Canada's 2026 National Poppy Campaign Launches With First-Ever Tap-to-Donate by Phone; Poppy Trust Fund Raises Nearly C$20 Million a Year
Ottawa, Canada's capital. The Royal Canadian Legion launched the 2026 National Poppy Campaign on October 24. For the first time, this year's campaign offers tap-to-donate by phone: people can tap a smartphone on a contactless Poppy box to give, using technology from U.K.-based Toucan Giving, supported by BMO.
As part of the Legion's centenary initiative "Don't Forget to Remember," a 4-by-7-metre mural was unveiled on October 24 at Toronto's Union Station. It honours First World War veteran Allan McLean "Scotty" Davidson, captain of the Toronto Blueshirts, who led the team to the 1914 Stanley Cup and was killed in action in 1915. The mural will remain on display until November 13.
Other ways to give include 2,000 "Pay Tribute" tap Poppy boxes supported by RBC, and, for a third year, online donations of $5, $10 and $20 through Amazon Canada. From October 24 to November 11, the Poppy Drop will be projected on the Senate building on Parliament Hill each evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. ET.
Founded in 1926, the Legion has more than 300,000 members. Its Poppy Trust Fund receives close to C$20 million in donations each year to support veterans and their families.
Source: The Royal Canadian Legion
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Photo: 图：纪念仪式上的罂粟花圈（资料图）。Ethan Doyle White 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Remembrance poppy wreaths at a remembrance ceremony (file photo). By Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
