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As Canada grapples with the challenge of bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees, some businesses and entrepreneurs are putting time and money into helping out.

Their efforts may not be as extravagant as Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris’ campaign to buy a Greek island to house refugees, or as generous as Ikea’s US$166 million in donations to the UN’s refugee agency, but they are making an impact all the same.

Here’s a rundown of just some of the ways Canada’s business community is getting involved:

Guelph CEO Ponies Up $1.5 Million To Sponsor Refugees

The CEO of appliance manufacturer Danby is working to sponsor 50 refugee families under Canada’s private sponsorship program.

Jim Estill, a former director at BlackBerry, will be required to have $25,000 to $30,000 per refugee family, to help cover their cost of living for a year. That works out to as much as $1.5 million.