Smile Train Canada Foundation
Registered Name: Smile Train Canada Foundation
Business No: 742997927RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and care.
About Us
Smile Train is the largest cleft-focused organization in the world, with a model of true sustainability. We provide the training, funding, and resources that empower local medical professionals in 90+ countries to provide 100%-free cleft surgery and other forms of essential care in their own communities.
Over the past 25 years, Smile Train has supported safe and quality cleft treatment for more than 2 million children.
What is Smile Train Canada Foundation?
Smile Train Canada Foundation was established in 2023 and is one of Smile Train’s eight national affiliate organizations worldwide. Our team exists to fundraise for Smile Train’s highest priorities. To date, our focus has been on our partnership with Smile Train India, helping sponsor surgeries and comprehensive care in one of our areas of greatest need.
In India, more than 34,000 babies are born with a cleft every year. Since 2001, Smile Train India has supported more than 730,000 cleft surgeries through 200+ local surgeons at 130+ partner treatment centres.
With your help, we aim to greatly expand our reach in India and around the world over the next five years, putting more children than ever before on track to a better future.
What Makes Smile Train Different
Smile Train supplies local medical professionals in 75+ countries with world-class training programs and top-notch equipment so they can provide life-changing, high-quality medical care to children with clefts in their own communities. This is a key difference from mission-trip-based models: Smile Train directly supports local healthcare facilities and their staffs – it’s how we build up healthcare infrastructure around the world while sponsoring care 365 days a year.
Beyond surgery, our local partners also provide free speech therapy, psychological support, nutritional services, orthodontics, and other essential forms of care to ensure that children with clefts have everything they need to not just live, but thrive.
For further questions or information, please contact Cicely Dickson, Director of Development, Canada at cdickson@smiletrain.org.
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Smile Train Canada Foundation
174 Spadina Ave. Suite 404
Toronto, ON, M5T2C2
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