Hope Air

Hope air is canada's only national charity providing free travel servcies for canadians in financial need who must access medical care far from home. Since its inception in 1986 hope air has provided more than 200 000 travel arrangements for patients across canada. For people living on a low income in small and rural communities distance and cost are very real barriers to accessing medical care. Hope air is a unique and essential part of our national system of univerisal healthcare coverage would fall short of its promise. Hope air fulfills its mandate by arranging travel to medical appointments across canada through airline flights and other programs. Hope air also provides residents of prince edward island with confederation bridge ferry passes and gas vouchers to assist patients in reaching the mainland for care. Hope air provides accommodation ground transportation and meal support programs for patients who are attending medical appointments and are approved for travel under hope air's eligibility guidelines. The programs provided by hope air to eligible patients are funded through the generous support of corporations foundations government and individual donors commercial airlines third pary organized events volunteers and general aviation pilots.