Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care

What Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care does

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care is a Toronto-based registered Canadian charity (BN 89422 8063 RR 0001) founded in 2007 that operates a dual-track hospice model: the Philip Aziz Centre (PAC) visiting community hospice for adults living with life-limiting illnesses, and Emily's House, Toronto's only children's hospice (sixth or seventh in Canada) with 6 paediatric beds. The organization was inspired by community-based care for persons with AIDS and has expanded into pediatric palliative care, home-based services (EH@Home), a collaborative perinatal palliative program (IMPACT with SickKids and Mount Sinai), grief and bereavement support, HIV/AIDS programming, spiritual care, and therapeutic recreation including music and art therapy.

The underlying service delivery relies on a hospice care platform with telehealth and virtual programming capabilities, adaptive medical equipment for clients with complex mobility needs, and a Nurse Call Communications System installed as part of The Jeffrey Dawson Lifeline to Palliative Care Program. Distinctive resources include the IMPACT Memory Kit for perinatal palliative families, multidisciplinary clinical staff led by Medical Director Dr. Adam Rapoport, and a volunteer base of 357+ active contributors delivering 5,000+ hours of service. Services are accessed through hospital referrals, healthcare provider recommendations, and self-referral, and all care is provided free of charge regardless of ability to pay.

The revenue model combines approximately 61% government healthcare funding for the clinical program (covering doctors, nurses, supplies, and adaptive equipment) with roughly 39% from charitable donations, fundraising events (Hike for Hospice, Hockey for Grace, Fly Me to the Moon Gala), grants, planned giving, gifts of securities, and corporate sponsorships. Headcount is not disclosed, leadership includes Founder/CEO Rauni Salminen and Medical Director Dr. Adam Rapoport, and the organization reports no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. Customer segments are pediatric and adult patients with life-limiting illnesses, their families, and grieving individuals; there is no commercial customer base in the traditional sense.

Name

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care

Legal name

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care

Website

https://paceh.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care is a Toronto-based registered Canadian charity operating Emily's House (the city's only children's hospice) and a community visiting hospice for adults with life-limiting illnesses, funded by ~61% government healthcare allocations and charitable donations, serving children, adults, and grieving families free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), 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), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Pediatric palliative care
• Bereavement support
• Community hospice programs
• Residential hospice care

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Fundraising: Primary revenue stream from individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and fundraising events. Includes annual campaigns, tribute gifts, planned giving, gifts of securities, and event-based fundraising (Hike for Hospice, Hockey for Grace, Galas).
2. Government Healthcare Funding: Clinical program funding as main lifeline approximately 61% of annual operating budget, covering doctors, nurses, clinical staff, medical supplies, and adaptive equipment.
3. Emily's House at Home Services: Home-based compassionate care services for children and families living with challenges, building on residence programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care provides residential and community-based hospice and palliative care services, including Emily's House (Toronto's only children's hospice), a visiting community hospice for adults, the EH@Home program, perinatal palliative care (IMPACT), grief and bereavement support, spiritual care, and HIV/AIDS support programming. All services are provided free of charge to clients and families facing life-limiting illnesses.

Product overview

Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care operates as a dual-service hospice organization offering residential and community-based palliative care. The core offerings consist of two main programs: the Philip Aziz Centre (PAC) visiting community hospice providing in-home support services, and Emily's House Children's Hospice (EH), Toronto's only children's hospice. These operate as integrated services within a unified organizational structure, with additional specialized programs including EH@Home (extending pediatric hospice care to residences), the IMPACT perinatal program, grief and bereavement support, HIV/AIDS programming, spiritual care, and volunteer-based companion services. The organization also provides therapeutic recreational programming including music therapy, art therapy, and adaptive activities for children in care. All services emphasize practical, emotional, and spiritual support for individuals and families facing life-limiting illnesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,844 clients and family members served during COVID-19 (March-October 2020)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Michael Garron HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2020COVID-19 partnership where Emily's House temporarily provided care for adult palliative patients, freeing 8 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients. MGH physicians provided adult care support at Emily's House. Described as example of integrated health system cooperation.
• SickKids Hospital (Hospital for Sick Children)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) partnership for children facing life-limiting illnesses. Emily's House Medical Director Dr. Adam Rapoport serves on PACT. IMPACT program collaboration for perinatal care.
• Mount Sinai HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMPACT (Infant Maternal Perinatal Advanced Care Team) collaborative program with Emily's House and SickKids, providing support from earliest prenatal diagnosis.
• Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) - BPSOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBest Practice Spotlight Organization designation. Emily's House multidisciplinary team participates in BPSO meetings focused on Patient and Family Centred Care.
• VHA Home HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity workshop partnership for paediatric palliative care. VHA nurses and care coordinators participate in shared learning to ensure consistent, high-quality paediatric palliative care.
• CIBULKA - Centre for Children's Complex Care and Children's Inpatient Hospice (Prague)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge sharing and exchange between Emily's House and Prague children's hospice. Dr. Adam Rapoport provided expertise to their medical team; CEO Rauni Salminen shared experience with their CEO.
• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)minorOthersKim Daffern (Manager of Clinical Programs) attended EAPC Conference in Prague, gaining insights into global paediatric palliative care innovations.
• Malvern Christian AssemblyminorOthersInvited Emily's House and PAC to present during their spring Global Mission Conference.
• Heron Park Baptist ChurchminorOthersAnnual donor of Mother's Day gift bags for hospice client mothers.
• Koolway Adaptive WearminorOthersDonated adaptive wear products to Emily's House silent auction for Fly Me to the Moon fundraising event.
• Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO)minorOthersProvincial association; Emily's House staff presented at HPCO 2026 Conference. CEO Rauni Salminen connected with HPCO President Rick Firth. Organization recognized with HPCO awards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kensington Hospice: Toronto-based residential hospice for adults. Comparable in residential hospice operations, government funding reliance, and volunteer-driven model, though focused on adult (not pediatric) clients.
• Canuck Place Children's Hospice: Vancouver-based children's hospice providing residential and community pediatric palliative care. Closest direct peer given pediatric hospice focus and integrated residential/visiting service model, despite serving a different province.
• Hospice Toronto: Toronto-based visiting hospice providing in-home volunteer support for adults facing life-limiting illness. Direct competitor/peer to PAC's adult visiting hospice program within the same Toronto geography.
• Dorothy Ley Hospice: Toronto-area residential and community hospice. Comparable peer in residential hospice capacity, Ontario government funding model, and integrated community-based palliative care delivery.
• Le Phare – Enfants et Familles: Quebec-based pediatric palliative care hospice serving children and families. One of the seven Canadian pediatric hospices and a comparable peer in mission, service mix, and donor-dependent nonprofit structure.
• Roger Neilson Children's Hospice (Roger Neilson House): Ottawa-based pediatric hospice operated in partnership with CHEO. Another of the few Canadian pediatric hospices, directly comparable in residential capacity (~6-8 beds), government funding dependence, and hospital partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• VHA Home Healthcare: Large Ontario home healthcare provider offering nursing, personal support, and palliative care in the home. Already a community workshop partner with PAC for pediatric palliative care knowledge sharing; broader incumbent with overlapping home-hospice capabilities.
• Bayshore HealthCare: Large Canadian home and community healthcare services provider including palliative home care. Comparable in delivering in-home hospice and palliative support, though at much greater scale and geographic breadth across Canada.
• SickKids (Hospital for Sick Children) – Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT): Toronto pediatric hospital whose PACT program delivers pediatric palliative care and is both a strategic partner and ecosystem peer to PAC/Emily's House; operates in the same clinical referral network.

Others

• Pallium Canada: National nonprofit advancing palliative care education and capacity building across Canada. Not a direct service competitor but a peer in the Canadian hospice ecosystem, knowledge dissemination, and policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PAChospice_care
• Facebookfacebook.com/PhilipAzizCentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/Emilyshousetoronto

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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