Engagement & Investment

Hope Air is a unique national charity that arranges free flights for Canadians who are in financial need and must travel to access health care.

Anishnawbe Health Toronto’s model of health care is based on Indigenous culture and traditions and as a result, AHT is the only facility in Toronto that cares for Indigenous clients with both western and traditional approaches to health care.

There’s always room for a furry friend at the terminal to put a smile on your face and we have had many therapy dogs in the terminal.

The St John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program brings joy to our passengers and staff alike both pre- and post-security.

Connected North is a program which provides students and teachers in remote and Northern locations with equitable access to educational opportunities. The program supports 160 schools serving over 32,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth across Canada.

In 2023, a donation was made towards their Arts Learning Fund, which enabled 30 arts-based sessions to be delivered during the Spring and Fall.

Indspire is an organization that since 1996, has provided over $217 million in financial support through more than 66,000 bursaries, scholarships and awards to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students.

Through our fund, Indigenous students all over Ontario have been able to apply for bursaries and scholarships throughout 2023 and continue to apply in 2024. More details here.

In our city, food banks continue to struggle to keep up with demand, serving more than 2.5 million people in 2023. In 2023, Nieuport and PortsToronto decided more could be done, and got together with Daily Bread and organized a donation drive at the airport. The initiative was introduced to passengers and employees through physical and digital signage containing a QR code placed throughout the terminal building, while a month-long social media campaign captured the attention of the wider community. The campaign raised over $26k for the organization. In addition, staff took time out of their day to help sort food at the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto.

Supporting education is a key component of the Future Leadership for Youth Program (FLY).

As part of the FLY Program, behind-the-scenes tours have been hosted at the airport with various organizations such as the Broad Reach Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the HMCS York Air Cadets. Airport staff led these sessions by giving an overview of their role as well as a unique perspective on how the airport operates.

Support Our Troops Art Easel program features artwork that passengers and visitors can bid on. The proceeds support programs for military members, veterans, ill and injured, and their families. Since its inception in 2019, the program has yielded over $37,000 in donations for the military community.

Featuring food vendors, entertainment and lots of maple syrup treats, Sugar Shack welcomes over 10,000 visitors to Sugar Beach every March. Billy Bishop Airport keeps attendees toasty by sponsoring the warming station.

Toronto Waterfront Festival is a unique, one-of-a-kind, three-day Festival, which positions and promotes Toronto locally, nationally and internationally as a waterfront destination by providing on-water, on-land, heritage and cultural programming.

A Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport-funded program that supports the Centre’s arts programming (including Room 13) for youth in the community and the Community Connect Garden.

The initiative provides much needed recreational space, in an otherwise unusable area that will benefit our neighbours and the larger Toronto community. The project includes an ice skating trail, an amphitheater, a large green lawn, landscape features, and various event spaces which will all be located under the Gardiner and sitting over 45ft above ground.

The ALS Society of Canada is working to change what it means to live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport participates in the annual CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish toy drive campaign that helps deserving families in our community during the holiday season.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport supports this non-profit organization that aims to encourage and promote Black talent in the field of aviation and aerospace within Canada.

#NotInMyCity is a facilitative organization that is raising awareness and taking collective action to prevent, disrupt and end sexual exploitation and trafficking, focusing on children and youth. In 2023, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport launched an education program in collaboration with #NotInMyCity to help disrupt human trafficking in our region.

The Concord Adex Survivors Fund, an initiative of the Seeds of Hope Foundation ( a registered Canadian Charity) has provided safe affordable housing and post secondary education grants to hundreds of survivors of human trafficking in Canada over the last three years.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport supports the Island Public/Natural Science School, a Toronto District School Board elementary school for students from kindergarten to grade six that services the Island and Harbourfront community.

This annual beach weekend festival raises funds for and provides a day of fun on the water for children with autism.

ArtHaus is a music and artist management company, incubator for innovation, and collaborative community of creators and professionals. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport supports ArtHaus emerging artist through our Music on the Fly program.

Is a Canadian science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education charity that is dedicated to sparking children’s interest in STEM. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport supports Scientists in School by bringing STEM classroom workshops to schools in the Toronto waterfront area.

Broad Reach Foundation offers free life-skills and job training education for at-risk youth in the Greater Toronto Area, building confidence, leadership and teamwork through sailing.