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Wishes Improve Health Outcomes for Sick Children

Your chance to make a difference is more important than ever.  For children and families living with critical illnesses, a wish isn’t just a wish — it’s a need. It can be as vital to their health and well-being as medical treatment. A child in Canada is diagnosed with a critical illness every 2 hours, and right now, nearly 4,000 children are waiting for their wish to be granted.   Make your donation TODAY and your gift will be 2X MATCHED to grant even more life-changing wishes!

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This holiday season, your donation is matched!

Join us this holiday season in making a difference. Your contributions help us turn dreams into reality for children and families facing the unimaginable. Together, we can bring light, love, and joy to their lives, one wish at a time.​

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Congratulations Meaghan! Canada’s Top 100 Leader

Make-A-Wish Canada’s Chief Executive Officer, Meaghan Stovel McKnight, has been awarded the 2024 “Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award” by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). This award recognizes her contributions to Make-A-Wish Canada and her work in community health initiatives.

In this year’s awards, WXN highlighted women leaders who demonstrate bold leadership in their professional and personal lives. Meaghan was recognized in the Canadian Tire Community Impact category for her efforts to create healthier communities during her tenure at Make-A-Wish Canada.

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The Power of a Wish

Why We Are Essential

Wishes are treatment and are essential to improve the health outcomes of children battling critical illnesses

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Wish Research

Medical providers overwhelmingly agree that the wish experience contributes substantially to physical, mental, and emotional health

Wish Data

40 Years of Wishes

For over 40 years we have helped to provide sick children with the strength they need to face their illness by granting them a wish

Our History

Donate Now

You are helping to grant more wishes and are giving hope to children with critical illnesses.

Wish Impact Statistics

90%

of wish parents said that a wish is an essential and necessary part of a child’s medical journey

90%

of wish kid alumni said their wish experience improved their overall quality of life

88%

of medical practitioners said a wish improves a child’s overall physical and emotional well-being

100%

of medical providers said the wish experience helps a child feel significantly more joyful

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Wish Stories

I wish to meet my favourite princesses

Wish Story

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I wish to go on the Rocky Mountaineer Train

Wish Story

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I wish to be the GM of the Toronto Raptors

Wish Story

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I wish to have an Apple product package

Wish Story

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I wish to go to my favourite theme park

Wish Story

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Other Ways to Support

In addition to donating directly to our mission, there are many other ways to support Make-A-Wish Canada and help grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses.

Volunteer

Join our dedicated and passionate volunteer team and make dreams come true—whether through wish granting or inspiring events. Your impact starts here.

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Events

Get in on the action coast to coast! Join our exciting virtual and in-person events and help make more wishes come true with Make-A-Wish Canada.

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Leave a Legacy

Build a lasting legacy! Your support today will ensure that wishes keep lighting up lives for generations to come.

Legacy giving process

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