Reshaping the Future of Healthcare

Behind every breakthrough is a patient, a family, a team of caregivers and donors committed to helping find tomorrow’s cures.

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One step at a time: Ziyada’s journey through colorectal cancer
Reshaping the Future of Healthcare

Behind every breakthrough is a patient, a family, a team of caregivers and donors committed to helping find tomorrow’s cures.

Be Inspired
One step at a time: Ziyada’s journey through colorectal cancer
Be Inspired
One step at a time: Ziyada’s journey through colorectal cancer

Who We Are

Supporting World-Class Patient Care
Funding Research and Innovation
Transforming Lives Through Giving
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Fight for the Cure

On October 3, fourteen Ottawa leaders will step into the boxing ring to help make cancer a thing of the past.

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Campaign to Create Tomorrow

We are pushing the boundaries of healthcare, research, and innovation, and we’ve seen life-changing discoveries and new treatments that only a few short years ago seemed impossible, but we’re only just getting started. Join us.

$500M

Campaign goal

81%

Progress to Goal

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation supporting patient care and research

It's More Than Just A Building

Supported by donors, this new campus will help reshape the future of healthcare in our community and prepare us for the next century of care, innovation, and discovery.

Single Beds

641

Private Rooms

100%

Campus Area

2.5M sq ft

Economic Benefit for Ottawa

$2B+
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Why give?

Your Support Is Creating a Better Tomorrow

When you give to The Ottawa Hospital, you’re not just donating — you’re bringing world-leading research, compassionate care, and new treatments to your community.

BY THE NUMBERS

Powered by your generosity

700+

Clinical Trials

11K+

Patients Enrolled in Trials

$66K+

Donations Received

$1M

Raised Through Monthly Donations

Ready to support?

Get Involved

Start your own fundraiser or take part in one of our great events and make a difference in the lives of our families, friends, and neighbours.

We need you. Our patients need you. Your community needs you.

Let’s create a better tomorrow, together.

Ready to support?

Get Involved

Start your own fundraiser or take part in one of our great events and make a difference in the lives of our families, friends, and neighbours.

We need you. Our patients need you. Your community needs you.

Let’s create a better tomorrow, together.

Events

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Fundraise

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Sponsor

Partner with us

Volunteer

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Connect

Have a conversation with a fundraiser to learn more about pledges and other ways to get involved

What’s New?

Upcoming Events

Get inspired to make a difference. Join us and other donors, volunteers, and community members at an upcoming event.

Ziyadas Walk — Ziyada’s Walk
Sep 4

Ziyada’s Walk

AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
Every single step of this journey represents someone currently fighting for their life. Cancer research funded through The Ottawa Hospital Foundation gives people more time, more treatment options, more breakthroughs, and more moments they thought they might never have.

Mathieu and his family
Oct 1

100K to Raise 100K

Join Mathieu Chatelain —give what you can, share this with your community, and help bring another patient home.

FFTC event — Fight for the Cure
Oct 3

Fight for the Cure

Fight for the Cure is back with a new charity partner — The Ottawa Hospital Foundation — to pack a powerful punch in cancer care and research in our city and beyond.

Ways to Give

However You Give, It Matters Here

Option
Description
Impact
01

One-Time Gift

Make a single gift personally or on behalf of a business and help support the best patient care and research at The Ottawa Hospital.
Flexible
02

Monthly Gift

Keep it simple and support patients all year long with a monthly donation.
Sustained
03

Tribute Gift

Make a donation to mark a special occasion, remember a loved one, or honour someone you care about.
Meaningful
04

Gratitude Gift

You can recognize a doctor, nurse, or care team member with a gift through our Gratitude Award Program.
Heartfelt
05

Gift in Will

By leaving a gift in your will, you will help future generations access the kind of care that might seem impossible today.
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