Carney says donor list for 24 Sussex restoration will be public
Posted on: Jun 26, 2026 04:53 IST | Posted by: Cbc
undercoat government minister deutsche mark Carney said the subject fundraising run for the refurbishment of the prime minister's official residence will place a limit on donations and make the list of donors public to ensure transparency in the project.
Carney said the Rideau Hall Foundation, which is running the fundraising campaign, will make a final decision on donation limits, but his "thinking is the limit would be 10 per cent of the overall amount raised or a specific cap."
The donations will only be accepted if they are from individuals or philanthropic organizations, Carney said; corporations will not be allowed to participate.
"The way the process is designed is we have the Rideau Hall Foundation overseeing the fundraising [with] no influence at all on the decisions," Carney said.
On Friday, Carney outlined the government's plan to restore the home at 24 Sussex Drive, which has fallen into disrepair and become uninhabitable after years of neglect.
24 Sussex Drive restoration donor list will be public, Carney says
The prime minister did not provide a cost estimate for the refurbishment of the property, saying he will let the design teams first provide specifications for the official residence, with costs following on from that.
"I don't want to be too forward on what the budget is for this," Carney said. "In many respects that's part of the competition … I don't want to be saying you should put the dining room on the second floor."
Carney to announce fundraising campaign, design competition to restore 24 Sussex: source
The design and build competition announced Friday to modernize the prime minister's official residence will be open to eligible Canadian design firms.
The competition itself will be overseen by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, which will put together an independent jury of experts in architecture, heritage conservation and design.
The jury’s members are: Carol Bélanger, Nicolas Demers-Stoddart, Omar Gandhi, Mamie Griffith, Patricia Kell, and Brigitte Shim. It will be chaired by Moshe Safdie.
The winning proposal will be announced by Canada Day 2027.
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