The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 after the death of Dorothy J. Killam, the widow of Izaak Walton Killam, a Canadian financier, for a time the wealthiest man in Canada. He died intestate in 1955, but before his death he and his wife discussed in extensive detail the scholarship plan on which the Killam Trusts were founded. Approximately one half of his estate went to the government as inheritance tax. It was used to found the Canada Council, along with similar funds from the estate of Sir James Dunn, also from Nova Scotia. The rest of Killam's estate was inherited by his widow. In the ten years between his death and hers, she doubled the Killam fortune.
Les fiducies Killam comprennent les bourses Killam et les prix Killam. Ils furent établis en 1965 selon les dernières volontés de Dorothy J. Killam (en) et grâce aux dons qu'elle a fait au cours de sa vie, pour honorer la mémoire de son conjoint, Izaak Walton Killam (en).
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