Compassion Canada named a 2023 “Best Place to Work” by Canadian HR Reporter

Compassion Canada is proud to be named one of Canadian HR Reporter’s 2023 “Best Places to Work”! Through surveys completed by employees, organizations are evaluated for CHRR’s list based on employee satisfaction with factors such as health and dental benefits, workplace flexibility, diversity and inclusion, and psychological safety. To be recognized as a Best Place […]

Compassion Canada’s Charity Intelligence 5-star rating: Canada’s top 100 charities for 2023

Compassion Canada is honoured to once again be named by Charity Intelligence as one of Canada’s Top 100 Charities, alongside many peer organizations in our sector that are responding to some of the world’s most urgent needs. Compassion Canada’s Charity Intelligence rating Each year, Charity Intelligence releases independent reporting on over 800 Canadian charities. Compassion […]

Compassion expands into Malawi, Zambia, Cambodia and Myanmar

Compassion International announced today its plan to expand into four new program countries as part of the ministry’s global growth strategy. Founded in 1952, the child development organization partners with thousands of local churches in low- to middle-income countries to deliver physical, social, economic and spiritual care to more than two million children in poverty.

Compassion Canada welcomes Jerry Sen, CMO, and Kevin Cawthra, CFO, to executive leadership team

Compassion Canada is pleased to welcome two new executives to our executive leadership team: Jerry Sen and Kevin Cawthra. Jerry Sen joins Compassion Canada in the role of Chief Marketing and Digital Officer (CMO) Jerry is a transformative digital and brand marketing leader who brings first-hand experience, honed expertise and an impressive legacy of results […]

‘Thirteen Lives’ soccer team: Meet the boy who first spoke to the rescue divers

Thirteen Lives is a film directed by Ron Howard that brings us back into the story of the Thai soccer team that first gripped our hearts in 2018. Many of us can vividly remember the first time we watched the video of rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton’s first contact with the soccer team. […]

Compassion Canada closes 2021 with record giving

While many Canadians were eager to say goodbye to 2021, they did so while putting up record charitable giving numbers. For the first time in the organization’s history, Compassion Canada received over $10 million in donations in the month of December. “It is so humbling to see all these funds rolling in,” says Sarah Lewis, […]

In memoriam: David MacLeod

We are saddened by the passing of David MacLeod, who served as Compassion Canada’s second President from 1983 to 1993. David MacLeod was a godly leader and passionate advocate for the mission in which he invested ten years of his life. He was appointed President of Compassion Canada after serving as President of Gideons International, […]

Compassion Canada named one of Canada’s Top 100 Charities for 2021

Compassion Canada has once again been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Rated Charities by Charity Intelligence, based on financial integrity and demonstrated impact. Charity Intelligence notes that its approach to this annual list is to look “behind the gloss, at a charity’s results, costs and impact” so that Canadians can give with confidence. “We […]

Kirk Franklin re-releases “Lean on Me” with The Compassion Youth Choir

Get the song Following an early 2020 trip with Compassion to the Dominican Republic, Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin felt God telling him to use his musical talents to inspire and encourage youth around the world. Watch: Kirk shares why he chose to get involved with The Compassion Youth Choir In late 2020, Kirk began […]