The Rick Hansen Foundation was established as a Canadian charity in 1988 and has since been dedicated to Rick’s life-long goal of creating an inclusive world where people with disabilities are living to their full potential. For three decades, the Foundation has raised awareness, changed attitudes, and removed barriers for people with disabilities, as well as fund spinal cord injury research and care. The mission of the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is to inspire leaders, influencers, and the public to join Rick Hansen in creating a global movement to remove barriers in the built environment and thereby liberate the potential of people living with disabilities. RHF programs include: • The Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility CertificationTM (RHFAC) program to help improve accessibility of the built environment – the places where we live, work, and play – in Canada through three main areas: Rating & Certification, Professional Training and Accessibility Services • The Rick Hansen Foundation School Program, a curriculum focused on disability awareness and social responsibility • The Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador Program engages people with disabilities to share their stories in order to raise awareness about the many barriers they face and how we can all work together to overcome those barriers. • Accessibility Grants, which provides grants to respond to priority needs of individuals with disabilities and encourages Canadians to identify accessibility barriers in public places in their communities • Support for the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, which houses world class spinal cord injury researchers and health care providers. • Working with the Government of Canada to provide leadership in salmon and sturgeon conservation and related initiatives and research.
Doramy Ehling, Chief Executive Officer
End date of the last completed financial year: 2018-03-31
Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
---|---|---|
Canadian Heritage (PCH) | $854,314.00 | No |
Government of Canada-Summer Jobs | $23,352.00 | Yes |
Government of Manitoba | $80,000.00 | Yes |
Government of Nunavut | $34,636.00 | Yes |
Province of British Columbia-Accessibility Grant and Accessibility Certification Pilot Program | $1,877,816.00 | Yes |
Province of British Columbia - Jobs Creation Program | $189,050.00 | No |
Province of British Columbia - Leadership | $2,000,000.00 | Yes |
Province of Ontario, Ministry of Research and Innovation | $200,000.00 | No |
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | $5,380,000.00 | No |
Address:
300 - 3820 Cessna Drive
Richmond, BC V7B 0A2
Canada
Telephone number:
604-295-8149
Fax number:
604-295-8159