Community Support

Community Support


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Vale is proud to operate in Canada; we care about this country and its citizens. We gladly take responsibility to support organizations, groups, and projects that make this a wonderful place to live, learn and work. At a national level, Vale supports programs that benefit Canadians across the country and that align with our values and objectives. We are proud to support many national initiatives, including these.​

Kids Help Phone


Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only national 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, online counselling and referral service for children and youth. Whether by phone, mobile app or through our websites, young people can connect with us whenever they want, however they want.

The ACT Foundation

The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation is an award-winning national charity dedicated to helping communities establish youth CPR and AED training. With the support of Vale, ACT will introduce the program to more than 20 Canadian high schools.

Defeat Depression

Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) is a national, not-for-profit, health charity which aims to improve access to treatment, inform research, shape program development and government policies so as to improve the quality of life for people affected by mood disorders.

Threads of Life

Threads of Life supports families on their healing journey after experiencing a workplace fatality, life-altering injury or occupational disease. Vale has been a long-time national sponsor of the annual Steps for Life walk, raising funds and awareness for families of workplace tragedy victims.​

Skills Canada

Skills Canada encourages and supports a coordinated Canadian approach to promoting skilled trades and technologies to youth. Vale has increased its support of Skills Canada to include in-school presentation and educational programs, as well as presence at provincial competitions.

Actua

Actua is a national charity that provides hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education to young Canadians. Since beginning its 5-year partnership with Vale, over 140,000 Aboriginal youth have participated. This summer, Actua will deliver STEM camps in Vale-supported First Nation communities.

How can we help? Apply for Funding

We welcome the opportunity to help support a variety of local and national projects each year, and Vale’s Community Investment Review Committee is always happy to receive and review new applications.

See if your project may be a good fit with the criteria we use to fund national and local projects, and learn how we determine which best align with our local objectives and annual budget. See our community investment criteria and how to apply for funding.