by Natasha Lair
Last updated: 9:20 AM ET, Mon October 6, 2025
Aeroplan Points Matching Week in support of the Air Canada Foundation’s Hospital Transportation Program kicked off today and will run until October 12, 2025.
According to a press release, the program helps families across Canada whose children require medical treatment by utilizing donated Aeroplan Points to cover flights.
During the campaign, Aeroplan and its partners — TD, CIBC, and American Express — will each match Aeroplan Points donated by members, up to 10 million points per partner. With Aeroplan also contributing a match, each donation will have triple the impact.
The goal is to raise as much air travel support as possible for children facing medical challenges.
Last year, Aeroplan partners TD and CIBC helped raise 47 million points for the Air Canada Foundation’s Hospital Transportation Program.
“Families come to us from every province in Canada, and for many, specialized care is simply not available in their home communities,” said Kelly Thorstad, acting administrator of Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada.
“The Hospital Transportation Program is a vital partner in making that care accessible. For more than 20 years, this program has lifted a huge financial burden for families who otherwise could not afford repeated round trips for their child’s treatment. Their support has made an immeasurable difference in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.”
Valérie Durand, spokesperson for the Air Canada Foundation, added, “The Aeroplan Points Matching Week continues to be one of the most impactful initiatives for the Hospital Transportation Program.
"This is an opportunity for everyone to make a lasting difference in the lives of so many families and children, and we are enormously grateful to Aeroplan Members and our partners for their generosity year after year.”
Helping Families Like Maddox’s
The program supports children like Maddox, who was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes her bones to break easily. Her family travels from Cape Breton to Montreal for specialized care at Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada, made possible through the Hospital Transportation Program.
Over the years, this support has helped Maddox access life-changing surgeries and treatments. Her story, the foundation said, reflects “hope, strength and the power of community.”
About the Hospital Transportation Program
The annual Aeroplan Points Matching Week initiative is the largest annual fundraiser for the Air Canada Foundation’s Hospital Transportation Program. Here is how it helps children and their families access medical care:
- Points donated go toward providing patients and a parent or guardian with flights with Air Canada and its partner airlines.
- Created in 2003, the Hospital Transportation Program works with Canada's Children's Hospital Foundations (CCHF) supporting the following pediatric hospitals across Canada: BC Children’s Hospital (BC), Alberta Children’s Hospital (AB), Stollery Children’s Hospital (AB), Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (SK), HSC Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg (MB), Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (ON), McMaster Children’s Hospital (ON), CHEO (ON), The Hospital for Sick Children (ON), The Montreal Children’s Hospital (QC), CHU Sainte-Justine hospital (QC), CHU de Québec (QC), IWK Health (Maritime Provinces), and the Janeway Children’s Hospital (NL).
- The program also supports Shriners Hospitals for Children (QC), and the David Foster Foundation.
- In 2024, 129 children and their families were assisted with 379 flights via the Hospital Transportation Program.
- In 2024, 47 million Aeroplan Points were raised during Aeroplan Points Matching week to benefit the Hospital Transportation Program.
You can donate points here.
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