sign in sign up
<<
Home , Theatre of Canada

CIBC 1034 E_16-36_v2 12/8/05 9:13 PM Page 26

26 CIBC in Society > Our Communities CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters

Our Communities

Strategy Our aim is to make a difference in our communities through corporate donations, sponsorships and the volunteer spirit of employees. With a strategic focus on the education and skills development of youth, and employee commitment to causes supported by the CIBC Run for CIBC in Society the Cure, the United Way and the CIBC World Markets Children’s Miracle Foundation, we are investing in the social and economic development of communities across the country.

Priorities Measures • Help young people achieve their full • Imagine Caring Company designation, potential by investing in programs that donating 1% of pre-tax profit to charity provide education and skills development • Total number of employees who receive • Support greater employee participation and funding for community organizations results in key initiatives such as the CIBC through CIBC’s Employee as Ambassador Run for the Cure and our United Way Program campaign • Total funds raised through the CIBC Run • Encourage employee community for the Cure, the CIBC United Way campaign volunteerism through the Employee as and the CIBC World Markets Children’s Ambassador Program Miracle Day • Promote the CIBC World Markets Children’s • External rankings for corporate Miracle Day citizenship/philanthropy, such as ’s Report on Business annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report

“As an Imagine Caring Company, CIBC is recognized for its leadership in corporate citizenship. Beyond its generous donations, CIBC demonstrates its tremendous commitment to community through its creative initiatives, addressing some of the key challenges facing community organizations today. We are proud to have CIBC as a Caring Company.”

Georgina Steinsky-Schwartz President & CEO, Imagine CIBC 1034 E_16-36_v2 12/8/05 9:13 PM Page 27

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters CIBC in Society > Our Communities 27

Supporting Communities Community contributions Through CIBC’s funding of Eva’s Initiatives and where we do business in Canada Community Experience Initiative, bridges are built ($ millions) between schools, the non-profit 25 28 28 sector and the business community. Richard Ivey 40 School of Business student intern Malathy Manoharan works on-site at the Phoenix Print Shop, 30 part of Eva’s Phoenix, a transitional housing and employment facility for homeless and at-risk youth. 20

10

0 In 2005, the CIBC group of companies 03 04 05 contributed more than $42 million worldwide In the Globe and Mail’s ?Community contributions in Canada to charitable organizations and community Report on Business annual 2003 2004 2005 Corporate Social initiatives. Of this, $28 million was invested in Responsibility Report, CIBC 25 28 28 Canada, including more than $23 million in shared first place in the Community & Society charitable donations, to support a wide variety section for the financial of national, regional and local organizations in services sector. the areas of health, education, community, Charitable donations in arts and culture, the environment and the Canada by category Environment Environment United Way. Education Education

Community Community Canada’s youth is a priority. CIBC Youthvision™ includes all of our funding in support of Arts & Culture Arts & Culture

youth. In 2005, we invested $11 million in a wide range of programs and initiatives in United Way United Way

education, mentoring and skills development to help young people reach their full potential. Health care Health care Our CIBC Youthvision Scholarship Program awards 30 scholarships annually, valued at

up to $34,000 each, to Grade 10 students enrolled in mentoring programs with Big Community 28.1% Charitable donations Health care 28.1% Health care 28.1 Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and YMCA Canada. Through this unique program, in Education 22.1% United Way 13.3 Arts & Culture 7.1 addition to tuition funding for college or university, students can earn while they learn. United Way 13.3% Arts & culture 7.1% Community 28.1 Education 22.1 Following Grade 11, until the completion of their post-secondary education, they can Environment 1.3% Environment 1.3 participate in summer internships at YMCA agencies across the country. Since the program Contributions to youth was introduced in 1998, CIBC has awarded 210 scholarships to students across Canada. ($ millions) Other examples of CIBC’s commitment to young people include the following: 9 10 11 12 We continued our support of $75,000 over three years to Social and Enterprise

Development Innovations (SEDI) to fund the Financial Literacy for Youth Project. It will 9 provide youth-serving organizations with a financial literacy tool to deliver to young people in their local communities, thereby improving their long-term economic self-sufficiency. 6 In B.C., we continued to support the Green Thumb for Young People, a professional not-for-profit theatre company that produces original issue-based Canadian 3

plays for children, youth and young adults. Green Thumb Theatre tours its plays to 0 elementary and high schools to entertain, engage, educate and encourage discussion, and 03 04 05 to aid in the development of critical thinking skills. Through CIBC Youthvision, Contributions to youth we fund hundreds of initiatives to assist young people in 2003 2004 2005 achieving their goals. 9 10 11 CIBC 1034 E_16-36_v2 12/8/05 9:13 PM Page 28

28 CIBC in Society > Our Communities CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters

CIBC continued its commitment to CANFAR’s Have a Heart, a national youth Employee as Ambassador awareness program that encourages students between the ages of 11 and 24 to get Program ($ thousands) involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It promotes fact-based information that enables Canadian students to make safer, informed decisions. 300 565 625 720 In , CIBC committed $25,000 to Youth Residences for the development of Youth Quest Central. This new facility will provide a wide range of services 540 to youth aged 16 to 24 struggling with issues of homelessness and help them to take

360 control of their future. With CIBC’s multi-year support, Learning for a Sustainable Future is integrating 180 concepts and principles of sustainable development into education policy, school curricula and teacher education for kindergarten to Grade 12 in schools across Canada. 0 03 04 05 More than 2,500 Grade 4, 5 and 6 students in attended Canadian Red

CIBC contributed more EmployeeCross as Ambassadors “Hear the Program Children” Peace Day events supported by CIBC in , Moose Jaw than $625,000 to not-for- 2003and Regina.2004 They2005 participated in a morning of activities that promoted co-operation, profit organizations where mutual respect and non-violence. more than 900 employees 300 565 625 and retirees volunteer. In , CIBC supports the Mental Illness Foundation, an organization committed to preventing mental illness and reducing suffering for those who are affected by it. The CIBC employees at UNICEF Foundation’s Partners for Life program works to raise the awareness of youth aged 14 to 18 and the adults who are close to them about the fact that depression is a risk factor in youth suicide. Our continuing support to the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ A Cure is in Sight campaign has assisted in the establishment of the CIBC Children’s Eye Patient Registry. The registry will ensure that, across the country, young patients receive timely access to The Retail new specialized treatments. Operations employees, In 2005, CIBC continued to support the Peter Beecroft, Joanne Varvaro, Luxy Sritharan, Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) through Sinna Sarvanaddan, Vela Save the Children Canada. PEPS is a community- Subramaniam, Vigita Arulrasan and Eva Alfonso based program for parents with children aged raised $10,000 for UNICEF up to three years, who may be isolated or need Canada for the tsunami encouragement. Its mission is to meet the relief effort. challenges of parenting through mutual support

CIBC Run for the Cure and shared information in environments that are ($ millions) positive, safe and comfortable.

17 19 21 24 CIBC employees enrich the communities 18 where they live and work through their volunteer efforts. We strongly 12 encourage employees and retirees to volunteer and we proudly recognize Carmen Murphy is an active volunteer in her 6 community where she serves as an Auxiliary their contributions through the Constable of the RCMP in Burnaby, B.C. She also 0 Employee as Ambassador Program. contributes her time to the Burnaby Crime 03 04 05 Prevention Society, and through the Employee Through this program, we contribute as Ambassador Program, she was able to secure More funds are raised every CIBC Run for the Cure up to $1,000 to community-based a $1,000 donation for this organization. year for the Canadian Breast 2003 2004 2005 Cancer Foundation to fight organizations where they volunteer. breast cancer. 17 19 21 CIBC 1034 E_16-36_v2 12/8/05 9:13 PM Page 29

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters CIBC in Society > Our Communities 29

In celebration of and Saskatchewan’s centennials, CIBC sponsored the “Buffalo Twins” mural, designed and produced by Lewis Lavoie and Phil Alain. The three-story high mural mosaic comprises 336 original canvases painted by 270 artists. After touring across Canada, it will permanently hang in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

Making miracles happen for children Every year, on the first Wednesday in December, CIBC World Markets sales and trading staff and CIBC Wood Gundy investment advisors around the world create miracles for children. On Miracle Day, they donate their fees and commissions to children’s charities. Last year, over $17 million Each year, the Foundation was raised globally, including more than recognizes CIBC World Markets Miracle Makers™, $4 million in Canada. Since it was founded in individuals in our 1984, Children’s Miracle Day has raised more communities who have made extraordinary efforts than $147 million for deserving children’s on behalf of children’s charities around the world. For more charities and programs. information, go to www.childrensmiracle.com. CIBC Wood Gundy Climb for the Cure™ A future without breast cancer The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s CIBC Run for the Cure is our flagship event and the largest, single-day annual fundraiser in Canada dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer. This year’s CIBC Run for the Cure, held on October 2, raised over $21 million for the Canadian Breast Cancer Twenty-seven people, Foundation to support its fight against the disease. The 2005 event attracted over including employees Peter 170,000 participants in more than 40 communities across the country. and Sandra Lochead, participated in the second A further commitment to this cause was demonstrated as CIBC and its employees joined annual CIBC Wood Gundy forces with The Weekend to End Breast Cancer in , , and , Climb for the Cure™ scaling Africa’s tallest peak, raising almost $38 million by the 11,984 people who participated. Mt. Kilimanjaro. They raised $295,000 for the Canadian Giving to the United Way Breast Cancer Foundation. As a community leader, CIBC has a history of giving to the United Way dating back to United Way heroes 1943. Over the years, our employees have championed fundraising drives to support agencies all across the country. In 2004, our employees and retirees contributed more than $5.7 million through their personal contributions and fundraising efforts. CIBC’s corporate contribution was almost $3 million, for a total of more than $8 million. Recognizing the outstanding campaign CIBC employees ran for For a more complete the United Way of Lower Mainland in , the United listing of CIBC’s Way presented them with the Employee Campaign Team of the contributions to community Year Award. organizations see page 180 For information on taxes paid in Canada see page 179 CIBC celebrates the employees who raise funds, volunteer and contribute to United Way agencies across the country. CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 179

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters Public Accountability Statement 179

Employment in Canada

CIBC is one of Canada’s largest employers. In 2005, CIBC and its listed affiliates had approximately 38,600 full- time and part-time employees nationwide. The CIBC group of companies paid almost $2.4 billion in salaries and benefits to our Canadian workforce in 2005. In addition, we indirectly supported thousands of other jobs in many sectors, from janitorial services to high-tech consultants, through the money invested in outside goods and services. The total for 2005 was $2.6 billion worldwide, with $2.0 billion spent in Canada.

Full-time and part-time employees As at October 31, 2005 CIBC and its listed affiliates Full-time Part-time Province or territory employees employees British Columbia 3,183 904 Alberta 2,075 685 Saskatchewan 708 297 570 247 Ontario 21,496 2,919 Quebec 2,713 700 528 117 825 165 80 36 Newfoundland and Labrador 195 62 57 11 70 35 6 Total 32,472 6,149

Taxes in Canada In 2005, the CIBC group of companies’ tax expense to all levels of government in Canada was $854 million. This total consisted of $334 million in income taxes, $112 million in capital taxes and $408 million in payroll taxes (employer portion), business taxes, property taxes, GST and provincial sales taxes.

Taxes – 2005 CIBC group of companies

$ thousands Income taxes Capital taxes Federal government $ 214,390 $ – Provincial and territorial governments British Columbia 4,462 19,605 Alberta 5,475 0 Saskatchewan 299 6,325 Manitoba 776 6,829 Ontario 98,572 63,277 Quebec 8,566 9,103 New Brunswick 506 935 Nova Scotia 820 4,010 Prince Edward Island 71 708 Newfoundland and Labrador 127 1,517 Northwest Territories (20) 0 Nunavut 00 Yukon (9) 0 Total $ 334,035 $ 112,309 CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 180

180 Public Accountability Statement CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters

Community Contributions

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation YM-YWCA of Victoria Kay Meek Centre You Are Not Alone (YANA) Kelowna General Hospital YVR Art Foundation Kids Up Front YWCA of Vancouver The Land Conservancy of BC Alberta Langley Hospital 4-H Clubs of Canada Leadership Vancouver Alberta Cancer Foundation – Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Lions Gate Hospital Alberta Easter Seals March of Dimes Merritt Volunteer Fire Department Alberta Ecotrust Foundation Mission Association for Community Living Examples of organizations supported Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society – STARS by CIBC: Mission Museum Historical Society Banff Centre Mount Boucherie Arena Blizzard Soccer Club British Columbia Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation Bowden Minor Soccer Alberni Valley Youth Soccer NONA Child Development Centre Boys and Girls Club of Wetaskiwin Armstrong & District Youth Soccer Association Okanagan Boys & Girls Club Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary BC Alpine Ski Association Okanagan-Similkameen Neurological Society The Calgary Foundation BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Peace Arch Community Services Calgary YMCA BC Crime Prevention Association Prince George Hospice Canadian Red Cross Alberta Flood Relief BC Senior Games Prince Rupert Soccer Association BC Special Olympics Society Princeton Recreation Centre Child & Youth Friendly Calgary Burnaby Crime Prevention Society Richmond Art Gallery Delacour Pony Club Drumheller Area Health Foundation Campbell River Youth Park Richmond Hospital Foundation Campbell River Youth Soccer Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation Edmonton Community Loan Fund Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Royal British Columbia Museum Edmonton Symphony Orchestra BC & Yukon Chapter Royal Canadian Legion – BC/Yukon Command Epilepsy Association of Calgary Canadian Cancer Society – BC & Yukon Division Salvation Army Erminseskin Cree Nation Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Foundation Sechelt Art Festival The Fairview Fine Arts Centre Cariboo Hospital Foundation Semiahmoo House Society Father Lacombe Care Centre Castlegar Rotary Club Simon Fraser University Fort Saskatchewan Boys & Girls Club Central City Mission Foundation South Okanagan Women’s Soccer Girl Guides of Canada Chesterfield Sports Society South Peace Hospice Grande Prairie & District RCMP Victims’ Assistance Children’s Arts Umbrella Association Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation Grant MacEwan Community College Foundation Chilliwack Hospice Society St. John Hospital Auxiliary Society Habitat for Humanity – Calgary and Camrose CIBC Vancouver Giants Read to Succeed Surrey Museum and Archives Highway 43 Victim Services Delta Hospital Foundation Ucluelet Chamber of Commerce The Impact Society for Children Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation United Way agencies Junior Achievement Dress for Success University of British Columbia Kids Kottage Foundation Fraser Lake Youth Soccer University of Northern British Columbia Kids Up Front Foundation of Alberta Golden Soccer Association University of Victoria Kids with Cancer Society of Northern Alberta Greater Vancouver Crime Stoppers Association Vancouver Opera Langdon Youth Council Greater Victoria Hospital Foundation VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Leduc Performing Arts and Cultural Foundation Green Thumb Theatre Company Victoria Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation Lions Club of Fort Saskatchewan Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Victoria Native Friendship Centre Motive Action Training Foundation Hyde Creek Watershed Society Volunteer Vancouver Mount Royal College Junior Achievement of British Columbia Night of Artists CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 181

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters Public Accountability Statement 181

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Hafford & District Recreation Board Flin Flon Trout Festival Northern Lights Health Region Jubilee Residences Fort Whyte Centre Northern Spirit Leisure Centre Junior Achievement Friends of St. Amant Centre Okotoks Minor Soccer Kindersley and District Arts Council Gateway United Soccer Association Onoway Volunteer Fire Department Kinsmen Foundation Gimli & District Recreation Centre Association Parks Foundation, Calgary Lions Club of Fort Saskatchewan Glenlee Community Centre Pincher Creek & District Agricultural Society Lucky Lake Community Centre Junior Achievement The Rainbow Youth Centre Maidstone Centennial Killarney Turtle Mountain Fire Department Rockyford Lions Club Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region Kinette Club of Stonewall Rotary Club of Rocky Mountain House Meadow Lake and District Youth Kiwanis Club of Foundation Royal Alexandra Foundation – Edmonton Soccer Association Manitoba Theatre Centre The Samaritan Centre Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation The Michael Komenda Memorial Youth Club Scouts Canada Naicam Curling Club Morden Corn & Apple Festival Smoky Lake Agricultural Society North Battleford Youth Business New Iceland Festival Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Excellence Awards Phoenix Productions Theatre Company Stettler Leisure Centre Northwest Regional Victim Services Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Prince Albert Centre for the Arts Red River Community Centre Theatre Calgary The Rainbow Youth Centre Reh-Fit Centre Tom Hornecker Recreation Redvers Activity Centre Foundation Sir John Franklin Community Centre Treaty Seven Economic Development Corporation Regina Palliative Care South Interlake Recreation Centre United Way agencies Royal University Hospital Foundation Thompson Minor Soccer Saskatoon Habitat for Humanity United Way agencies Wetaskiwin Health Foundation Saskatoon Prairieland Park University of Manitoba Women Building Futures Saskatoon Symphony Society Westman Dreams for Kids Foundation YMCA – Edmonton St. Peter’s College Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Youville Residence Society of Alberta Station Arts Centre YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg YWCA – Edmonton Sun Country Regional Health Authority Ontario Turtleford and District Recreational Association Saskatchewan 1st Canadian Battalion Museum Trust – United Way agencies 2005 Canada Games Victoria Cross University of Saskatchewan The Arts Stabilization Fund Saskatchewan 519 Church Street Community Centre Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Battlefords Centennial ALS Society of Metropolitan Toronto & Area Yorkton United Soccer Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charities YWCA of Regina Big River & District Recreation Armour Heights Soccer Club YWCA of Saskatoon Improvement Association Art Gallery of Hamilton Blaine Lake Communities in Bloom Manitoba Art Gallery of Ontario Canadian Western Agribition 4-H Clubs of Canada ArtHeart Community Art Centre Canwood Memorial Skating Rink Agassiz Medical Centre Asperger’s Society of Ontario Canwood Regional Park Art City Aurora Youth Soccer Club The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada Brandon Family YMCA Baycrest Centre Foundation City of Prince Albert Communiplex Brandon University Belleville Public Library Debden Recreation Board Brandon Wheat Kings – CIBC Read to Succeed The Bernard Ostry Foundation Dinsmore Kinette Club Canadian Cancer Society Best Start Health Coalition University of Canada Cancer Care Manitoba Foundation Big Brothers and Big Sisters agencies Flying Dust First Nation Clandeboye and District Recreation Association Black Business & Professional Girl Guides of Canada Dauphin Agricultural Society Association of Toronto CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 182

182 Public Accountability Statement CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters

Blissymbolics Learning Centre – Muskoka Family & Children Services of Guelph Malton Soccer Club Bluewater Summer Playhouse Fort Frances Crime Stoppers Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation Boundless Adventures Association Fred Victor Centre McMaster Children’s Hospital Boys and Girls Club of Frontiers Foundation McMaster University Brock University Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Meals on Wheels Bruce County Museum & Archives Geneva Centre for Autism Metro Street Focus Organization Burlington Public Library George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy Business Education Council of Niagara Georgetown Bread Basket Mississauga Living Arts Centre Camp Bucko Georgian Bay Symphony Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Camp Oochigeas Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation Camp Trillium Gloucester Hornets Soccer National Ballet School Canadian Abilities Foundation Goderich Medical Clinic National Ballet of Canada Foundation The Grand Theatre Restoration Foundation National Service Dogs Training Centre Canadian Cancer Society Greater Niagara General Hospital Foundation National Youth Orchestra of Canada – NYOC Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Foundation Neighbour to Neighbour Centre Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Guelph Mobile Youth Centre Niagara College Foundation The Canadian Hearing Society Harmony Education Foundation Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Canadian Mental Health Association Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre Canadian Race Relations Foundation Help a Child Smile Norfolk General Hospital Foundation Canadian Stage Company Homes First Foundation North Bay General Hospital Foundation Carp Agricultural Society Hopewell Children’s Homes North Grenville Community Complex Casey House Foundation Hospice Orillia North York General Hospital Cataraqui Clippers Soccer Hospice Toronto North York Harvest Food Bank Centenary Health Centre Foundation Hospital for Sick Children Northern Ontario Business Awards Centennial College Humber River Regional Hospital Northumberland Health Care Centre Foundation Child & Youth Friendly Ottawa Jane & Finch Boys and Girls Club Ontario Black History Society Children’s Aid Society of Haldimand Norfolk Junior Achievement Ontario College of Art and Design Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Ontario March of Dimes Communitech Association JVS Toronto General Hospital Community Care Trent Hills The Kidney Foundation of Canada Osteoporosis Society of Canada Computers for Schools KidsAbility Foundation Ottawa – Carleton Police Youth Centre Covenant House – Toronto Kidpacks Ottawa Hospital Foundation Creative Trust La Fondation du College Boréal Ottawa Symphony Orchestra Credit Valley Hospital Foundation Lakehead University Perth County 4-H Ontario Cumberland Community Resource Centre L’Arche London Peterborough Regional Health Centre Daily Bread Food Bank Leamington District Memorial Hospital Foundation The Philip Aziz Centre Diabetes Hope Foundation Leadership Waterloo Region Pride Toronto Dixon Hall Leadership Windsor/Essex Prime Mentors of Canada Dryden Area Health Services Foundation Learning Disabilities Association of Mississauga Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Durham West 4-H Team The Learning Partnership Queensway-Carleton Hospital Foundation The Easter Seal Society of Ontario Leave Out ViolencE (L.O.V.E.) Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Easter Seals of Haldimand Norfolk LOFT Community Services Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre East Metro Youth Services Lombardy Agricultural Society Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation Essex Region Conservation Authority London Health Sciences Foundation Royal Conservatory of Music Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth Lucknow Agricultural Society Ryerson University Evergreen Foundation Maitland Valley Conservation Authority Saint-Vincent Hospital CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 183

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters Public Accountability Statement 183

The Salvation Army Wellspring Niagara École nationale de théâtre du Canada Saugeen Shores Minor Soccer Association West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation Escadron 806 Ste-Thérèse Scarborough Hospital Foundation William Osler Health Centre Foundation Fondation Aline-Letendre Schizophrenia Society of Canada Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation Fondation Charles-Bruneau Schulich School of Business Windsor & Essex County Cancer Care Foundation Fondation de l’Hôpital Marie-Enfant Scouts Canada Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation Fondation de l’Hôpital d’Argenteuil Second Harvest Windsor Symphony Society Fondation de l’Hôpital Honoré-Mercier Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee Woodgreen Red Door Family Shelter Fondation de l’Hôpital Sainte-Justine Skills Canada – Ontario Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation Fondation de l’Hôpital St-Eustache Skills for Change YMCA agencies Fondation des Auberges du Cœur du Québec South Muskoka Hospital Foundation YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Fondation des Hôpitaux Enfant-Jésus Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation York Central Hospital Foundation et St-Sacrement St. Clair College Foundation Young Entrepreneur’s Organization – Ottawa Fondation des maladies mentales St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation Youth Community Leadership Fondation Docteur Jacques Paradis St. Lawrence College Foundation Youth Without Shelter Fondation du Centre hospitalier de Trois-Rivières St. Lawrence College of Fondation du Centre hospitalier des Applied Arts & Technology Quebec Vallées-de-l’Outaouais St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation Accueil Bonneau Fondation du Centre hospitalier régional St. Joseph’s Foundation of Accueil Notre-Dame de Lanaudière Stormont Agricultural Society Armée du Salut Fondation du Centre hospitalier universitaire Sudbury Theatre Centre Arrière Scène de Québec Sunnybrook & Women’s Foundation Association québécoise pour les enfants Fondation du Centre Normand-Leveillé atteints d’audimutité Sunnyside Children’s Foundation Fondation du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bénévolat du centre d’accueil Foyer Sutton Inc Teen Health Centre Sherbrooke Bishop’s University Thames Valley Children’s Centre Fondation Hôpital Jean-Talon Bon Dieu dans la rue Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Fondation Hôpital Laval C.A.R.E. (Centre d’activités récréatives Timmins & District Hospital Foundation Fondation hospitalière Maisonneuve-Rosemont et éducatives) Timmins Library Fondation hospitalière Rouyn-Noranda Centaur Theatre Company Toronto Adolescent Recovery Centre Fondation Jean-Lapointe Centraide Toronto Special Olympics Fondation Marcel-Vaillancourt Centre de répit Philou Toronto Symphony Orchestra Fondation Metropolis Blues Centre de Ressources Familiales du Québec Trent University Fondation OLO Centre des arts de Saint-Hyacinthe Trillium Health Centre Foundation Fondation Pinocchio Chambres de commerce United Way agencies Fondation Portage Cité des Mots University Health Network Fondation Ressources-Jeunesse Club Cycliste Vélo 4 University of Guelph Fondation Université du Québec en Club de Soccer de Jonquière University of Ontario Institute of Technology Abitibi-Témiscaminque Club de Soccer Vallée du Richelieu University of Ottawa Garde-Manger pour tous Club des personnes handicapées de Farnham University of Ottawa Heart Institute International Centre for Conflict Resolution Club des petits déjeuners du Québec and Mediation Club Optimiste de St-Rémi University of Waterloo Jeune Voile Club Richelieu de Saint-Hyacinthe University of Western Ontario Jeunes entreprises du Québec Club Richelieu de Victoriaville Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society Jeunesse au Soleil Concours québécois en entrepreneurship Waterfront Regeneration Trust Jeux du Québec à Amos Divers/Cité Waterloo Region Hospitals Foundation Jeux Olympiques Spéciaux Dr Clown Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation Jewish General Hospital – Sir Mortimer B. Davis CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 184

184 Public Accountability Statement CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters

Journée des Townshippers de l’Estrie Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation Bridgewater Lakeshore General Hospital Child Abuse Prevention Foundation Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Learning Associates of Montreal Children’s Wish Foundation Awareness Days Leave Out ViolencE (L.O.V.E.) Ducks Unlimited River Valley Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation Les Scientifines Community Kitchen Children’s Wish Foundation Maison de la Source Gabriel Fredericton District Soccer Association Colchester Regional Hospital Foundation Maison des enfants de l’Île de Montréal Friends of the Moncton Hospital Foundation Coxheath Sydney River & Area Skatepark Society Maison des soins palliatifs de Laval Girl Guides of Canada Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia Maison du Parc Junior Achievement of New Brunswick Dalhousie University Maison du Père Killarney Lake Rotary Centennial Lodge Dartmouth United Soccer Club Maison Jean-Lapointe Le Foyer Notre-Dame de Lourdes Foundation Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre Mission Bon Accueil McKees Mills Women’s Auxiliary Family Resource Centre of West Hants Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation Miramichi Irish Festival Soccer Association Montreal Heart Institute Moncton Youth Residences The Glooscap Heritage Society Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Mount Allison University Halifax Regional Search & Rescue Montreal Oral School for the Deaf Napan Women’s Institute Hants Community Hospital Foundation Montreal Symphony Orchestra New Brunswick Adoption Foundation Hants County Exhibition Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal New Brunswick Museum Hants Learning Network Association NeuroScience Canada Newcastle Rotary Club Charitable Trust IWK Health Centre Charitable Foundation Old Brewery Mission Parkinson Society Canada – Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia Petits frères des Pauvres Moncton Community Outreach Program Kinsmen Club of Lower Sackville Québec Symphony Orchestra Plaster Rock Arena Fund Membertou Band Réseau Hautes Etudes Commerciales Rotary Club of Fredericton North The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Rose des Vents de l’Estrie Salisbury Boys & Girls Club Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia SAJE Montréal-Métro Special Olympics New Brunswick Metro Food Bank Society Santropol Roulant St. Thomas University Mount Saint Vincent University St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation Theatre New Brunswick Mu Lan Chinese Cultural Centre St. Patrick’s Basilica – Soup Kitchen Tribal Powwow Committee Neptune Theatre Téléthon-Resources, Abitibi United Way agencies The New Glasgow Dragon Boat Festival Society Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui Université de Moncton North End Communuty Health Centre Théâtre des Deux Rives University of New Brunswick Nova Scotia Special Olympics Théâtre du Nouveau Monde Western Valley Pro Kids The Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank Université du Québec à Montréal Women in Business 2005 Conference Phoenix Youth Programs Université du Québec à Rimouski YMCA of Greater Moncton Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières York Sunbury Search & Rescue Foundation Vallée des Roseaux Rotary Club of Amherst Nova Scotia Victorian Order of Nurses – Montreal The Rotary Club of Windsor Aberdeen Hospital Trust YWCA Foundation of Montreal Shelburne Founders’ Days Abilities Foundation of Nova Scotia South West Shore Volunteer Services Acadia University Performing Arts New Brunswick St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation e of Canada Antigonish County Adult Learning Atlantic Ballet Theatr St. Mary’s University Association (ACALA) Bathurst Volunteer Centre Symphony Nova Scotia Bathurst Youth Centre Bedford Soccer Association United Way agencies east Cancer Foundation wick & District Community Association Canadian Br Ber Valley District Soccer Atlantic Awareness Days Boys & Girls Clubs of Nova Scotia YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth CIBC 1034 E_P169-194 12/8/05 9:22 PM Page 185

CIBC Annual Accountability Report 2005 For what matters Public Accountability Statement 185

Prince Edward Island Conception Bay North Minor Soccer Alberton Mural Committee Winter Carnival Capital Area Recreation Inc. Exploits Valley Salmon Festival Chamber of Commerce – Gander Minor Soccer Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Girl Guides of Canada – Labrador West Division Awareness Days Grand Falls-Windsor Centennial Celebration Children’s Wish Foundation Health Care Foundation of St. John’s College of Piping Health Labrador Corporation Confederation Centre of the Arts Innu Healing Foundation Cornwall Cornfest Jane Way Hospital D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Program) Junior Achievement of Newfoundland & Labrador Festival of Lights Kids Eat Smart Foundation Harborview Training Center Labrador City Public Library Services Hospice Palliative Care Association of PEI Labrador West Youth Centre Junior Achievement of PEI Memorial University of Newfoundland PEI 4-H Council MADD – Avalon Chapter PEI Council of the Arts Mt. Pearl Frosty Festival PEI International Shellfish Festival Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra PEI Service Memorial Fountain Provincial Drama Festival PEI Theatre Festival Real Time Cancer Prince County Exhibition South & Central Health Foundation Prince County Hospital Foundation St. John’s Boys and Girls Club Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation St. John’s Canadian Progress Club Foundation Queens County Music Festival for the Mentally Handicapped Rotary Club of Charlottetown Trinity Conception Health Board Rotary Club of Hillsborough Western Regional Hospital Foundation Salvation Army Summerside Northwest Territories Sherwood Rangers Soccer Aurora College St. Eleanors Lioness Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Stratford Soccer Club Stanton Regional Hospital Foundation – Summerside Wellness Centre Run for Our Lives United Way of PEI Town of Inuvik Family Centre University of PEI United Way of Upper Room Hospitality World Wildlife Fund Canada – West Prince Blue Grass Music Festival Northern Conservation Education Program Wyatt Heritage Properties

Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut east Cancer Foundation Another Newfoundland Drama Company Canadian Br Bayshore Literacy Council Kivalliq Regional Science Fair orld Wildlife Fund Canada – Northern Big Brothers & Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland W ogram Bishop’s Falls Lions Club Conservation Education Pr Calypso Foundation Yukon Campbellton Recreation Committee MacBride Museum Children’s Wish Foundation United Way Society of the Yukon Community Services Council of Whitehorse General Hospital Newfoundland & Labrador (United Way) Whitehorse Minor Soccer