Corporate Partners

The Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence would not exist without the support of its corporate partner, the RBC Financial Group Foundation. This corporation has made a strong commitment to education as outlined below. Its continued support of the Prime Minister's Awards has enabled the program to honour hundreds of outstanding teachers, to share their innovative teaching practices, and in this way, benefit students across the country with their models of excellence.

RBC Foundation

RBC Foundation believes in helping students make a smooth transition from the classroom to the workforce. RBC's major investments in this regard include: Career Edge, designed to give recent graduates practical work experience; SHAD International, which introduces students to entrepreneurship, information technology, science and engineering; and Junior Achievement, which helps young people discover leadership and workforce readiness skills so they can achieve their highest potential. RBC also supports the Queen's University National Teaching Fellowships in Education and has provided in excess of $50 million to educational organizations throughout Canada over the past 20 years.