Donate blood

You can book an appointment to donate blood in Canada in several ways:

Become an organ and tissue donor

Only a fraction of Canadians are registered donors. Depending on where you live, there are different ways to register and decide what you want to donate. 

Select your province from the list to register and donate:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador (coordinated by Eastern Health)
• Northwest Territories (coordinated by Alberta)
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut (coordinated by Alberta)
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

While most Canadians consent to donate after death, it is also possible to donate organs while you're still alive. Living donors who are the age of majority and in good health can donate:

• a kidney
• part of the liver
• a lobe of the lung

Register to donate and you could:

• save as many as 8 lives
• improve the quality of life for up to 75 people
• benefit countless families and loved ones of those in need
  
  

For more information:

• Héma-Quebec
• Transplant Quebec
• Canadian Blood Services
• Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
• Canadian National Transplant Research Program
• Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative