice-Chair Joel Solomon

Pacific Wild works with environmental organizations, local communities, educators, businesses, scientists, and a concerned global citizenry to defend wildlife, protect habitat, and ensure that biodiversity protection is at the forefront of land and marine use decisions in Canada’s Pacific Coast.

Island Conservation removed rats from “Rat Island” to bring endangered seabirds back from the brink of extinction….read more about their incredible work in preserving biodiversity.

Tides Canada fundholder Pacific Wild films a male Grizzly marking his territory within British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest.

Sustainability Network in Toronto offering a training workshop for individuals who wish to learn how to facilitate effectively – all welcome.

Authors Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie launched their book in Vancouver on May 19th at the Tides Renewal Centre. Their week long experiment documented in the book has attracted a lot of media attention.

New BC Wine Supports Ecosystem Conservation WHITE BEAR Wine to Aid Great Bear Rainforest Preservation

A pocket sized guide to eating sushi has been published by Living Oceans Society, a clever way to make sure your bento box is better for the ocean.

EU ban on seal products motivates PETA to continue their push to stop the Canadian seal hunt.

24 cities across Canada and the United States took part in neighbourhood tours on May 2-3 – photos from the tours are now on Flickr.

Runners4Runners campaign inspires people to get behind Ugandan girls running for the less fortunate.

Gordon Hamilton, forestry reporter for Vancouver Sun, notes the interesting switch Goodman made to Tides Canada.

Sarah Goodman has joined Tides Canada to help expand our national role as a provider of innovative philanthropic, financial and project management services.

A project manager of Tides Canada has been keeping track and is now a community hero!

The Great Bear Rainforest is now one of the most protected forest regions in the world.

Tides Canada celebrates our new home in the Tides Renewal Centre in the Flack Block.

Tides Canada is currently seeking a full-time Client Services Administrator to provide support for key client services functions, primarily the processing and acknowledgement of donations, providing customer service to donors, and receipt and donation report generation.

Environmental activist Tzeporah Berman…joins independent power projects, First Nations and environmentalists to brainstorm ideas for a BC wide green power economy.

Tides Canada is in the process of completing a Navision (CRM) system implementation.

Tides is currently seeking a full-time Program Officer who will provide support for ongoing strategic program development, manage relationships with key institutional donors and partners, and implement our grant making programs and services.

New footage from Reel-Youth tell the stories of children rescued from the prisons and armies of Nepal.

Ecojustice lawsuit forces government to legally protect BC killer whale habitat.

Hollyhock Leadership Institute says fundraising right now…. ‘NOT impossible’.

A new bill seeks to impose tighter controls on the provision of government support to Canadian extractive companies.

Print Action Award recognizes Nicole Rycroft as environmental innovator for the ‘wheat sheet’

Environmental groups urge parliamentarians to pass science based reduction target bill before summer

The creative juices of the Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret have returned! This time with a unique show on the power of oppression to silence our song.

Forest Ethics published a week long ‘personals’ ad across the US seeking a tall man inspired by basketball, and heard reciting the words “yes we can”

You’re invited to sip cocktails at the beautiful Heritage Hall and celebrate the stories that make up the history of Vancouver.

Join Tides and help us invent a family of next-generation, entrepreneurial charitable organizations that break out of traditional philanthropic molds.

Tides is currently seeking a part-time Human Resources Coordinator to be the initial point of contact and provide support for key human resource functions, including hr administration, recruitment, employee benefits and employee relations.

Renewal2 invests in change by providing an opportunity for investors to participate in the development of businesses at the forefront of social and environmental innovation.

We have moved to our beautiful new offices at the Tides Renewal Centre in the Flack Block in Vancouver.

Effective Friday, January 9, 2009, our Vancouver office is moving to the Tides Renewal Centre.

Tides is currently seeking a Project Specialist for a 14-month contract (full time, temporary) position, effective February 2009.

Students from 5 highschools across BC raise thousands of dollars for Hoops 4 Hope, Tides Canada makes sure every slam dunk dollar goes to Africa.

Get Involved TV – asks the Eisen Family how they raised $23,000 by playing Volleyball …and why they named their Tides Canada fund …TunaHAKI

PWC awards $10,000 to volunteer of the year Gerry Valois for his fund at Tides Canada ‘Canodia’ giving proper housing to Cambodian children living in rubbish dumps.

Video, images and diary entries from a scientist’s trip into one of the most pristine wilderness areas remaining in the world.

Social Finance and Tides are featured in Charity Village cover story by Elisa Birnbaum.   

We hope you enjoy reading about our past year’s highlights as well as the inspiring stories of our donors, projects, and grant recipients.

Non-Partisan Citizens Initiative Gives Canadians the Straight Goods on Global Warming And A Place To Be Heard – New Polling Data Released

Read more about Blythe’s story and updates from the Strachan Hartley
Foundation

The Strachan Hartley Legacy Foundation Fund at Tides Canada provides sports opportunities to disadvantaged kids.

Ontario announces conservation of huge swath of northern boreal forest to protect polar bears and other wildlife and help fight climate change.

Alan Broadbent, Board Chair of Tides Canada Foundation, announced today that Tim Draimin, founding Executive Director of Tides and its operating arm, Sage Centre, is stepping down from his role as CEO …

A prominent initiative backed by the foundation was the Great Bear Rainforest project (GBR). Tides provided multi-faceted support for donors and for the environmental and First Nations organizations that were the driving catalysts for Canada’s first, large-scale integrated conservation initiative.

Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto is designed to seed and support social enterprise in the Greater Toronto Area…

SHARING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: An Exploration of Shared Space and Shared Service Models in Ontario’s Non-Profit Sector

Tides Canada Foundation Celebrates Great Bear Rainforest Campaign Success and Honours Donors

Proceedings of the December 2007 Social Entrepreneurship Summit proceeding now available online!

2008 Trends for Conservation Fundraising and Lessons from the Last Recession relevant for TODAY …

Into the Lair of the White Bear, by Deborah Campbell for National Geographic

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) today announced it has pledged half a million dollars …

Eco-philanthropists dig deep to support environmental charitable causes by Miranda Post, Special to the Vancouver Sun …

Scotiabank today announced a $100,000 donation to the Great Bear Rainforest Campaign …

Tides Canada Foundation is pleased to announce the appointments of Ross McMillan to President and Tim Draimin to Chief Executive Officer …

302 public high schools, 140 EcoSchools, and 72 school boards in Ontario will be receiving DVDs of Al Gore’s Academy Award-winning An Inconvenient Truth …

In April, Tides Canada donated DVDs of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” as an educational resource to all 477 public highschools and 60 school boards in British Columbia, reaching potentially 278,000 students.

Opening night gala DOXA, Canada’s largest Documentary Film Festival features Sage Centre’s Charlie Russell and his groundbreaking work with wild bears.

Vancouver, BC– DVDs containing Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” will be distributed to all public high schools in British Columbia.

On Wednesday, April 4th, 2007, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the Vancouver Museum, Tides Canada Foundation welcomed Terry Tamminen for a reading and discussion on his newest book, ‘Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction’.

Tides Canada’s founder, Carol A. Newell, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. The appointment was announced on February 20, 2007.

VANCOUVER, BC – Tides Canada Foundation is pleased that the Government of Canada has committed $30 million to protect and ensure a healthy future for British Columbia’s North and Central coast, also known as the Great Bear Rainforest.