Donate

Ronald McDonald House

A house whose value lies in helping families with sick or injured children stay together during their toughest moments.

Houses in Canada

Family Rooms in Canadian Hospitals

Overview

Features

Services**

Canada’s Most Essential House

Welcome to Ronald McDonald House, a lifeline for families with Canada’s most medically vulnerable children. Each Ronald McDonald House program offers serenity, wraparound care, and rest to families with critically sick and injured children while they’re being treated at a nearby hospital.

Inside, features such as open-concept kitchens, spacious dining halls, cozy family dens, media rooms, wellness facilities, and in-house laundry provide a sense of normalcy and comfort while families navigate the unimaginable. With program locations minutes from specialty hospitals across the country, each Ronald McDonald House provides essential support and resources so families can focus on their child’s medical journey.

Within the 16 Houses Across Canada

Style

Built to surround families with the support and resources they need to be at the heart of their child's life-saving medical care.

Distance to Hospital

180m - 1,800m - so families are just steps away from their child’s bedside.

Family Bedrooms

Up to 91 private bedrooms, with a variety of layouts to meet families’ unique needs. Every bedroom is equipped to feel the cozy comforts of home while families stay together.

Kitchen and Dining

Expansive kitchens for families to cook and gather as well as meal programming offering nutritious meals, grab-and go items, and meal delivery to in-hospital Family Room programs to help families stay nourished.

Available to families across Canada

Creative Spaces

Arts & crafts, healing gardens, and music therapy encourage imagination, fun, creativity, and emotional expression.

Recreation & Play

Amenities such as movie theatres, outdoor spaces, and game rooms foster connection and community for families while enabling a sense of fun for children.

Fitness and Wellness Spaces

Home gyms, wellness rooms, libraries and spa services help families care for themselves and stay well.

Mental Health Support

Caregiver and peer support programs, pet therapy, and sensory rooms help family members of all ages on their journey.

Family Rooms

Steps down the hall from their child’s bedside inside the hospital, a quiet place where families can recharge, grab a bite to eat, and do laundry.

Listing Map

Ronald McDonald House serves communities across Canada. Discover a program near you.

This listing could never be real

Why? Because two-thirds of Canadian families live outside of a city with a children’s hospital, making travel
for healthcare a necessity¹. Ronald McDonald House is an essential lifeline for tens of thousands of families each year.

Today, the demand has never been greater.
With your support, we can help more families stay in their child’s fight.

Donate Now

Support that means everything to families

In an average year, families from over 2,600 communities are supported by Ronald McDonald House.
Learn about the families who have stayed together at Canada’s Most Essential House.

The Jongsma Family

72+ nights stayed
Wainfleet, Ontario

The Castelli Family

100+ days in hospital
Stoney Creek, Ontario

The Heikoop Family

42 nights stayed
Wingham, Ontario

“While managing multiple emotions, coming to the house brought a sense of ease... We had a comfortable room, meals prepared, initiatives to engage and support us.”

The Harris Family

128 nights stayed
Kitchener, Ontario

*Values shown reflect the national average across Canada and local assumptions such as hotel cost, meals, and distance criteria at each Ronald McDonald House location
Source: RBC Economic Impact Study, 2024 – Developed by the Royal Bank of Canada, this financial model quantifies the savings Canadian families experience by staying at a Ronald McDonald House.

**Note: Program offerings vary by location and local family needs. Not all services are available at every Ronald McDonald House program.

¹Statistics Canada, 2022

This listing could never be real

Ronald McDonald House

Overview

Features

Services**

Canada’s Most Essential House

Within the 16 Houses Across Canada

Style

Distance to Hospital

Family Bedrooms

Kitchen and Dining

Available to families across Canada

Creative Spaces

Recreation & Play

Fitness and Wellness Spaces

Mental Health Support

Family Rooms

Listing Map

This listing could never be real

Support that means everything to families

Donate Today