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Canada’s Lifeline


We have partnered with Canada Life – founding sponsors of the student donor recruitment program – to bring you NextGen Lifeline.

NextGen Lifeline is a fantastic way to engage youth on the significance of blood donations. You and your donor recruitment team will become key players on campus, raising awareness and organizing recruitment events. Your involvement can potentially save or improve the lives of hundreds of patients in need of blood and blood products.

Learn how it works

Danny, Stem cell donor
Getting involved
How to get involved

You and your donor recruitment team will become key players on campus, raising awareness and organizing recruitment events.
Nathaly, Cord blood bank
Sample Team Structure
Sample Team Structure

You can’t do this alone and we want you to succeed. You’ll need a team of individuals to help you spread the word and recruit blood donors.
Mercy, Blood donor
Volunteer training requirements

As NextGen Lifeline volunteers, you are public representatives of Canadian Blood Services and we want to help you succeed. You’ll be trained as per our guidelines and offer support along the way.
Vinesha, blood recipient
Social media guide

Social media is a powerful tool. Use it to build awareness, share news and promote your recruitment events. We’ll provide you with some branded content to help you get started.

What’s new

11/23/2023
News release
Two-decade long eligibility requirement lifted for people who spent time in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or France; newly eligible donors welcome starting December 4
11/02/2023
Statement
Canadian Blood Services is aware of the issues identified by Health Canada at the Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository in Edmonton, Alberta.
10/26/2023
Statement
On October 22, Canadian Blood Services experienced technical difficulties stemming from a planned IT network upgrade as part of ongoing work to modernize and improve system resilience for the benefit of hospital customers, donors and employees.