Since 1998, we have partnered with Tree Canada (the largest nation-wide not-for-profit tree-planting organization in Canada), to plant over 14,500 trees through the “Pick a Tree, Plant a Tree” program.

Every holiday season, when you buy a tree from an IKEA store in Canada, IKEA Canada donates a portion of their Christmas tree sales to Tree Canada. In the spring, IKEA coworkers take part in a tree planting event in their local communities. Not only is the tree planting a fun event, it is great for the environment!

Through our "Pick a Tree, Plant a Tree" program, our co-workers have personally planted more than 14,500 trees.

A lot more than just trees

Think about the benefits of trees — they decrease CO₂ in the environment, help air quality, moderate temperature, create privacy and stop noise and wind. Next holiday season when you pick up a Christmas tree from IKEA, you'll be supporting this program and the greening of Canada.

So what kind of impact will 14,500 trees have? These trees and shrubs will offset a total of 1774.4 tonnes of CO₂ in a 20 year period. This equals someone driving a mid-sized car for more than 290,000 kilometres or 50 times from Vancouver to Halifax.