Tree Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Nonprofit · National · since 1992

National Canadian charity funding urban tree plantings and large-scale reforestation since 1992

About

Tree Canada is a national registered charity, founded in 1992, that plants trees in Canadian communities and forests. Its National Greening Program funds reforestation of rural and forest land with planting partners, while its Community Tree Grants, Partners in Planting, and Operation ReLeaf programs support municipal and community plantings and post-disaster recovery. It reports planting more than two million trees per year in recent fiscal years and publishes annual reports and program results tables.

What they run

National Greening Program Reforestation

Funds large-scale reforestation of rural and forest land with planting partners across Canada.

Community Tree Grants Urban forestry

Grants to municipalities and community groups for local tree planting projects.

Partners in Planting Urban forestry

Corporate-sponsored community planting events.

Replanting in communities affected by wildfires, storms, and other natural disasters.

Trees by type of work

ActivityTreesYears
🌲 Reforestation2,164,1772025

Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.

The numbers

Trees planted, by year
2.3M20232.3M2025
MetricYearValueProgramConfidenceSource
Trees planted20232,297,359Organization-wideSelf-reportedsource2023-2024 Annual Report, p.5 'Key Achievements': 'In 2023, we planted 2,297,359 trees, greened 132 communities'
Trees planted20252,321,884Organization-wideEstimatedsourceDerived: sum of FY2024-2025 trees planted across all programs in table 3.1 (Community Tree Grants 18,612 + Partners in Planting 34,171 + Other Urban 14,993 + Operation ReLeaf 89,931 + National Greening 2,164,177)
Volunteers engaged202515,006Organization-wideEstimatedsourceDerived: sum of FY2024-2025 volunteer participants in table 2.2 (Community Tree Grants 6,302 + Partners in Planting 5,461 + Other Urban 3,243)
Trees planted20252,164,177National Greening ProgramSelf-reportedsourceProgram Results April 2021 - March 2025, table 3.1: National Greening Program trees planted, FY2024-2025 (program only)

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