Hope Air

is Canada’s only national charity providing free travel and accommodations for Canadians in financial need who must access medical care far from home.

After a year of unexplained constipation and abdominal pain, followed by many inconclusive medical test results, she was diagnosed with high-grade serous carcinoma ovarian cancer stage three. More Info

Tracy

Powell River, BC

Tracy's life took a dramatic turn when he was diagnosed with heart disease. Doctors found that his heart valves were shrinking and he would need to have his aortic valve replaced. More Info

Jessy

Sault Ste. Marie, ON

When Kathy’s five-year-old daughter Jessy began complaining of intense headaches, she never imagined it would be the beginning of a series of complicated surgeries and 8 hour trips from home. More Info

Allie

Patient, New Liskeard ON

A diagnosis of a brain tumour is difficult enough. Imagine what a parent feels when it is diagnosed in their 5-year-old girl. This was the case for Julie and her husband Steven, who were strongly advised that their daughter report to SickKids within 24 hours. More Info

Featured Partnerships

Sun Life Financial is passionate about the health and wellbeing of diabetes patients in Canada—they generously support flights for Hope Air patients travelling for diabetes treatment.

We are proud to be a partner charity of WestJet Cares for Kids, WestJet’s community investment program. This Thanksgiving, we teamed up with WestJet Cares for Kids to help 23-year-old Leora, say thanks to her biggest supporters in a special way. Leora has flown over 50 times with Hope Air to access the medical care she needs.

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Hope Air arranged 56 flights in its first year. In 2019, it arranged 11,827 flights.

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