Opportunity International Canada
About
Today, more than 650 million people live in extreme poverty, on less than $2.15 a day, facing daily choices no family should have to make: food or school fees, medicine or shelter.
At Opportunity International Canada, we believe poverty should not be permanent. Since 1998, we’ve partnered with families around the world to create sustainable change through innovative financial solutions, training, and support.
What sets us apart is our commitment to:
- Microfinance, training, and support that foster financial inclusion and empower micro-entrepreneurs to chart their own path out of poverty.
- A focus on women’s empowerment, equipping women—often the backbone of their families—with tools that ripple out to transform entire communities.
- Sustainable impact, working through trusted local partners to build lasting growth and stability.
- Generational change, breaking cycles of poverty so children and grandchildren can thrive.
- A holistic approach, addressing financial needs through microfinance and its application in areas such as agriculture, education and health.
By leaving a gift in your Will, you extend opportunity beyond your lifetime—ensuring that families living in poverty can build brighter futures filled with dignity, purpose, and hope.
Impact
Our Impact
Opportunity International Canada is part of the Opportunity International global network that has been working to alleviate poverty through sustainable, holistic solutions for over 50 years. We work alongside local partners to provide sustainable solutions that foster financial inclusion, including:
- Microfinance
- Agriculture Finance
- Education Finance
- Health Finance; and
- Innovative Programs to address multi-dimensional poverty including Ultra-Poverty Graduation Programs, Youth Apprenticeship, and Women’s Mentorship.
Together with our global network, we impacted 21.2 million lives in 2024 and across 30 countries.
As a result of our demonstrated high impact and commitment to transparency and accountability, Opportunity International Canada is proud to remain in the Charity Intelligence’s Top 100 Charities in Canada.
How your gift will be used
Your legacy is important. That’s why we ensure that when you make a gift to OIC in your will, you will have an enduring impact for generations to come. We will use your gift where it’s most needed, ensuring your legacy will be one where individuals are lifted out of poverty, cycles of poverty are broken, and children and individuals will be provided an opportunity to thrive like never before.
Legal Name
Opportunity International Canada
