Air Canada Foundation Releases 2024 Impact Report Highlighting Work Promoting Children's Health and Well-being Français
MONTRÉAL, June 16, 2025 /CNW/ - The Air Canada Foundation has released its 2024 Impact Report, showcasing programs and partnerships that have positively impacted children's lives across Canada. The report highlights key initiatives, charitable collaborations, humanitarian efforts, and the volunteer contributions of Air Canada employees.
The Foundation empowers children through three core pillars: Health, by working with pediatric hospitals and community organizations to improve health outcomes of children and youth; Protection, by ensuring kids' fundamental needs are met and preserving the essence of childhood; and Dreams, by collaborating with groups that bring hope and strengthen resilience for children facing adversities.
"The Air Canada Foundation remains committed to helping children and youth thrive. I extend my deepest gratitude to Air Canada's customers, partners, employees, retirees and volunteers whose steadfast support enables the Foundation to deliver hope, support and meaningful change where it's needed most," said Michael Rousseau, President and Chief Executive Officer at Air Canada.
In 2024, the Foundation donated $1.8 million toward the well-being of communities — up 38 per cent from 2023. The Air Canada Foundation Golf Tournament raised a record-breaking $1.4 million (net). These funds are being strategically distributed to support children's health and well-being in Canada. The Hospital Transportation Program enabled 129 patients to access essential medical care with over 370 flights, while 400 airline tickets were donated to pediatric hospitals. Throughout the year, the Foundation helped combat food insecurity by providing around 900,000 meals to Breakfast Club Canada (BCC), Food Banks Canada and Second Harvest.
The Foundation also responded in times of crisis through partnerships with humanitarian aid organizations and employee fundraising campaigns supporting relief efforts for hurricanes Beryl, Milton and Helene, as well as the Alberta wildfires and the Middle East humanitarian crisis.
"I am proud to look back on another year of meaningful impact at the Air Canada Foundation — one defined by firm action, unwavering commitment and the power to adapt in the face of ever-changing challenges to better serve children and youth," said Priscille Leblanc, Chair of the Air Canada Foundation.
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About the Air Canada Foundation
The Air Canada Foundation, a not-for-profit organization focused on the health and well-being of children and youth, was launched in 2012. It offers both financial and in-kind support to Canadian-registered charities. Core programs include the Hospital Transportation Program, which redistributes Aeroplan points to 15 pediatric hospitals across Canada, enabling sick children to access the medical care they need away from home. The Air Canada Foundation, in collaboration with the airline, also engages directly in fundraising activities, such as the Every Bit Counts program, which encourages customers to donate loose change of all denominations on board flights or through collection containers available in Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges. The Foundation also offers continued support to major health-related causes that benefit Canadians and is an active participant in international humanitarian relief activity as the need arises. For more information about the Air Canada Foundation, please read the 2024 Impact Report.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. Air Canada provides scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in Canada, the United States and Internationally on six continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada's Aeroplan program is Canada's premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners. Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo, provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and freighter aircraft. Air Canada's climate-related ambition includes a long-term aspirational goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. For additional information, please see Air Canada's TCFD disclosure. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in Canada and the OTCQX in the US.
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