EDUCATION
LITERACY
IODE recognizes that reading builds self-esteem in children. With our Read for Life Program, IODE is working to make Canada the most literate nation in the world. Review our recommended books lists for children of all ages.
STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS
IODE help schools across Canada with our Adopted Schools and Baby Think it Over Programs. We give financial assistance to Canada’s National Ballet School, The National Theatre School of Canada, and The National Youth Orchestra.
BOOK AWARD
IODE promotes our Canadian children’s authors with The IODE Violet Downey Book Award.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
IODE acknowledges the scholastic excellence and financial need of students by giving scholarships, awards, and bursaries in local communities across
- War Memorial Scholarship Testimonial from E. Sherry
- War Memorial Scholarship Testimonial from I. Caldwell
- War Memorial Scholarships
- Labrador Bursary
- IODE Ursula E. Bangs Awards in Cardiology
- Joan E. Butler IODE Award in Perinatal Intensive Care Nursing
- The Wilhelmina Gordon Foundation Scholarship
- Silence to Sound Awards
- Bursaries for Nurses at Montreal Children’s Hospital
IODE 100th ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
IODE focuses on child protection with the 100th Anniversary Program, a grant to alleviate child abuse and neglect.







