About The Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)

Our Supporters

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. With $100 million in annual funding from the province’s charitable gaming initiative, the Foundation provides grants to eligible charitable and not-for-profit organizations in the arts, culture, sports, recreation, environment and social service sectors. www.trilliumfoundation.org

The City of Ottawa is committed to fostering a healthy community that promotes and supports quality of life so citizens can fully participate and contribute to the life in their community. www.city.ottawa.on.ca

The Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO) is an independent centre for community philanthropy, serving as a trusted resource for addressing issues and connecting donors with granting opportunities. It plays a major role in enhancing the nature and scope of philanthropy, primarily in the local community but also nationally and internationally. It attracts and manages a growing endowment, the invested earnings of which provide grants that will be available forever to enhance the quality of life for all in the region.
www.communityfoundationottawa.ca

Based in Guelph, Ontario, The Co-operators is a national group of Canadian companies focussing on home, auto, life, group, commercial and farm insurance, as well as investment products and property development. The Co-operators is owned by 31 Canadian co-operative organizations and is well known for its philanthropy and community involvement. For the past two years, Hewitt Associates named The Co-operators as among Canada ’s 50 Best Employers and in 2004, The Co-operators was listed among Canada ’s Top 100 Employers by Maclean’s magazine. For more information visit www.cooperators.ca.

The Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP) is a Canada-wide matching service that brings communities and technical assistance providers together to harness the job creation, social and economic spin-offs that community economic development can offer. www.carleton.ca/cstier/cedtap

BDC is a financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial, investment and consulting services to Canadian small business, with a particular focus on the technology and export sectors of the economy.

BDC operates through a network of more than 80 branches across the country, including 20 Entrepreneurship Centres, and offers virtual banking. For more information, call toll-free 1 888 INFO-BDC (1 888 463-6232) or visit our Web site at www.bdc.ca.

The Ottawa Citizen is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper publishing in Canada’s Capital for more than 150 years. With a long tradition of being a leader in providing news, opinions, advertising and other information, it is the largest newspaper reaching over 61% of adults in Ottawa every week. The Citizen is one of 14 large market Southam Publications owned by Can West Global. The Citizen is published from the 1101 Baxter Road plant which houses full service advertising, newsroom and printing facilities. The Ottawa Citizen employs in excess of 750 employees and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen

KPMG is the global network of professional services firms whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries, and business trends into value. With more than 100,000 people worldwide, KPMG member firms provide assurance, tax and financial advisory services from more than 750 cities in 152 countries. KPMG’s Canadian web site is located at www.kpmg.ca.

CHUM, Canada's leading media company and content providers, owns and operates 30 radio stations, eight local television stations and 18 specialty channels, as well as an environmental music distribution division. In addition to its international licensing arrangements and joint ventures, the Company's original content is seen in over 120 countries worldwide. CHUM content is also provided to online audiences on new media platforms, including interactive television, wireless services and exclusive CHUM-branded Internet properties.

SohoPortal is a North American focused Small Office Home Office (SOHO) business portal that provides affordable Internet services to help small businesses cost effectively access, market, and manage their on-line business presence. For information on our services please visit: http://www.sohoportal.com

At McLarty & Co Chartered Accountants trustworthy, accessible advisors work in partnership with owner-managers and professionals to deliver an integrated, comprehensive range of financial services to support their clients continued success. www.mclartyco.com/

McGill Buckley is a full service, integrated marketing and communications firm with bountiful knowledge in a wide variety of consumer and business to business categories. Our services include strategic planning, naming and branding programs, multimedia advertising, corporate and product brochures, web sites and new media and direct marketing.
www.mcgillbuckley.com

Ogilvy Renault LLP is a proud sponsor of the Ottawa Community Loan Fund, and is delighted to support an organization that shares common values with Ogilvy Renault LLP, including the advancement of the Ottawa business community. Ogilvy Renault LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 445 lawyers, patent agents and trademark agents. Founded in 1879, the Canadian-based firm has offices in Toronto , Montréal, Ottawa , Quebec , Vancouver and London , UK . Ogilvy Renault LLP proudly serves a diverse client base that includes many Fortune 500 and FT 500 organizations, as well as community based not-for-profit organizations. For more information visit us at www.ogilvyrenault.com

RBC Royal Bank (RBC) is a diversified financial services company. It provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking, and transaction processing on a global basis. The company employs more than 54,000 people who serve 10 million personal, business and public sector customers in North America and in some 30 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.royalbank.com