Get informed about stem cell donation
Learn more about the donation process, understand important eligibility information, and find answers to stem cell FAQs.
Why join the stem cell registry?
Book your appointment.
How to save a life in 3 easy steps
Register online
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.
Swab up
Show up
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.
When you donate blood stem cells, it replaces a patient’s unhealthy stem cells and helps heal many illnesses affecting the blood and immune system.
By joining the Stem Cell Registry, you can feel good knowing that your simple act brings hope of a possible stem cell match to the over 1,100 people in Canada waiting for theirs.
Stem cell transplants can treat over 80 diseases and disorders, including:
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Join the stem cell registry and experience what you get when you give.
Feel lighter, brighter, better this winter by booking and attending a blood or plasma donation appointment or joining the Canadian Blood Services’ Stem Cell Registry between January 1 and March 31, 2026 — and you could enter for a chance to win round-trip tickets for two courtesy of Air Canada Foundation, to any Air Canada scheduled destination.*
You could enter for the chance to enter to win round-trip tickets for two
Robbie Faraday was in his first year of university when he met fellow first-year student Mackenzie Curran, a stem cell transplant recipient and cancer survivor.
After learning about her health experiences and the need for ethnic diversity within the stem cell registry, he thought about his own mixed ancestry and decided to take the next step.
“You don’t have to be anyone special. Anyone can have a massive impact on someone’s life just by getting swabbed and donating.”
Why Robbie donated
patients in Canada are waiting for a stem cell transplant — you could be someone's perfect match.
1,100
of patients must rely on a volunteer stem cell donor from a registry.
75%
diseases and disorders can be treated with your stem cell donation.
80
See the powerful impact a stem cell donation makes.
Blood cancers
Sickle Cell disease
Immune system disorders
and more!
GIVE AND GET AWAY
What are stem cells?
Tiny-yet-powerful cells that heal many illnesses affecting the blood and immune system.
Who do they help?
Donated stem cells can treat over 80 diseases and disorders, including helping patients with blood cancers.
How often can you donate?
If matched to a patient, a donor is typically only called upon to donate once in their lifetime!
How to enter for a chance to win
Ready to get started? It takes just 2 minutes. Follow the link here: Join our stem cell registry
The Fall Get Together
Join the Stem Cell Registry during The Fall Get Together and you can enter for a chance to win a Limited-Edition Donor Hoodie*! The best part? You can do it from home. Easily register online and receive a cheek swab kit.
The Fall Get Together is all about how good it feels to give together. You can inspire others to take part by inviting them to join the Stem Cell Registry, or by spreading the word about the importance of stem cell donation!
Sept. 8 – Dec. 6
Share a feel-good moment
*No donation or swab required. Terms and conditions apply.
JOIN THE STEM CELL REGISTRY, BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MATCH
Plus, this fall you can enter for a chance to win a Donor Hoodie*!
*No donation or swab required.
Terms and conditions apply.
What are stem cells?
Tiny-yet-powerful cells that heal many illnesses affecting the blood and immune system.
Who do they help?
Donated stem cells can treat over 80 diseases and disorders, including helping patients with blood cancers.
How often can you donate?
If matched to a patient, a donor is typically only called upon to donate once in their lifetime!
The Fall Get Together
Join the Stem Cell Registry during The Fall Get Together and you can enter for a chance to win a Limited-Edition Donor Hoodie*!
Sept. 8 – Dec. 6
Share a feel-good moment
The best part? You can do it from home. Easily register online and receive a cheek swab kit.
The Fall Get Together is all about how good it feels to give together. You can inspire others to take part by inviting them to join the Stem Cell Registry, or by spreading the word about the importance of stem cell donation!
*No donation no swab required.
Terms and conditions apply.
How to enter for a chance to win
Join the Stem Cell Registry online
1
Get an email to enter the Draw, fill it out
2
Wait to hear if you’re the lucky winner!
3
Ready to get started? It takes just 2 minutes. Follow the link here:
Join our stem cell registry
*No donation or swab required. Terms and conditions apply.
*No donation or swab required. Terms and conditions apply.
Join the Stem Cell Registry online
1
Get an email to enter the Draw,
fill it out
2
Wait to hear if you’re the lucky winner!
3
JOIN THE STEM CELL REGISTRY,
BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MATCH
Plus, this fall you can enter for a chance to win a Donor Hoodie*!
*No donation or swab required. Terms and conditions apply.