Developer docs
API playgroundTry for free, no card

Search company profiles

Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Full company profile

uuid000mwdh

Namestring
Canuck Place Children's Hospice
Websiteurl
canuckplace.org
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1995
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
HQ citystring
Vancouver
HQ countrystring
Canada
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
pediatric palliative care, children's hospice services, medical respite care, recreation therapy, bereavement counseling
Industry4 codes
1Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care
CodeHLADAHAIPrimaryYes
2Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based)
CodeHLADAHACPrimaryNo
3Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care
CodeHSABAFAEPrimaryNo
4Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked)
CodeHLAFAEAOPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Child and Youth Services624110
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Home Health Care Services8082
  • Services-Social Services8300
Product category
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Canuck Place Children's Hospice is a pediatric care center that provides hospice and palliative care services for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Its service portfolio includes recreation therapy, medical respite care, and counseling/bereavement support delivered at its Vancouver facility.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service4 records
1Recreation Therapy
2Medical Respite Care
3Counseling and Bereavement Support
4Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
Recent move2 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeEmerging player
Description

Canadian non-profit providing play/recreation programs for seriously ill children in hospitals. Partial overlap - shares Canuck Place's recreation therapy component and pediatric serious-illness donor segment, though not a hospice operator.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major fundraising arm for BC Children's Hospital, the inpatient pediatric tertiary-care provider associated with Canuck Place's referral base. Broad incumbent in BC pediatric health non-profit space; potential partner for referral pathways and shared donor pools.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Australia's only children's hospice, located in Sydney and operated by Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Direct peer - same pediatric hospice respite and end-of-life care model serving medically complex children.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Ottawa-based pediatric palliative care hospice operated by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Direct peer - same Canadian pediatric hospice care model offering respite, end-of-life, and bereavement support to children and families.

TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-based pediatric hospice provider (formerly Shooting Star Chase) delivering hospice care, respite, and bereavement support for babies, children, and young people. Direct international peer with the same care modality.

TypeOthers
Description

UK charity that supports the children's hospice sector through advocacy, workforce development, and service standards. Peer-adjacent - functions as the sector-coordinating body and thought leader in pediatric palliative care, comparable to a peak body Canuck Place could emulate.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Québec-based pediatric hospice serving children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Direct peer - mirrors Canuck Place's French-language Canadian pediatric hospice mission and respite services.

TypeDirect peer
Description

UK children's hospice founded in 1982, often considered the world's first children's hospice. Direct peer in mission, services, and non-profit hospice-respite model, providing clinical, emotional, and practical support.

9Canuck Place (Hospice and Bereavement Support Society of BC) peer - Providence Health Care
TypeRegional player
Description

Large Catholic-affiliated non-profit health system operating across British Columbia including palliative and hospice services. Regional Vancouver-area healthcare non-profit with overlapping palliative care mandate though serving a broader adult-inclusive population.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Canadian non-profit providing accommodation and family-support services for families of seriously ill children receiving hospital care. Broad incumbent - shares the pediatric serious-illness non-profit space and donor base, though focused on hospital-adjacent family lodging rather than hospice care.

Market position
Strengths4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat4 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles2 records

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Carecanuckplace.org

Canuck Place Children's Hospice firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Canuck Place Children's Hospice
Website
https://canuckplace.org
Company type
Private
Founded year
1995
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Canuck Place Children's Hospice industry classification

Industry
Product category
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care
NAICS
Child and Youth Services (624110)
SIC
Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)
akta.pro primary industry
Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)
akta.pro secondary industries
Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO)

Keywords

  • Pediatric palliative care
  • Children's hospice services
  • Medical respite care
  • Recreation therapy
  • Bereavement counseling

Where Canuck Place Children's Hospice is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Vancouver
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Canuck Place Children's Hospice business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Canuck Place Children's Hospice product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Canuck Place Children's Hospice is a pediatric care center that provides hospice and palliative care services for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Its service portfolio includes recreation therapy, medical respite care, and counseling/bereavement support delivered at its Vancouver facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Recreation Therapy
  • Medical Respite Care
  • Counseling and Bereavement Support
  • Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care

Companies that use Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Canuck Place Children's Hospice technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Canuck Place Children's Hospice partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Canuck Place Children's Hospice competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • Starlight Children's Foundation Canada: Canadian non-profit providing play/recreation programs for seriously ill children in hospitals. Partial overlap - shares Canuck Place's recreation therapy component and pediatric serious-illness donor segment, though not a hospice operator.

Broad incumbents

  • BC Children's Hospital Foundation: Major fundraising arm for BC Children's Hospital, the inpatient pediatric tertiary-care provider associated with Canuck Place's referral base. Broad incumbent in BC pediatric health non-profit space; potential partner for referral pathways and shared donor pools.
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada: Canadian non-profit providing accommodation and family-support services for families of seriously ill children receiving hospital care. Broad incumbent - shares the pediatric serious-illness non-profit space and donor base, though focused on hospital-adjacent family lodging rather than hospice care.

Direct peers

  • Bear Cottage: Australia's only children's hospice, located in Sydney and operated by Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Direct peer - same pediatric hospice respite and end-of-life care model serving medically complex children.
  • Roger Neilson House: Ottawa-based pediatric palliative care hospice operated by the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Direct peer - same Canadian pediatric hospice care model offering respite, end-of-life, and bereavement support to children and families.
  • Shooting Star Children's Hospices: UK-based pediatric hospice provider (formerly Shooting Star Chase) delivering hospice care, respite, and bereavement support for babies, children, and young people. Direct international peer with the same care modality.
  • Le Phare (Le Phare, Enfants et Familles): Québec-based pediatric hospice serving children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Direct peer - mirrors Canuck Place's French-language Canadian pediatric hospice mission and respite services.
  • Helen & Douglas House: UK children's hospice founded in 1982, often considered the world's first children's hospice. Direct peer in mission, services, and non-profit hospice-respite model, providing clinical, emotional, and practical support.

Others

  • Together for Short Lives: UK charity that supports the children's hospice sector through advocacy, workforce development, and service standards. Peer-adjacent - functions as the sector-coordinating body and thought leader in pediatric palliative care, comparable to a peak body Canuck Place could emulate.

Regional players

  • Canuck Place (Hospice and Bereavement Support Society of BC) peer - Providence Health Care: Large Catholic-affiliated non-profit health system operating across British Columbia including palliative and hospice services. Regional Vancouver-area healthcare non-profit with overlapping palliative care mandate though serving a broader adult-inclusive population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Canuck Place Children's Hospice social profiles

Digital presence

Canuck Place Children's Hospice financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Canuck Place Children's Hospice leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Canuck Place Children's Hospice funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Canuck Place Children's Hospice M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Canuck Place Children's Hospice

What does Canuck Place Children's Hospice do?

Canuck Place Children's Hospice is a pediatric care center that provides hospice and palliative care services for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Its service portfolio includes recreation therapy, medical respite care, and counseling/bereavement support delivered at its Vancouver facility.

When was Canuck Place Children's Hospice founded?

Canuck Place Children's Hospice was founded in 1995. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Canuck Place Children's Hospice based?

Canuck Place Children's Hospice is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Canuck Place Children's Hospice's main competitors?

Starlight Children's Foundation Canada is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are BC Children's Hospital Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada. Direct peers are Bear Cottage, Roger Neilson House, Shooting Star Children's Hospices, Le Phare (Le Phare, Enfants et Familles) and Helen & Douglas House. Together for Short Lives is listed as an others. Canuck Place (Hospice and Bereavement Support Society of BC) peer - Providence Health Care is listed as a regional player.

Does Canuck Place Children's Hospice have an API?

No public API is recorded for Canuck Place Children's Hospice.

What industry is Canuck Place Children's Hospice in?

Canuck Place Children's Hospice's product category is Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLADAHAI, Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care, with a secondary code of HLADAHAC, Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based). Its NAICS code is 624110 and its SIC code is 8082.

Unlock the full company data

50 free credits on sign-up, no credit card required.

Contact sales
Live signals
GlobeNewswireHEALWELL AI’s Intrahealth Provides Update on New Customer Implementation at Canuck Place Children’s HospiceIntrahealth's Profile EHR was implemented at Canuck Place Children's Hospice in Vancouver, BC, to streamline pediatric palliative care delivery. The company has four other RFPs awaiting decisions that could improve revenue expectations. Intrahealth expects to announce additional customer wins in 2024.GlobeNewswireSupporting Our Community During the Toughest TimesBudget T-Shirt, a Vancouver-based apparel distributor, announced a large clothing donation to Canuck Place Children's Hospice. The donation aims to support the hospice's care for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families across BC and Yukon.GlobeNewswireNicola Wealth Management supports teen’s swim across The English Channel for Canuck Place Children’s HospiceNicola Wealth Management will match up to $50,000 in donations for Emily Epp's 35km swim across the English Channel, raising funds for Canuck Place Children's Hospice. Emily has already raised over $16,000, and the swim is scheduled between July 14 and 21.GlobeNewswireHappy 10th Birthday to Pan Pacific Whistler Village CentrePan Pacific Whistler Village Centre will celebrate its 10th anniversary on July 5, 2015, with free in-suite stays for 10 guests and proceeds from a suite donated to Canuck Place Children's Hospice. Pet fees will also be donated to the local animal shelter.