Make-A-Wish Canada creates life-changing wishes for children diagnosed with critical illnesses. Wishes are a powerful part of a child’s treatment journey - bringing strength, and resilience to children with critical illnesses. Research shows that a prescribed wish can improve adherence to treatment, reduce emergency room visits, and deliver lasting health benefits. 

When you help grant a wish, you create a turning point in a child's recovery. Wishes reduce stress. Elevate endorphins. Limit emergency room visits. Deliver lasting health benefits. Together, we’ll ensure that every eligible child gets the treatment they need – because Wishes Are Medicine. 

Make-A-Wish Canada creates life-changing wishes for children diagnosed with critical illnesses. Wishes are a powerful part of a child’s treatment journey - bringing strength, and resilience to children with critical illnesses. Research shows that a prescribed wish can improve adherence to treatment, reduce emergency room visits, and deliver lasting health benefits. 

When you help grant a wish, you create a turning point in a child's recovery. Wishes reduce stress. Elevate endorphins. Limit emergency room visits. Deliver lasting health benefits. Together, we’ll ensure that every eligible child gets the treatment they need – because Wishes Are Medicine. 

The Impact of a Wish


1.9X

Kids who receive a wish are 1.9x less likely to need the ER


100%

100% of doctors believe a wish is a turning point in a child’s treatment journey.


2.5x

Kids who receive a wish are 2.5x less likely to have an unplanned hospital visit

By supporting Make-A-Wish Canada, we’ll ensure that every eligible child gets the treatment they need – because Wishes Are Medicine. With your support, we are committed to granting the wish of every eligible child in communities across the country. 

By supporting Make-A-Wish Canada, we’ll ensure that every eligible child gets the treatment they need – because Wishes Are Medicine. With your support, we are committed to granting the wish of every eligible child in communities across the country. 

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 Canada creates life-changing wishes for children diagnosed with critical illnesses. Wishes Are Medicine — a vital part of a child’s medical journey that helps restore strength, hope, and resilience. Research shows that prescribed wishes can improve adherence to treatment, reduce emergency room visits, and deliver lasting health benefits.

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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