A wish is much more than a “nice to have” — it’s an essential part of a child’s treatment protocol. Wishes are an integral part of a child’s medical journey, helping improve their quality of life and produce better health outcomes. In fact, 71% of wish children who are now adults believe their wish experience contributed to saving their lives. 

When you help grant a wish through Make-A-Wish Canada, you create a turning point in a child's recovery, helping them believe that anything is possible. Wishes replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy, and anxiety with hope. For wish kids and their families, this hope brings strength to endure hospital stays, doctor’s visits, and treatments.  

A wish is much more than a “nice to have” — it’s an essential part of a child’s treatment protocol. Wishes are an integral part of a child’s medical journey, helping improve their quality of life and produce better health outcomes. In fact, 71% of wish children who are now adults believe their wish experience contributed to saving their lives. 

When you help grant a wish through Make-A-Wish Canada, you create a turning point in a child's recovery, helping them believe that anything is possible. Wishes replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy, and anxiety with hope. For wish kids and their families, this hope brings strength to endure hospital stays, doctor’s visits, and treatments.  

The Impact of a Wish


87%

of wish alumni said that the wish experience was a turning point in their treatment.


91%

of wish parents believe that the wish experience gave their children a better chance of surviving.


95%

of medical providers observed that wishes improve the emotional and physical health of children.

By supporting Make-A-Wish Canada, you’re not only helping fulfill a child’s greatest wish, but you’re also offering them hope, resilience, and the strength to face whatever comes next. Every wish has the power to transform lives — and it starts with you.

By supporting Make-A-Wish Canada, you’re not only helping fulfill a child’s greatest wish, but you’re also offering them hope, resilience, and the strength to face whatever comes next. Every wish has the power to transform lives — and it starts with you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Whether you buy a gift in your own name or on behalf of someone else, you will receive a tax receipt for any WishGifts item you purchase online. (Charitable Registration Number: 881291918 RR 0001).

When you purchase a symbolic gift, you are making a donation to support our wish granting mission. The symbolic gifts featured represent key components of the various wishes that our foundation grants.

Yes. While WishGifts items make meaningful holiday gifts for someone in your life that may be hard to shop for, you can purchase WishGifts items at any time of year.

E-cards are free with the purchase of every gift.

When placing an order online, you can select one e-card for each gift ordered. Before you add an item to your cart, you will see the “Select an E-Card Design” section. You have the option of to include a personal message for your recipient. The greeting card will be sent immediately after the order is processed. You also have the option schedule the e-card for a later date.

Currently, our system only allows for one recipient per purchased gift. If you wish to send to multiple recipients, please purchase one gift at a time for each recipient.

No, currently our system only allows one e-card for each purchased gift.

You can purchase a WishGifts item without sending a e-card. Simply click the “Add to Cart without e-card” button.

Yes, click on the Schedule button and select the date you would like to send the e-card.

Only e-cards are available at this time.

There are no character limits for your personal message.

WishGifts are non-refundable. When you purchase WishGifts, you are making a donation to support our wish granting mission.

At this time, we are unable to designate your gift to a particular type of wish or towards a specific region in Canada. At Make-A-Wish® Canada, our mission is to grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses. To fulfill this mission, we raise funds across the country and prioritize use of these funds to grant wishes through mission program expenses. We are passionate about efficient fundraising, effective stewardship and delivering impact so that we can deliver on our important mission.

About Make-A-Wish® Canada

About Make-A-Wish® Canada

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. 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.

Since 1983, Make-A-Wish Canada has granted over 39,500 wishes across the country, over 1,000 last year alone.

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. 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.

Since 1983, Make-A-Wish Canada has granted over 39,500 wishes across the country, over 1,000 last year alone.

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