FAQ

September 6, 2025

For physical cheques and donation forms, please send to: 
The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation/Walk to Conquer Cancer

610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9
 
For courier deliveries, please ship to our office: 
c/o The Walk to Conquer Cancer, 700 University Ave.  
4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z5 
 

For a comfortable event day, please make sure to bring the following:

• Identification (government ID + health card) 
• Cash, credit card 
• Comfortable clothing  
• Sunscreen and hat (baseball cap, bandana, etc.) ;
• Reusable water bottle 
• Raingear (weather permitting)

For safety reasons, anyone walking the route must be registered. However, a separate waiting area for family and friends allows them access to join Walkers for the last 100m of the Walk to cross the finish line together.

Yes. Whether participating in-person or virtually, registration fees are required and non-refundable. These fees help cover administrative and operational costs for the event.   
 

Parental consent and supervision on route is required for those who are under the age of 16. 

When you register, select ‘Register and Create a New Team’, you can then click the ‘Join Team’ button and share the link with your teammates.

Registration fees and donations cannot be deferred to the following year.  

From the moment they register, Walkers will have access to a full support system. Friendly Walk Coaches are available to guide participants with fundraising tips, training advice, and support every step of the way.

Yes, the minimum is $1,500.

Creating a world free from the fear of cancer takes a significant amount of dollars. Every dollar raised by the Walk funds breakthrough research and enhanced care initiatives at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. By implementing a fundraising minimum, we incentivize our participants to raise more funds for the area of cancer research they are passionate about. You can see the real impact of your fundraising dollars in our 2024 Impact Report and The PMCF Annual Report.

The funds raised through Walk directly support over 1,600 researchers and scientists at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. To see how donations like yours support breakthroughs in cancer research and care, please read our 2024 Impact Report.

Yes, we will continue to offer team-based fundraising to participate. If the total raised by your team equals $1,500 per person or more, you can all walk together. For example, if you are a team of 10, as long as your team has raised $15,000 together, you can all participate. However, fundraising incentives will only be offered to those who individually earn them.

We want all participants there with us, so there are options in place for those who have not raised the minimum by September 6, 2025.  

• Participants can commit to a delayed self-pledge during online check-in. By committing, you agree to pay the remainder of the fundraising goal if it is not met within 60 days.  
• Participants can participate virtually instead, no minimum required. Simply contact our Walk Support Team and they will be happy to update your route choice in the system. 

Yes, you can cancel your participation. However, our hope is that by registering, you commit to meeting the fundraising minimum. In case of cancellation, donations received by that date are non-refundable. The registration fee is neither refundable nor transferrable. 
 

Our Ambassador levels are fundraising milestone levels that are a part of our ambassador program. Keep fundraising to unlock some amazing rewards!

For more information on Ambassador levels, check back soon.

Yes, you can mail in a cheque donation. We do not accept cash via mail. 

Each donation must come with a completed Individual or Team Offline Donation Form that has the Participant ID of the participant you are sponsoring. Please make sure to mail both items to the following address: 
 
610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9

Yes, but instead of mailing cash, write a cheque. We don’t want it to get lost in the mail. Instead, write a cheque for the donation amount and mail it in with a completed Offline Donation Form. 

Any credit card donations must come from the card owner. Please email [email protected] for assistance.

  Yes. Please email us at [email protected] for support.

We make every effort to protect your personal information. The software we use for registrations and donations on our website uses industry-standard SSL encryption techniques to make sure that your credit card information, passwords, and personal information travel securely over the Internet. Credit card information is never stored in our database or our software provider's database. 

The website allows participants to access their own personal webpage where they can receive donations instantly thanks to a secured hyperlink.

The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy suggests a 50% return as an acceptable guideline for events of this size. However, Walk strives to return a minimum of 70%.  
 
All budgets and financials are approved by the Board of Directors of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. The most recent annual report can be found at CARRYTHEFIRE.CA.

Yes, you can find all the info you need on gifts of stocks & securities here, as well as submission forms for gifts of stock in both Canadian and US dollars. Alternatively, you can email us for support at [email protected] for assistance

After clicking ‘Donate’ next to your name, the option to donate in US funds will appear and take the donor to our US donations page. 

Contact [email protected] to request an adjustment. We understand errors happen and want to ensure each participant receives their contributions correctly.

Volunteer applications for the Walk 2025 are available as of June 19, 2025. Please visit our Volunteer Portal for available opportunities. 

Ages 15 and Older:

• Chaperone Requirement: No chaperone required.

Ages 13 and 14:

• Chaperone Requirement: A chaperone (parent, guardian, or responsible adult) is required to be present and responsible for the volunteer for the full duration of their shift. The chaperone must check in and remain on-site with the volunteer at all times. They must be available to support and supervise as needed.

Under Age 13:

• Eligibility: Individuals under the age of 13 are not eligible to volunteer in any capacity.

General: Volunteers may be subject to role-specific restrictions based on safety, physical demands, or other operational considerations. These roles will be pre-determined in planning stages and marked as such on job descriptions

• Stops with hydration fuel and washroom facilities enroute
• First Aid Station/ kits
• Signage
• Volunteers