Support Us
Your support helps us fight wrongful convictions and helps the wrongly convicted by funding legal services, expert investigations, and support services.
There are four ways you can donate.
Donate online
Donate by cheque via mail
If you wish to donate by cheque please make it payable to the “Innocence Canada Foundation” in order to be eligible for a tax receipt.
Cheques can be mailed to:
Innocence Canada
301-106 Front St. East
Toronto, ON M5A 1E1
The Director of Operations will process your donation and mail you a tax receipt.
Donate publicly traded securities
Innocence Canada Foundation gladly accepts donations of publicly traded securities. Please fill out this form and send a copy to your broker and another to the Director of Operations, Charlotte Turner, cturner@innocencecanada.com.
Once the shares have been received, we will email you a tax receipt indicating the market value of the shares as of the day they were received.
Create a charitable legacy
Many of our supporters have made a lasting impact on our work by including a bequest in their will for “Innocence Canada Foundation”. If you wish to discuss this further, please speak to our Director of Operations, Charlotte Turner, cturner@innoncencecanada.com.
Bequests should be made out to “Innocence Canada Foundation”.
Innocence Canada Foundation
The Innocence Canada Foundation is a registered charitable organization (#8551 45462 RR0001) dedicated to supporting critical initiatives that help overturn wrongful convictions and prevent future injustices.
Our Charitable Objectives
Providing Legal Services
to low-income individuals seeking exoneration.
Offering Financial Assistance
to exonerated individuals for basic necessities.
Supporting Educational Programs that address the causes of wrongful convictions.
Raising Public Awareness about the criminal justice system and wrongful convictions.
Where Your
Donations Go
Innocence Canada is the only national non-governmental organization working to exonerate the wrongly convicted.
Innocence Canada is fortunate to have volunteer case reviewers who contribute thousands of hours each year. However, proving claims of innocence requires more than volunteer time. To ensure rigorous case review and oversight, we also rely on paid reviewers and staff lawyers. In addition, financial support is vital for the many other expenses involved in this work:
Uncover new evidence and verify key details to support wrongful conviction claims.
Conduct forensic analysis to test questionable forensic evidence used in convictions.
Receive critical case insights from specialists in law, science, and psychology
Re-examine testimonies, locate new witnesses, and gather statements to verify original claims.
Obtain records essential for appeals and case reviews.
Provide in-person investigations and support by our legal team and investigators.