Toshiba is committed to creating a high quality of life for all people, including our customers, suppliers, and employees. Toshiba's commitment to Canadians, reaches beyond the corporate boardroom. Through a corporate donations program, we support many national and local non-profit organizations, medical and educational institutions, the arts and entertainment community, amateur athletics, as well as community events. Toshiba's corporate giving allows us to contribute to communities across the country that have helped us grow and succeed since our founding more than 40 years ago in Canada.

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Toshiba of Canada Limited is proud to announce our partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

The NCC and Toshiba partnership tangibly supports the two organizations’ shared core belief - that conservation of the biodiversity of ecosystems is the key to environmental management.

Biodiversity threats in Canada

• Highly productive, biologically rich lands are under great threat of being lost forever.
• 90% of Canadians live and work in an area covering only 10% of the country along the Canada-U.S. border. This 10% of Canada is home to over 70% of Canada’s species at risk.
• This is also Canada’s most highly threatened landscapes that are vital to Canada’s ecological integrity and its clean water and air.
• It is on these highly threatened landscapes where NCC focuses its conservation action.

Land Information System

• Developed by NCC science staff, the Land information system (LIS) is a key tool that will roll out Canada wide in 2011
• LIS will allow enable NCC to report on NCC achievements in an integrated way using categories such as species, threats, status under the ICUN and stewardship actions

Using Toshiba technology and LIS, conservation staff will be more effective and efficient in reporting, planning, managing and monitoring properties, resulting in better time and resources management – all adding up to better conservation.

December is Toshiba’s designated Corporate Social Responsibility month emphasizing Toshiba’s unwavering commitment to be an exemplary corporate citizen. Contributing to the local communities in which we do business is an integral part of the Toshiba corporate philosophy – Toshiba of Canada’s Corporate Social Responsibility focus is an achievement realized by employees across the country benefiting a wide variety of communities and charities. In December 2010 Toshiba of Canada employees raised over $4400 and collected 245 cans of food and 166 toys for these charities across Canada:

The Toshiba Consumer Electronics Group (CEG) is committed to contributing and giving back to the Markham community.  This commitment is reflected in the donation of proceeds from the semi-annual Charity sale held by CEG.Charities that have benefited from the Consumer Electronics Group Charity Sale:

Upopolis is a private, social networking tool which is professionally monitored and made especially for young people to remain connected with friends, family and school during hospitalizations. By using Upopolis through specially equipped and sanitized Toshiba laptop computers, children can now alleviate the stress of isolation and the fear of 'falling behind' at school. This safe, private community provides reassurance and reduces anxiety for young people facing unknown problems or procedures. With the help of Toshiba Canada, the following Hospitals have installed the Upopolis program: McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, BC Children’s Hospital, IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital, St. Justine Hospital, Montreal.

The Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative is working towards replacing its conventional roof with a green roof. Toshiba donated the 70 trees and shrubs planted on the green roof which will serve as a learning environment for residents and the community on issues of energy, resource efficiency, bio-diversity, barrier-free gardens and gardening, storm water management and renewable energy sources.

What is a Green Roof?
A green roof is an extension of the roof and includes a special waterproof and root repellent membrane, a drainage system, soil and plants. Environmental Benefits of a Green Roof:

• Energy Conservation
• Water Conservation
• Temperature Regulation
• Air Cleaning
• Creation of Habitat
• Reduction of Waste

Pictured, Mr. Hyatt planting a Japanese Maple.

Founded by Toshiba and administered and judged by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards is the world's largest science and technology competition and is open to K-12 students from Canada and the United States. ExploraVision encourages North American students to combine their imaginations with the tools of science and technology to create and explore a vision for the future. Judging is based on creativity, scientific accuracy, communication and feasibility of the vision.

In Spring 2010 Toshiba Canada held an event to congratulate the ExploraVision Honourable Mention Winners. 

These teams placed in the top 10% of the over 4,000 entries received to the ExploraVision contest across North America in 2010.

Teenager Megan McNeil wanted to help other kids in the chemo ward. Battling a rare cancer called Adrenalcortical Carcinoma, she wrote a song to lift her spirits and theirs, never dreaming it would soon be produced by legendary music producer Garth Richardson. But that’s exactly what happened. The result? “The Will to Survive,” a beautiful uplifting song that celebrates anyone who faces adversity and keeps on going, but especially kids battling cancer.

To help support this incredible initiative Toshiba Canada is a Gold Sponsor of the Will to Survive campaign.

To support the relief efforts in Haiti Toshiba of Canada matched all employee donations made to the Canadian Red Cross between January 14th and 29th, 2010.  Toshiba employees generously donated $7,745. This was matched by both Toshiba of Canada and the Canadian government turning $7,745 into $23,235 for Haiti.

Toshiba of Canada is proud to sponsor a Toshiba team of employees in the annual Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart event in Toronto. The Toshiba team has raised over $4000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Since 2004 approximately 3000 Senior High School students with school leadership positions or leadership aspirations have benefited from attending one of Toshiba’s Student Leadership Workshops.

The three hour program is designed to enable the students to participate in an experiential based program that focuses on the students organizational, creative, problem-solving and team-building skills as well as their personal leadership development.

The workshop uses the making of “We are the World” as a same page learning experience that serves as an inspiration for the students to understand what can be accomplished by approaching leadership as a responsibility, a privilege and an opportunity. 

Through Toshiba’s sponsorship the program is offered at no-charge to schools in southern and eastern Ontario.