War Amputations of Canada is a 3-star charity with Fair demonstrated impact. The charity has a B- results reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead spending is outside of Ci’s reasonable range, and its reserve funds could cover its annual program costs for just under 11 months, within Ci’s range.

Founded in 1918, War Amputations of Canada (War Amps) works to improve the quality of life for all Canadian amputees, including veterans and children. Headquartered in Ottawa, War Amps supports amputees by providing funding for artificial limbs, helping child amputees develop a positive outlook on life, developing resources for those living with an amputation, and advocating on behalf of amputees. War Amps reports that amputees often do not receive sufficient funding from provincial health-care plans or private insurers to cover the cost of artificial limbs. The charity runs four main programs: Adult Amputees, Key Tag Service Division, CHAMP, and Service & Advocacy. In 2025, it spent $59.7m on its programs.

The Adult Amputees Program represented 40% of program spending in 2025. Its goal is to help fund artificial limbs for adult amputees and provide informational resources. In 2025, the program served 2,153 amputees and provided additional support to 388 adult amputees experiencing severe financial need.

Key Tag Service Division represented 28% of program spending in 2025. Through the key tag service, Canadians can register for coded tags to attach to their key rings. If someone later finds a lost key ring with a War Amps tag, they can place the keys in any Canadian mailbox and War Amps will return them to their owner. This service is free and generates revenue through donations that funds The War Amps’ programs. In 2025 it returned 5,338 lost keys.

The Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program represented 20% of program spending in 2025. Through this program, War Amps provides comprehensive support to child amputees and their families. This includes funding for prosthetic limbs, educational sessions, parenting resources, and peer support programs. In 2025, 121 child amputees were enrolled in the program. It also hosted seven events which attracted 1,312 attendees, funded 54 swimming lessons and 25 driving lessons, and awarded 106 bursaries for Champs’ post-secondary educations.

Service & Advocacy represented 5% of program spending in 2025. War Amps works on behalf of amputees who have encountered discrimination in accessing appropriate amputee care, financial benefits, and legal rights. The charity also advocates to the government for improved support for amputees. In 2025, The War Amps submitted a formal letter to the Ontario Ministry of Health raising concerns about the Assistive Devices Program being outdated. It also worked on individual insurance and government benefit cases.

The remaining 7% of program spending went to the PLAYSAFE program, Prosthetics Research and Education, Veterans’ Issues, At Your Service publication, Special Projects, and Widows’ Assistance Program.

War Amputations of Canada’s audited financial statements use line-item costing, which is not considered a best practice. As a result, Ci used the charity’s T3010 filing with the CRA to adjust program, fundraising, and administrative costs. However, War Amps’ 2025 T3010 was not available at the time of this update.

In 2025, War Amps received $49.0m in donations, which was 96% of its total revenue. It also received $2.1m in investment income.

The charity spent $59.7m on its programs in 2025, which was 117% of its total revenue. It ran a deficit of $9.4m.

Fundraising costs were $496k, which was 1% of donations. Administrative costs were $263k, which was less than 1% of revenue (excluding investment income). Total overhead was 2%, meaning that for every dollar donated, 98 cents were available to go to the cause. However, this figure is likely understated because the charity’s 2025 T3010 was not available at the time of this update.

At the end of 2025, War Amps had $54.0m in reserve funds (cash and investments). These reserves could cover its annual program costs for just under 11 months.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to War Amputations of Canada for review.

Updated on August 24, 2026 by Ava Anderson.