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A beauty event by Shoppers Drug Mart^®

Feel great about getting gorgeous! Treat yourself or a friend to a beautiful makeover and skin care consultation, while supporting Shoppers Foundation for Women's Healthᵀᴹ. Tickets are just $10, and they come with incredible value! Purchase your ticket in-store today and discover what it includes:‎

- A $5 donation made directly to Shoppers Foundation for Women's Healthᵀᴹ, supporting their vital work to advance women's health equity across Canada.

- A $5 coupon to use on your next purchase, valid until May 2, 2026.

- A special PC Optimumᵀᴹ offer

Your ticket purchase and every donation you make helps support women's health initiatives across Canada. Shoppers Foundation for Women's Healthᵀᴹ champions this cause, ensuring 100% of donations go directly to trusted charity partners focused on women's health and well-being. In 2025, thanks to your generosity, we raised over $5.5 million.

Join us on Saturday May 2, 2026. All funds raised from this event will support women’s mental health charities that work to improve access to mental health care and support for women across Canada.

For event details and more information, please reach out to a beauty specialist at your local participating store.

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Let’s help women break free from abuse.

Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health^TM believes that all women should have access to the care and support they need to be healthy and safe. But with more than 2 in 5 women experiencing some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime*, many women in Canada are suffering. Violence against women has a direct and negative impact on the health of women and their families.

Our annual fall Giving Shelter campaign runs from September 6 to October 3, 2025 and unites all stores in a fundraising effort to support over 300 local women’s shelters and programs across Canada. Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health^TM covers all administrative expenses of the program so that 100% of all donations made in-store and online go directly to our charity partners.

View the full list of program partners

Why Donate?

Your donation can help save lives. Every dollar counts in helping women seeking refuge from unsafe environments.

- $20 helps provide a women access to essential personal care items

- $50 helps provide a women access to counselling and support services

- $100 helps move a woman and their children to safety

Give today and help more women find safety and hope. Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health^TM issues tax receipts for online donations of $20 or more.

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Learn how your donations are making a meaningful impact in local communities.

*Intimate Partner Violence, Government of Canada, 2025

Taking action to address menstrual equity

With a staggering 3 in 4 women aged 18-24 feeling compelled to conceal their periods in school and workplace environments*, we recognize the pressing need for menstrual resources in Canada.

Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Healthᵀᴹ is proud to be partnering with women’s shelters and food banks for our Pad it Forward campaign, an initiative to address period poverty by providing women in your local community with access to essential menstrual health products.

We are also working to increase access to menstrual products and care for all women across Canada through local partnerships with The Journey Neighbourhood Centre Brampton, Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters, BC Society of Transition Houses, Spruce Grove Public Library and more.

We’ve built a partnership with Moon Time Connections (MTC), a national Indigenous-led period equity group that strives to increase access to menstrual products and provide menstrual education. Since 2017, MTC has shipped over 4 million menstrual products to Indigenous menstruators from coast to coast to coast. We’re donating $500,000 over two years to accelerate outreach and education programs in northern and remote communities.

Shoppers Foundation for Women's Healthᵀᴹ will continue to expand our network of partners in an effort to make care more equitable and accessible so that all women in Canada can lead healthier lives.

*Plan International Canada - Period poverty in plain sight (2023)

Supporting local women’s mental health programs

The Shoppers Drug Mart^® Run for Women is the largest annual event series dedicated to women’s mental health in Canada.

Every spring, we lace up for a 5k and 10k run/walk events in 18 regions We have raised more than $16M for local mental health charities that work to improve access to mental health care and support for women across Canada.

To learn more and register for an event in your city, click the link below.

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Supporting local community partners

Working with charitable partners nationwide, Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health^TM Community Grants Program addresses women’s health equity through awareness initiatives and improved access to care. The funding delivered across Canada supports vital local charitable programs, awareness initiatives, and improved access to care for women.

Key Dates

Shoppers Foundation is not currently accepting applications.

Click here to view 2025 Community Grant Recipients

No One Forgotten

On February 14, 2025, Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health^TM announced a $10M donation agreement with the Manitoba Government to fund critical programs that will directly benefit children and families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S+). The donation will go to the Manitoba Government’s new MMIWG2S+ Healing and Empowerment Fund, an endowment held by the Winnipeg Foundation which will provide continual and accessible healing programs and support to affected families.

The purpose of the MMIWG2S+ Healing and Empowerment Fund is to support activities that extend tangible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed support to children, families, and communities of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse individuals. The revenue generated will ensure a stable long-term commitment to help meet the needs and support families for years to come.

Indigenous women are 4x more likely than non-Indigenous women to be victims of violence.***

*** Ending the critical situation of violence, disappearance, and murder of First Nations women, girls, and gender-diverse people.

About the artist:

Vincent Design is an Indigenous-led design and marketing studio based in Winnipeg. We partner with Indigenous organizations and community leaders to create brands and digital experiences rooted in respect, relationships, and purpose. Our work is grounded in listening, collaboration, and translating story into design with cultural integrity.

That approach guided the identity for the MMIWG2S+ Healing & Empowerment Fund. The logo features a red dress formed from flowing ribbons — a symbol of remembrance, resilience, and collective action. The red dress honours the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people while calling attention to ongoing violence faced by Indigenous communities.

Ribbons carry deep cultural meaning in Indigenous regalia and ceremony, representing honour, protection, and connection across generations. The upward curls symbolize empowerment and reclaimed voice, while the overlapping ribbons reflect healing through community and working together toward a common goal. Together, the mark becomes a symbol of strength, cultural pride, and hope.