Campaign Cabinet
This group of extraordinary philanthropic and business leaders are deeply committed to unlocking hope for all youth across Canada.
Thank you to our incredible donors, Founding Partners and government partners.
Honourary Campaign Co-Chairs
Andre De Grasse
Olympic Gold Medalist
Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC
Award-winning Indigenous singer-songwriter
Serena Ryder
Award-winning singer-songwriter
Darryl White
CEO, BMO Financial Group
Mirko Bibic
President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada
Campaign Co-Chairs
Claire Gillies
Member, Kids Help Phone’s Board of Directors
Colleen Moorehead
Special Advisor, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Honourary Campaign Advisor
W. Edmund Clark, CM
Former President & CEO, TD Bank Group
Campaign Advisor
Nada Ristich
Retired Head, Community Giving, BMO Financial Group
Campaign Cabinet Members
John Carmichael
President & CEO, Nestlé Canada
Guy Cormier
CEO, Desjardins
James M. Dickson
Chair, Empire Company Limited
Katherine Hay, ICD.D
President & CEO, Kids Help Phone
Gordon Hicks, C.M.
CEO, BGIS
Member, Kids Help Phone’s Board of Directors
Sarah Jordan
Transformational CEO and Corporate Director
David Kines
President & Co-founder, Hollywood Suite
Member, Kids Help Phone’s Board of Directors
Randy Lennox
Music & Media Executive
Jack C. MacDonald
Chair, Micco Group of Companies
Jen McCain
President, Irie Capital Corporation
Anton Rabie
Co-Founder, Board Director and Rotating Chairman of Spin Master
Brian Ross
CEO, Jackman Reinvents
Chair, Kids Help Phone’s Board of Directors
Laetitia Satam
Youth Embassador
Co-Chair, National Youth Council, Kids Help Phone
Linda Schuyler, CM, OOnt
CEO, Skystone Media Inc.
Co-creator, Degrassi
Jody Scotchmer
Vice President, Kailo Holdings Ltd.
Co-Creator, MOSI + MOO
David Simmonds
Global Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Canada Life
Cary Skidmore
Partner, Skidmore Development Group
Mark Taylor
President & CEO, Lactalis Canada
Andrew von Teichman
President, D’Ont Poke the Bear
Natalie von Teichman
Head of Partnerships, D’Ont Poke the Bear
Join these leaders in our movement
Thank you to our donors and corporate partners.
Government Funders
Kids Help Phone gratefully acknowledges the support of the following government funders:
- Government of Canada
- Government of Alberta
- Government of Manitoba
- Government of New Brunswick
- Government of Northwest Territories
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Government of Ontario
- Government of Saskatchewan
Our Supporters
The list below represents supporters who generously gave $1,000,000 and above cumulatively, since January 2018, reminding young people that help is always close:
$15,000,000+
- Bell Canada
- BMO Financial Group
$5,000,000+
- The Grocery Foundation
$2,500,000+
- Anonymous
- Innovation Catalyst: Canada Health Infoway
- The Lang Family Foundation
- Landmark Cinemas
$1,000,000+
- Anonymous
- Estate of Gordon C. Barber
- Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects
- Cineplex Entertainment
- The Co-operators
- Desjardins Foundation
- Fast Foundation
- Lactalis Canada
- Nestlé Canada
- Oliver Wyman
- RBC Foundation
- The Slaight Family Foundation
- Sobeys Inc.
- Sony Music
- Sun Life
- Universal Music
- Warner Music
To learn more about our supporters, visit KidsHelpPhone.ca/Supporters