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Learn How to Leave a Legacy
Your Compassion Can Shape the Future of Mental Health Care in Canada.
A legacy gift is more than a financial contribution — it’s a lasting reflection of your values, your care for others, and your belief that everyone deserves to feel well and can get care and support when they need it most.
When you plan a transformative gift or include CMHA National in your Will, you help build a Canada where mental health is valued, supported, and protected for generations to come.
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Why Leave a Legacy Gift
Mental health affects us all — our families, our workplaces, and our communities. But too many Canadians struggle to access care or face stigma when they reach out for help.
By leaving a gift in your Will to CMHA National, you help ensure that compassionate support, education, and advocacy continue for decades to come. Your legacy will help:
Fight for mental health as a human right, so future generations are assured that their care and wellbeing is covered.
Change minds about mental health and mental illness, to create a society where wellness, security, compassion and acceptance are the default for all.
Protect and promote good mental health through mental health literacy, education and awareness, so all people in Canada grow up with the confidence that they're cared for.
Strengthen a national network of providers working to ensure that there's always someone there to care, in communities from coast to coast to coast.
A Legacy of Hope
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You Can Start Today
Leaving a legacy is simpler than most people think.
You can make a powerful impact just by including CMHA National in your Will or naming us as a beneficiary of your insurance, investments, or retirement plan.
Our Legacy Giving Guide helps you reflect on what matters most and take the next step, at your own pace.
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Join the Foster Legacy Society
CMHA helps Canadians foster, strengthen, protect, and promote their mental health today and for the future. When you join CMHA’s Foster Legacy Society, you leave a legacy of care and compassion for future generations and create lasting change.
The Foster Legacy Society is a collective of caring individuals inspired by a very special member. As a registered nurse, Patricia Anne Foster spent her life caring for others. When she passed away in 2019, she left the entire proceeds of her estate to support CMHA’s fight for mental health as a human right. Patricia’s legacy of care lives on through CMHA, supporting the mental health and well-being of Canadians.
When you join CMHA’s Foster Legacy Society, you ensure that Canadians always have access to the mental health care they need, whatever the future brings.
Foster Legacy Society members:
- Belong to a community of Canadians caring for the future
- Receive invitations to special events
- Receive CMHA National's Annual Impact Report
- Are listed in CMHA National's Annual Impact Report
- Receive ongoing information about mental health in Canada
Build a Future of Hope
Your legacy can build a future where mental health care is accessible, equitable, and stigma-free for every Canadian.
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If you’d like to talk about your legacy, we’d be honoured to help.
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Partnering with Will Power
CMHA is proud to partner with Will Power. Will Power is a national public education campaign designed to inspire Canadians to think differently about charitable giving, and empower them to create positive change through their Wills.