ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Make-A-Wish Canada is an independently operating affiliate of Make-A-Wish international. We create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, and we are on a quest to bring every eligible child's wish to life, because a wish is an integral part of a child's treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness. Make-A-Wish is the world’s leading children’s wish-granting organization, operating in 50 countries. Here in Canada, we serve children in every community from coast to coast to coast.

Wish kids and their families persevere. They overcome.

A child is diagnosed with a critical illness every 20 minutes. Wish kids face a lot of challenges. They face critical illnesses, and they face uncertainty about their future. They face the facts about their sickness, and they face an often-harsh reality. There are roughly 330 children in Northern Alberta alone waiting for their most heart-felt wish to be brought to life.

YOUR IMPACT

Make-A-Wish Canada has helped them since 1983. With generous support from donors, we have granted more than 37,000 wishes, lifting kids beyond their medical conditions and fulfilling once-in-a-lifetime dreams. Through all the uncertainty, one thing has remained constant: every child’s wish begins with hope. When a wish child has something positive to look forward to, everything begins to change.
Thanks to donors, kids, families and communities, we celebrate a successful history of granting wishes and changing lives.