The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights


Helping to Complete the Human Rights Monument

The initial fundraising campaign in the 80s to build the monument brought in $1 million from individuals, groups, churches, labour unions, businesses and governments.

Tens of thousands of Canadians were involved in the first phase, from the two Ottawa girls who put a symbolic spade into the ground in November, 1988 to the miners of the Seven Sisters granite mine at Lac Dubonnet, Manitoba who provided the granite covering the façade of the monument’s archway built in 1990.

The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Inc. is a registered charity under the Canada Corporations Act. Its charitable registration is:

BN / NE 10520 1479 RR0001

Join the Campaign

The present campaign launched in 2007 aims to raise $350,000 to complete the Tribute’s objectives:

  • Lighting up the monument at night: Keep the spotlight on human rights!
  • Completion of the Aboriginal Languages Plaques project
  • Ongoing repairs and maintenance plus endowment fund for maintenance in the future

Send your contribution to complete Canada’s Human Rights Monument

YOU can keep the spotlight on human rights by making a donation today.

And you can support the fundraising campaign objective of $350,000 by:

  1. Donating directly to the Tribute organization, a registered charity, by sending your cheque or money order to:
    2. The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights
    99 Fifth Avenue, Suite 170
    Ottawa, ON K1S 5P5
  2. Donating online by using your credit card at: www.CanadaHelps.org

  3. Donating directly to "The Endowment Fund for the Care and Maintenance of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights" by clicking on the To Donate Now button on the bottom left-hand side of the Community Foundation of Ottawa website at: www.cfo-fco.ca .

All three organizations issue official receipts for income tax purposes for each donation.

Recognition of Major Donors

A contribution of $5,000 or more is recognized as a “major” donation. Major donors have been inscribed on bronze plaques at the Monument. New major donor’s names will be recorded on a plaque at the monument site. If your group or organization wishes to support the Tribute by combining the individual contributions of your members to generate a major donation, the total contribution will ensure public recognition for your organization. Receipts are sent to the individual participants.

 














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