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Together with our partners, the Rio Tinto Aluminium Fund Canada aims to deliver long term social and economic benefits for the communities in which we operate and broader society. The Fund encourages programmes and initiatives that align with our priority areas, which include education, environment, health and community liveability.
Established in 2008, the Fund has invested over C$10 million annually in the regions where we operate to improve the quality of life of our communities and First Nations partners.
Increased attention is given to all projects that support Indigenous communities.
We align our community investments with the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The SDGs are a blueprint for action so that all countries - poor, wealthy, and middle-income - can prosper while protecting the planet and living in peace.
All submissions/requests for community investments and partnerships are evaluated according to the degree to which they meet some or all of the following criteria:
All requests are reviewed by our regional community investment and partnerships teams.
Requests less than C$100,000 are assessed according to focus areas and identified outcomes.
A decision will be communicated within 6 to 8 weeks of the application date.
Requests of C$100,000 and above are assessed according to focus areas and identified outcomes and will be presented to the Fund’s board of directors for review.
The Board meets on a bi-annual basis, after which a final decision will be communicated to the organisation.
All requests for funding must be submitted using the online application form.
Requests received by email, mail, telephone or in person will not be accepted.
Some programmes and organisations we support: