Could you be someone’s
rare stem cell match?
Step 1
Check your eligibility with a 2-minute health questionnaire and create your Canadian Blood Services account.
Once you’re registered, a free swab kit will be delivered to your address in 1-3 weeks.
Register Online
Save a life from home.
Join the registry from anywhere. Just register online and we’ll mail a free swab kit to your door.
Step 2
Once you receive your swab kit, you can collect your own sample by gently swabbing the insides of your cheeks. When you’re done, just mail it back to us at any post office or drop box, free of charge.
Once your sample has been tested, you’ll be officially added to the registry.
Swab Up
Step 3
It can take a month or years to find a match. Make sure your health and contact information are up to date so we can reach you when the time comes to donate to a patient in need.
Show Up
See the difference you can make
Read the stories of real patients, donors, and advocates.
Waiting for a donor match to save his twin daughters
“We have remained hopeful about finding a donor match, but our hope is tied to donors on the registry.”
Donated stem cells & saved a life
“You don’t have to be anyone special. Anyone can have a massive impact on someone’s life just by getting swabbed and donating.”
Saved by a stem cell donation
“There’s still so much good in the world. She gave me a chance to love my family and friends that much longer, and I’m just so grateful and humbled by it.”
Raising awareness to diversify the registry
“If we can share the information across our community, just to at least give someone the opportunity to further their life, then that’s a huge difference that we can make.”
You may be someone’s life-saving stem cell match
Right now, nearly 1,000 patients in Canada are waiting for their stem cell transplant. If you're between the ages of 17-35, you could be the donor that makes all the difference.
Make all the difference.
Join the registry today.
More donors,
more life-saving matches
Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry matches volunteer donors
with patients in need of a stem cell transplant, but the registry needs more young males from as many ethnic and mixed-race backgrounds as possible to effectively match
every patient in need.
Many people have difficulty finding a match due to a lack of diversity in stem cell registries around the world. Patients need donors from as many ethnic and mixed-race backgrounds as possible.
Stem cells from male donors increase chances of positive outcomes for patients, yet they make up only 40% of our registry.
Finding a matching donor is hard. Even when patients do find a match, 50% of them turn out to be unavailable for a variety of reasons.
You may be the only person who can give a patient a second chance at life. Because stem cell transplants require a close genetic match between donor and recipient, many patients have to rely on an unrelated volunteer to help save their life.
#StemCellsForLife
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Get a free trim at our Pop-Up Barber Shop
February 11-13, 2023 at Square One Shopping Centre,
Center Court, across from the lower-level food court.
Right now, nearly 1,000 patients in Canada are waiting for their stem cell transplant. If you're between the ages of 17-35, you could be the donor that makes all the difference.
You may be someone’s life-saving stem cell match
Canadian Blood Services’ Pop-Up Barber Shop
WHEN: February 11-13, 2023
WHERE: Square One Shopping Centre, Mississauga,
Center Court, across from the lower-level food court
Get a free trim from a barber (first come, first served), learn more about donating stem cells, and register as a donor in person.
Save the date: Get a free trim at our Pop-Up Barber Shop and join the registry in person
Save a life from home.
Save the date: Get a free trim at our Pop-Up Barber Shop
(first come, first served), and join the registry in person
Canadian Blood Services’ Pop-Up Barber Shop
WHEN: February 11-13, 2023
WHERE: Square One Shopping Centre, Mississauga,
Center Court, across from the lower-level food court
