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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Last 12 Months

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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.

Dawn

Patient, Kelowna BC

When Heather, a mother of four from Kelowna BC, took her six-month-old daughter, Dawn, to get her immunizations, she was shocked to find out her baby had been losing weight – about two pounds per week! More Info

Rowan

Patient, Kelowna BC

Bumps and bruises come with the territory when you’re a two-year-old. But Rowan also faces a chronic, painful condition that requires him to travel regularly to BC Children's Hospital, 4 hours away from his home. 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

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

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.

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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Hope Air arranged 56 flights in its first year. In 2018, it arranged 11,509 flights.

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