The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation began raising funds for cancer research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in 1982, and since then has raised well over $1 billion for this world-leading centre.The Foundation has pioneered many successful types of fundraising including mega lotteries and large-scale events recruiting thousands of participants/fundraisers such as our Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women's Cancers and Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer.Our fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31, and in our fiscal 2013, we raised over $88 million. The Foundation is one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Cultures for the Broader Public Sector (2013). more... See more text