Volunteer

Your actions can have a direct impact on the lives of your community members. Volunteering is a powerful way to support others and help build positive change that fuels your community’s energy and enthusiasm. Volunteers are essential to strengthening Canada’s Lifeline. 

Apply your skills, develop new ones and gain valuable leadership experience. Interested in the health care or medical field, love conversations and meeting new people, or want to try something new? We have opportunities for you.

Canadian Blood Services offers a unique chance to network with over 4,000 volunteers and 4,300 employees. Connect with others who are passionate about making an impact in their communities and build lasting personal and professional relationships.

Your experience and feedback help us improve and grow Canada’s Lifeline. We encourage all volunteers to participate in regular meetings, take part in national surveys and provide feedback on their experience.

Greet donors with a smile, engage in conversation and ensure they feel at ease throughout the donation process. Your care and attention are often why donors return. As one of the last faces donors see before they leave the donor centre, you can play a critical role in helping donors feel they’ve made a meaningful impact that day. Volunteer leadership roles at our mobile donation events help us promote within the community and schedule volunteers to assist at the events.

Our in-community volunteers are essential in raising awareness about Canadian Blood Services. They promote donation events and inspire others to join Canada’s Lifeline. Even if you’re not a formal volunteer with our organization, you can support us by following @CanadasLifeline on social media and sharing our posts with your followers to help raise awareness.

Our post-secondary clubs are dedicated to recruiting donors on college and university campuses. They plan and implement unique initiatives to engage students, school staff and other supporters in various ways to support Canadian Blood Services. Campus advocates can have a major impact.

These recruiters are vital in helping us grow Canadian Blood Services’ Stem Cell Registry. You’ll educate and raise awareness at community recruitment events, assist potential registrants through the process and help them complete their cheek swab for registration. Stem cell recruiters directly impact patients searching for a lifesaving stem cell match.