TORONTO, February 7, 2017 - Whether it's volunteering in local programs or contributing financially, RBC employees have a long-standing tradition of giving back to communities. Today, RBC announced that its employees and retirees in Canada raised a record $20.1 million for more than 4,000 charities nationwide through its 2016 national employee giving campaign.

This is one of the largest employee giving campaigns in Canada. The amount includes donations and funds raised by more than 24,000 employees and retirees, as well as a special $1 million donation from Dave McKay, President and CEO of RBC to United Way of Toronto and York Region in his role as chair of that organization's 2016 campaign.

In addition to the support RBC provides corporately to thousands charities across Canada, the company also donated $4.8 million to United Way organizations across Canada and the United States in 2016.

About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is Canada's largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We have over 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 36 other countries. For more information, please visit www.rbc.com/.‎

RBC helps communities prosper, supporting a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. For more information please see: http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/.

For more information, please contact:
Jason Graham, RBC Communications, 416-313-5783

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