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Ensuring equitable access to healthcare in British Columbia

Hope Air works tirelessly to ensure equitable access to health care for people in need by providing free travel supports for those who must leave their home communities to access specialized medical care.
With your support we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that where you live should not determine if you live, acknowledging that every B.C. resident deserves timely and effective equal access to health care, regardless of distance or income level.

Katrin and Siyam’s world was turned upside down when Siyam was diagnosed with cancer. Katrin feared they might have to leave their hometown to access care. Though Golden, BC is a quiet and peaceful town that Katrin says supports her son’s health, Siyam’s chemotherapy treatments could only be received in Vancouver.

Thanks to Hope Air they were able to reach lifesaving treatment and help Siyam grow stronger while staying connected to their home community.

No patient left behind

Inequality in healthcare access is a major problem affecting communities across the province and the need for Hope Air’s services has never been greater. With the support of the Government of British Columbia, donors and partners, Hope Air is meeting the soaring demand for medical travel programs for people who live in rural and remote communities.
Last year, in British Columbia alone, Hope Air fulfilled 14,132 travel arrangements for patients, supporting hundreds of families and individuals across 196 communities. Over one million people in British Columbia live far from specialty medical care provided by leading hospitals.

Together, we can support better health and stronger communities by making sure no patient gets left behind.

Hope Air Day

Hope Air Day 2025 celebrates the impact of Hope Air in providing equitable access to health care for thousands of B.C. patients living in rural, remote and underserved communities. Together with numerous cities and towns across the province, Hope Air Day reaffirms our collective commitment that everyone deserves the right to reach specialty medical care, regardless of where they live or who they are. Join us next June, 2025 for a special live event bringing together key stakeholders including patients, health care professionals, municipal leaders, airline and airport partners, to celebrate all that we have and must continue to accomplish together. Please sign up to receive updates on Hope Air Day 2025, including event locations and special guests.

Make hope take flight

Better Health. Reduced Poverty. Stronger Communities.

Better Health

Brittney, mother to Hope Air patient Atticus, Kelowna, British Columbia
“Hope Air has alleviated a lot of the challenges that come with planning to go to Vancouver. Going to Vancouver every month would put a huge financial strain on our lives.”

Reduced Poverty

Jennifer, Terrace, British Columbia
“It was scary to know I’d have to be so far away from home, all alone, battling this. I did not know about Hope Air at the start of my journey. I was on disability, and the stress of wondering how much all these flights were going to cost, did not help with all the other health stress.”

Stronger Communities

Lutrecia, Prince George, British Columbia
“Hope Air was able to give us piece of mind, we are seniors on a fixed income and would have come back and faced a lot of bills that we would have had a hard time paying.”