Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Canada

Make-A-Wish® is the world’s leading wish-granting organization, serving children with critical illnesses in every community across Canada by granting their most heartfelt wish.

Make-A-Wish Canada’s goal is to bring every eligible child's wish to life. In 2024, we granted over 2,100 life changing wishes across the country.

A wish is a personalized journey that inspires a child and engages their family and community to bring hope and joy to the child with the illness.

In fact, there are extensive research studies that show a wish is a wonderful, moving, life-altering experience with real benefits that can last a lifetime:

9 out of 10 wish kids reported that the wish experience relieved them from traumatic stress.

9 out of 10 medical providers say a wish increased compliance with treatment.

8 out of 10 kids reported that their wish gave them the strength to fight their critical illness.

9 out of 10 medical providers observed that the wish experience has a positive impact on a child’s overall quality of life.

Every year, close to 6,000 more children in Canada are diagnosed with a critical illness – that’s more potential wish kids every year.

Right now, we have over 184 eligible kids waiting for wishes in Southern Alberta, with more being referred every day. Support from people like you make it possible for us to continue granting life-changing wishes for children facing critical illnesses.

Thank you!