Our Mission

To provide Canadians in financial need with free travel
to medical care far from home.

Flights provided by HOPE AIR:

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Our Impact

Hope Air helps make Canada’s universal healthcare accessible by bridging the distance between home and hospital, patient and physician.

Gary

Patient, Sault Ste. Marie ON

The Dukes have been through all of life’s major milestones together, from buying a house and raising two children, to becoming grandparents. But all too soon they were faced with a major challenge: Gary was diagnosed with life-threatening emphysema. More Info

Khadija, Sara & Muhammad Abdullah

Patients, Saskatoon SK

The three siblings with Morquio syndrome, and their family of seven, rely on Hope Air to get them to vital medical appointments in Calgary. More Info

Leila

Patient, Vernon BC

Leila has laryngospasm: a terrifying condition that casues her larynx to clamp shut during breathing, cutting off her air supply. She was travelling four times a year to the only specialist in the province that could treat her – a big financial burden – until she came across Hope Air. More Info

Hunter & Lilley

Patients, Prince George BC

Hunter and Lilley are already veteran Hope Air fliers. Both were born premature and needing immediate specialist attention – not to mention multiple follow-ups and surgeries – unavailable in their hometown of Prince George, BC. More Info

Kathleen

Patient, Fredericton NB

Part of Kathleen's clinical treatment for her eating disorder: re-adapt to life back home. But what if home is 1,400 km away? More Info

Allan

Volunteer Pilot, Vancouver Area BC

A former aircraft engineer, volunteer pilot Allan uses his passion for flying to get our patients to their medical appointments. More Info

Featured Partnerships

As Canada’s air navigation service provider, NAV CANADA shares our passion for air travel—but our partnership goes deeper than that. NAV CANADA employees are enthusiastic champions of the Hope Air cause, collaborating with us to assist Canadians facing barriers to healthcare access.

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

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Almost one quarter of all flights in 2016 were for cancer patients.