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First Book Canada (88875-4603-RR0001) believes a child's education is their way out of poverty. We work with educators and partners to identify and remove the barriers to learning and resources, creating equal access to quality education and transforming the lives of kids in need.

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Remember Your Favourite Book? Give Them Theirs.

As kids head back to school, every child deserves to start the year with books of their own. A book can spark a lifelong love of reading, build confidence, inspire creativity, and help a child see themselves in the stories they read. Your gift will help kids start the school year ready to learn, dream, and thrive.

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First Book Canada partnerships present new opportunities and solutions, each delivering a unique impact to children in need. Explore how our partnerships have made a difference to children in need.

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Read the 2025 Impact Report

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. Read First Book Canada’s 2025 Impact Report to see how, together with our supporters and community partners, we are helping children across Canada access books, build home libraries, and unlock brighter futures through the power of reading.

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The Impact of Our Work

First Book Canada transforms the lives of children in need by making brand-new, high-quality books and resources affordable and available to the educators and kids who need them most.

10 million
books and resources distributed to date
Hundreds of thousands
children reached annually
Over 20,000
registered members, with 100 new educators joining monthly
13 Regions
All 10 provinces and 3 territories reached
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Our Model of Change

First Book Canada is a nonprofit working to remove barriers to an equitable education for children living in low-income communities. We are passionate supporters of the educators who serve kids in need. We pride ourselves on having business minds and non-profit hearts. First Book Canada is dedicated to breaking down the barriers to educational equity by increasing access to evidence-based best practices, books, and resources in underserved communities. And First Book Canada is a bridge-builder, collaborating with public and private partners, translating best-in-class expertise into educational resources to support learning for children in underserved communities.

First Book Canada Network

First Book Canada Network

The First Book Canada Network is made up of more than 20,000 educators & non-profit programs who exclusively serve kids in need.

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First Book Canada Marketplace

The First Book Canada Marketplace provides 24/7 access to high-quality, new books, and educational resources at deeply discounted prices to First Book’s network of educators.

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First Book Canada Accelerator

First Book Canada Accelerator

The First Book Canada Accelerator turns our cutting-edge research into expert-informed, actionable teaching tools — in weeks rather than decades — so educators don’t have to wait for the latest evidence-based strategies that will help their students.

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Over 4,000 Newcomer, Refugee, and Indigenous families with preschool children have received over 20,000 high-quality children’s book thanks to our fortuitous collaboration with First Book Canada.
— Deborah, Mothers Matter Centre | Vancouver, British Columbia