Volunteers for Life
Whether supporting donors during the donation process, recruiting new donors and stem cell registrants, organizing donation events or raising awareness about the importance of becoming a donor; volunteers are an integral part of Canada’s Lifeline.
We are committed to giving you the training, resources and support you need to succeed as a volunteer. Our commitment includes:
- Providing a meaningful and rewarding role aligned with your skills and strengths
- Offering comprehensive, role-specific training
- Ensuring you have the tools and guidance necessary to perform your responsibilities effectively
- Extending corporate insurance coverage to protect you while you volunteer on our behalf
- Creating opportunities for you to contribute ideas and feedback to help shape the volunteer program
*Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older and willing to complete the onboarding process.
Start the application process by selecting the permanent location closest to you. You will have an opportunity to indicate which community or communities you are interested in volunteering in on the application form.
Watch the videos below to learn more about what it’s like to volunteer with us.
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Who's Saving Who?
It is critical that we attract 1 million new donors in the next 5 years to meet the rising health system and patient needs. We can achieve this, but it will require a new approach. Our new brand platform, Who's Saving Who?, which launched May 8th, is intended to spark conversations and motivate people to donate.
About Us:
Together, with donors, recipients, employees, partners, and volunteers, we are Canada's lifeline. Our role is to provide lifesaving products and services in transfusion and transplantation for Canadian patients, and to safeguard Canada's systems of life essentials in blood, plasma, stem cells, and organs and tissues.
We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.
Canadian Blood Services’ supplemental privacy notice:
Canadian Blood Services uses the personal information you provided to Better Impact when you signed up for volunteering. Canadian Blood Services may also collect and use additional personal information such as shirt size, the volunteer role you are applying for, your reason for applying, availability, minimum age confirmation, and your date of birth (excluding birth year). We also maintain your training records.
Your personal information will be used solely for the purposes of screening, qualifying and scheduling you for volunteer activities with Canadian Blood Services.
Only Canadian Blood Services staff and service providers who need to know will have access to your personal information. Your personal information will only be retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above or Canadian Blood Services’ legal obligations, after which it will be securely destroyed.
For questions, please contact Canadian Blood Services’ volunteer program at 1-888-2-DONATE.
Click here to view Canadian Blood Services’ Website Privacy Statement .
