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WHY is Princess Margaret

Cancer Centre a world leader?

A message from the President & CEO and the

Chairman of the Foundation Board

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our support is one of the major

reasons that Princess Margaret Cancer

Centre is one of the top 5 cancer

research centres in the world. Many of

our eminent researchers would not be

working at the cancer centre if not for the

tremendous philanthropic support that

comes from our donors and supporters.

As the cover of this report suggests, we

believe another big reason is the intense

curiosity and tenacity of our scientists and

clinician researchers who never stop asking

WHY—as they work with each patient,

with each tumour sample, with each new

therapy—with everything related to cancer.

While we can’t prove it scientifically yet, our

theory is that our researchers have an extra

‘WHY gene’!

We are proud to report that in fiscal 2015,

we achieved a net fundraising total of

$102 million.

Also this year, we completed the third year

of our

BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE

—our

five-year initiative to secure $1 billion

to lead the way in Personalized Cancer

Medicine. We are happy to report that

we have raised $334.6 million through

philanthropy, and our researchers have

raised another $322.2 million, for a total

of $656.8 million at the end of year three.

In closing, WHY do cancer patients and

their families and friends want to support

the research taking place at The Princess

Margaret? As our Creed states “We have

the momentum. We have the talent. And

we have the passion.” And we never stop

asking WHY—because WHY is in our DNA!

Thank you for helping us find the answers,

Paul Alofs

President & CEO

Tom Ehrlich

Chair, Board of Directors