We are committed to supporting the communities where we live, work, and conduct business.

Our focus is on addressing child hunger in our communities through our Canpotex Food for Kids initiative. We support this focus by volunteering and providing funding to important initiatives that contribute to the food security of children in our local communities. Our focus on "Inspiring Growth of Children" embodies our commitment to helping future generations, both at home and abroad.

If you are interested in requesting community investment donations, please visit our Community Investment Funding page.

Hope's Home

In 2024, Canpotex, through its Food for Kids initiative, partnered with Hope’s Home by gifting $120,000 to support the Canpotex Inclusive Meal Program at Hope’s Home’s new medically inclusive child care centre in Saskatoon. Hope’s Home is the only medically inclusive child care centre in Canada, providing care where kids with complex medical and typical needs can learn, grow and thrive. 

This gift provides all children at Hope’s Home's new medically inclusive child care centre access to nutritious, wholesome meals that meet the dietary needs and sensitivities of each child. Many children with complex medical needs require unique, specialized ingredients and preparation to meet their nutrition needs. With the support of the Canpotex Food for Kids initiative, nutritionists can accommodate these unique needs so that no child feels left out when sitting around the table.

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation 

Since 2018, we have supported the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation through the Canpotex Food for a Day program. This program provides dry-mix meals and snacks for pregnant women to take home to prepare for their families for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

With our $60,000 investment over three years, Canpotex Food for a Day supports approximately 500 women with the Healthy Mother Healthy Baby program each year. The program aims to promote optimal pregnancy outcomes for women who are often faced with risks of living with low-income and have little access to food.

Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre

Over the past several years, we have been a significant supporter of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. Of nearly the 18,000 people who rely on the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre each month, almost half are children.

In 2023, Canpotex committed $450,000 to the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre (SFBLC) over three years, with a primary focus on providing healthy food for infants and children in the Saskatoon community. The Canpotex Food for Kids matching campaigns occur throughout the months of July, October, and February, and match all donations from the public up to $50,000 during each campaign. The Canpotex Food for Kids matching campaigns enhance the SFBLC’s ability to keep pace with the significant increase in demand for food for infants and children, including fresh fruit, infant formula, and baby food.

Our employees also actively support the Food Bank, through volunteer time and annual food drives to deliver thousands of pounds of non-perishable, nutritious food. The focus of these food drives over the last two years has been on infant formula, which is a high-cost item and extremely important for child nutrition. Last year alone, employees donated enough infant formula to provide approximately 12,000 feedings.

Saskatoon Public School Foundation 

In 2022, Canpotex announced its donation of $225 000 over 3 years to support the purchase of food items for the Saskatoon Public School Foundation’s (SPSF), Canpotex Cheer Crates. When schools close, many of Saskatoon’s students are left without the valuable supports that they receive during the school day. Some students receive their only food at school through the nutrition programs. This funding gives SPSF the opportunity to package and deliver healthy food packages to families during school breaks. For more information, visit: https://spsfoundation.ca/what-we-do/campaigns/cheer-crate-campaign/

Salvation Army Weekend Investment in Nutrition

In 2019, we announced multi-year support to The Salvation Army’s Weekend Investment in Nutrition program. Our donation provides food to 26 children from King George and Princess Alexandra schools each year. Many of these children rely on school breakfast or lunch programs during the week. Without the Weekend Investment in Nutrition program, they could otherwise go hungry over the weekend. During the school year, each child will receive a backpack on Friday, filled with food that is child-friendly, nutritious, and easy to prepare and eat.