Hope Air Free Planned Giving Guide
Planning for the future starts with knowing your options.
Creating a will can help you make your wishes clear, plan for the people and causes you care about, and give you greater peace of mind about the future.
Whether you’re creating your first will, updating an existing one or simply starting to think about your plans, our free Will & Estate Planning Guide can help you get started.
Whether you’re creating your first will, updating an existing one or simply starting to think about your plans, our free Will & Estate Planning Guide can help you get started.
WHY MAKE A WILL?
A will is about more than what you leave behind.
Making a will is an opportunity to think about what matters most to you and make your wishes known.
It can help you:
Making a will is an opportunity to think about what matters most to you and make your wishes known.
It can help you:
And you don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin.
The first step is simply understanding your options.
The first step is simply understanding your options.
Make your wishes clear
Put your wishes in writing so the people you trust know what matters to you and how you want things handled.
Plan for the people you care about
Think about the people who matter most to you and how you can help provide for them in the future.
Decide how you want your assets distributed
Choose how you want your belongings and assets to be distributed, rather than leaving those decisions entirely to others.
Consider the causes and organizations that matter to you
Include the causes you care about in your plans and continue making a difference beyond your lifetime.
Give yourself and your loved ones greater peace of mind
Having a plan in place can make your wishes clearer and help your loved ones feel more prepared for the future.
WHAT'S IN THE GUIDE?
Planning your will is an opportunity to think about what matters most to you and how you want your wishes to be carried forward.
If you’re considering including a charitable gift in your plans, you may have questions about how it works, what options are available and how it can fit alongside the people and priorities that matter most to you.
Our free Will & Estate Planning Guide offers practical information to help you explore those options.
It explains different ways to make a future gift to Hope Air, the potential benefits of charitable giving through your estate, and some of the practical steps involved.
If you’re considering including a charitable gift in your plans, you may have questions about how it works, what options are available and how it can fit alongside the people and priorities that matter most to you.
Our free Will & Estate Planning Guide offers practical information to help you explore those options.
It explains different ways to make a future gift to Hope Air, the potential benefits of charitable giving through your estate, and some of the practical steps involved.
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- The benefits of leaving a gift in your will — including tax advantages and flexibility
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- Different ways to give through your estate — including several types of bequests
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- Giving through life insurance — another way to make a future gift
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- How to prepare your will — including Hope Air’s legal information
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- Sample wording for your will — to discuss with your legal advisor
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PLANNING FOR THE PEOPLE AND CAUSES YOU CARE ABOUT
Your plans can reflect what matters most to you.
For many people, estate planning is about more than looking after their loved ones. It’s also a chance to think about the values they want to carry forward.
That might mean supporting a cause you’ve cared about for years, helping future generations, or leaving something meaningful behind.
There is no single right way to plan for the future. What matters is taking the time to understand your options and make decisions that feel right for you.
For many people, estate planning is about more than looking after their loved ones. It’s also a chance to think about the values they want to carry forward.
That might mean supporting a cause you’ve cared about for years, helping future generations, or leaving something meaningful behind.
There is no single right way to plan for the future. What matters is taking the time to understand your options and make decisions that feel right for you.
WHY HOPE AIR IS PART OF THIS CONVERSATION
Because the future of access to care matters, too.
For more than 35 years, Hope Air has helped Canadians overcome the distance and cost that can stand between them and the medical care they need.
For someone living far from the specialized care they need, getting there isn’t always simple.
A medical appointment can mean travelling hundreds or even thousands of kilometres.
It can mean taking time away from work, arranging childcare or finding a way to cover costs that weren’t expected.
Hope Air helps remove some of those barriers by connecting patients with free flights, accommodations and other travel support.
For more than 35 years, Hope Air has helped Canadians overcome the distance and cost that can stand between them and the medical care they need.
For someone living far from the specialized care they need, getting there isn’t always simple.
A medical appointment can mean travelling hundreds or even thousands of kilometres.
It can mean taking time away from work, arranging childcare or finding a way to cover costs that weren’t expected.
Hope Air helps remove some of those barriers by connecting patients with free flights, accommodations and other travel support.
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT
Helping people get where they need to go.
Every journey supported by Hope Air represents someone who needed access to medical care. A child travelling to see a specialist. A parent travelling for treatment. A family trying to be together during a difficult time.
Because of our community of supporters, Hope Air can help make those journeys possible.
Every journey supported by Hope Air represents someone who needed access to medical care. A child travelling to see a specialist. A parent travelling for treatment. A family trying to be together during a difficult time.
Because of our community of supporters, Hope Air can help make those journeys possible.
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Getting to treatment, from a remote corner of B.C.
At 86, James has spent the last 16 years living in Ocean Falls, B.C., a remote coastal community he describes as “a paradise in itself.” With no roads in or out, residents rely on the sea, ferry service or float planes to travel. For James and his wife, Gladys, it was the quiet, beautiful retirement they had hoped for. They never expected that accessing healthcare would one day require a complicated chain of flights and overnight stays.
“Two years ago, I went to England and somehow I got ill there,” James recalls. Soon after returning home, he was hospitalized in Bella Bella, B.C., in critical condition with double pneumonia.
But his recovery did not follow the expected path: “We have a flying doctor here every two months and he triggered the fact that the urine samples and blood samples were mystifying him a bit.” That concern led to a series of referrals and biopsies. “They concluded that I had… a rare blood disease,” James says. The urgency quickly became clear: “Within a week he had to start getting treatment or he would die in a year.”
With treatment unavailable closer to home, James travelled approximately 800 kilometres to Prince George. His initial intensive treatment was followed by 18 months of monthly appointments. Each trip involved careful coordination: a float plane from Ocean Falls to Port Hardy, followed by commercial flights through Vancouver to Prince George. Returning home could mean five different planes and an overnight stay in Port Hardy.
Hope Air helped make the flights and accommodations possible, allowing James to access the treatment he needed while continuing to live in the community they love.
When asked what they would have done without that support, James’s answer is simple: “We couldn’t have afforded it.” For Gladys, the impact went beyond travel costs. “Without Hope Air, we would not be able to keep our home, stay where we are, living in our home and actually enjoy life here every day. We would not be able to do it.”
Today, James continues maintenance therapy and looks ahead with hope. “I wouldn’t be here without Hope Air,” he says. “They are a true lifesaver.”
“Two years ago, I went to England and somehow I got ill there,” James recalls. Soon after returning home, he was hospitalized in Bella Bella, B.C., in critical condition with double pneumonia.
But his recovery did not follow the expected path: “We have a flying doctor here every two months and he triggered the fact that the urine samples and blood samples were mystifying him a bit.” That concern led to a series of referrals and biopsies. “They concluded that I had… a rare blood disease,” James says. The urgency quickly became clear: “Within a week he had to start getting treatment or he would die in a year.”
With treatment unavailable closer to home, James travelled approximately 800 kilometres to Prince George. His initial intensive treatment was followed by 18 months of monthly appointments. Each trip involved careful coordination: a float plane from Ocean Falls to Port Hardy, followed by commercial flights through Vancouver to Prince George. Returning home could mean five different planes and an overnight stay in Port Hardy.
Hope Air helped make the flights and accommodations possible, allowing James to access the treatment he needed while continuing to live in the community they love.
When asked what they would have done without that support, James’s answer is simple: “We couldn’t have afforded it.” For Gladys, the impact went beyond travel costs. “Without Hope Air, we would not be able to keep our home, stay where we are, living in our home and actually enjoy life here every day. We would not be able to do it.”
Today, James continues maintenance therapy and looks ahead with hope. “I wouldn’t be here without Hope Air,” he says. “They are a true lifesaver.”
Take the next step, when you're ready
Whether you’re creating a will for the first time or reviewing an existing one, understanding your options is a helpful place to begin.
Download our free Will & Estate Planning Guide to learn more about planning your estate and the different ways you can include a future gift to Hope Air.
Download our free Will & Estate Planning Guide to learn more about planning your estate and the different ways you can include a future gift to Hope Air.
Plan with confidence. Know your options.