(Montreal, September 12, 2013) Last year, more than 800 Chinese students crossed the Pacific to attend McGill, making China the third largest source of international students for the University, behind only the United States and France. And that number is growing every year; in fact, it has more than... Read More
(TORONTO, Ont, Oct 18, 2011) A transformative gift from Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Mr Li Ka-shing has created a world-class institute at St Michael’s Hospital that will benefit people around the world by combining groundbreaking medical research, education and patient care. Read More
April 23, 2010 Edmonton — The University of Alberta (U of A) will take a big step forward in its efforts to treat and cure virus-based diseases thanks to a C$28-million (HK$214 million) gift from the Li Ka-shing (Canada) Foundation and C$52.5 million (HK$403.1 million) in new related funding... Read More
(Calgary and Hong Kong, 29 June 2007) With a CAD 3 million gift from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation, the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering will create an endowed Chair to lead the development and implementation of applied learning initiatives to nurture innovation... Read More
(Hong Kong, 30 November 2005) The Li Ka-shing Foundation (“LKSF”) announced today that St Michael’s Hospital (“SMH”), an affiliated hospital with the University of Toronto, will receive a grant of CAD 25 million from Li Ka-shing (Canada) Foundation (“LKSCF”).... Read More
TORONTO and Hong Kong, Jan. 13, 2005 — L.F. Investments (Barbados) Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Li Ka-shing, is pleased to announce the sale of 17,008,928 common shares of CIBC at a price of C$70 (approximately HK$455) per share, for total proceeds of approximately C$1.2 billion]approximately... Read More