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Airport Community Giving
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Canada
In-kind flight donations for community fundraising
Other Support
Overview
Provides an in-kind flight donation of a roundtrip for two. It supports fundraising activities such as raffles or auctions (with auction packaging requirements).
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Open Date : February 3, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Hospitals and Rehabilitation
Target groups
- Children & youth
Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
- Mixed revenue (<50% earned)
- Mixed revenue (50%+ earned)
- Fee-for-service model
Scope
- National
Activities funded
- Fundraising initiatives that use a flight donation as an auction or raffle item
- Auction packages that combine the flight voucher with another item to create an “experience”
- Raffle campaigns using the flight voucher as a prize (when auction packaging is not possible)
Examples of admissible projects:
Raffle experience package to fund pediatric family support services
Silent auction travel bundle to expand school snack program
Eligibility
- The request must be for fundraising purposes (e.g., auction or raffle item).
- The requested support must be able to use an in-kind flight voucher (roundtrip for two) as part of fundraising.
Who is eligible?
- Charities
- Not-for-profit organizations
Who is not eligible
- Organizations requesting cash (monetary) donations
- Requests not intended for fundraising purposes
Eligible expenses
- In-kind (non-cash) donation of a flight voucher for a roundtrip for two, anywhere WestJet flies
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Cash donations or monetary funding requests
- Using the flight voucher for purposes other than fundraising
- Auctioning the voucher as a standalone item (if approved for auction use)
Eligible geographic areas
- Communities served by WestJet
- Domestic airport communities in Canada
Selection criteria
- Alignment with local community needs and priorities (as assessed by WestJetters at domestic airports)
Processing and Agreement
- Requests are reviewed due to a high volume of submissions.
- WestJet indicates it takes about four to six weeks to review and respond.
Additional information
- Donation requests are reviewed by WestJet employees at domestic airports based on local community needs and priorities.
- The program also supports children’s hospitals and pediatric wards across Canada.
- Applicants should allow four to six weeks for a review and response due to high request volume.
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