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2024 digitization project

You can help save precious CNE memories with your financial gift. We are pleased to advise that the CNE Foundation has once again been approved for funding for its CNE Archives Project through the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program. Through the upcoming Q1 2024 project, the Foundation will provide meaningful employment opportunities to […]

Holiday 50/50 wraps up on December 15!

The CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50 Grand Prize Draw is on Friday night! Buy now for your chance to take home the cash Grand Prize – currently more $12,250! Two Consolation Prize winners will each take home $250 Cash Prizes. Buy your Holiday 50/50 tickets at CNEF5050.com by December 15 at 11:59 p.m. Tickets start at […]

2023 CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50

You could take home the guaranteed $7,500 minimum cash prize in our CNE Foundation Holiday 50/50! Buy your tickets at CNEF5050.com for eleven chances to WIN and a chance to support a good cause. A $7,500+ cash Grand Prize, 2024 CNE Ride All Day Pass 4-Packs, $250 Cash Prizes and $500 Cash Prizes can all […]

2023 Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Recipients

The Canadian National Exhibition Foundation was pleased to return in 2023 with two post-secondary scholarships to be awarded through our Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Fund. True to form, the field of applicants was impressive, highlighting the talent and dedication present among many of the youth employed by the CNE each summer. Following a comprehensive review, two […]

Together we put “Smiles on Faces” this summer

This past summer, we were thrilled to be back with the second edition of our Smiles on Faces Program. Working with our charity partners, Make-A-Wish Canada and the Toronto Ukrainian Foundation, we granted VIP visits to the Ex to 25 children with critical illnesses and displaced children from Ukraine, along with their families. “We are […]

Meet our Grand CNE 50/50 Grand Prize winner!

Congratulations to our Grand CNE 50/50 Grand Prize winner – Daniel Venier from Toronto, Ontario! Daniel took home the cash Grand Prize of $166,810! It was wonderful to meet Daniel and his wife, Katelyn Wallace, in person and chat about their potential future plans with their winnings. We are EXtremely grateful for the support we […]

3-on-3 at the CNE

Another action-packed 3-on-3 basketball tournament is in the history books! Thanks to all teams who came out this past weekend to compete on the court, situated just inside the CNE’s iconic Princes’ Gates, and congratulations to all for a job well done. Thank you to the CNE community for your support of our 50/50 fundraisers […]

2023 CNE Foundation Silent Auction

We are EXcited to host our inaugural CNE Foundation Silent Auction fundraiser this summer, benefitting the CNE Foundation and our charitable programs. In the ultimate win-win, you could potentially take home something you love while supporting a good cause. Our new fundraiser takes place both online and in-person at The Ex (Salon 106B, Enercare Centre), […]

2022 Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Recipients

The Canadian National Exhibition Foundation was pleased to return in 2022 with two post-secondary scholarships to be awarded through our Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Fund. Following a comprehensive review, two candidates emerged as the successful recipients from the impressive field of studious and community-minded applicants: Arpsima Aziz, CNE AgVenture Supervisor, Toronto, ON, and Tahsheen Daruwala, CNE […]

Supporting Ukrainian newcomers with a CNE Foundation Community Grant

Through the generous support of the CNE community, through our 2022 50/50 raffle fundraisers, the CNE Foundation recently awarded a Community Grant to the Toronto Ukrainian Foundation. This funding aims to support local activities to resettle displaced persons as a result of the war in Ukraine. With community being central to the CNE, it is […]

Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner of $183,255!

The CNE Foundation was thrilled to return this past summer with our Grand CNE 50/50 fundraiser. A heartfelt thank you to all CNE fans who supported the Foundation’s community and youth programs by purchasing a raffle ticket. A cash Grand Prize, Weekend Staycations sponsored by Hotel X Toronto, $500 Cash Prizes and 2022 CNE RAD […]

2022 joint project with Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation

This year, we are thrilled to work in partnership with the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) on a joint project: Preserving the Legacy of the Canadian National Exhibition: Digitizing Photography from the Alexandra Studio Collection 1977-79. This joint initiative will enable the digitization and preservation of 8,000 at-risk archival photo negatives from the CNE’s Alexandra Studio […]

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