OPG IN THE COMMUNITY
As a large company and a primary employer in many Ontario communities, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) takes seriously its responsibility to be a good corporate citizen and neighbour. We believe that good corporate citizenship is directly based on operating our electricity generating facilities in a safe, efficient, productive, and reliable manner. We also believe that a good company gives back to the communities in which it operates, to help improve the quality of life in those communities.
Through the Corporate Citizenship Program (CCP), we demonstrate our commitment to the well-being of the host communities where we operate. OPG supports over 1,000 small grassroots charitable/not-for-profit CCP initiatives annually including 250 student awards across our host communities. The number of CCP support requests increases each year so we’ve responded with more but smaller contributions to address a wider spectrum of community needs. With an average annual budget of $2.3 million, approximately 70 per cent of our annual contributions are between $100 and $1,500. While we believe community investment is essential to being a good corporate citizen we are always mindful of the need to ensure each dollar invested contributes value to the community. Our support is targeted to the CCP primary funding focus areas of environment, education and community.
We are proud of our commitment to encourage and support the important work of our community partners. It is the effort and initiative of these groups and organizations that helps make Ontario a great place to live and truly demonstrates the Power of Community. To learn more about OPG’s citizenship performance and commitment, please refer to the CCP summary report on the right.
Ottawa/St. Lawrence Events
The St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre is open for a number of special events.
Corporate Citizenship
Our 2005-2010 Corporate Citizenship Report is available online.