National awards program

Every year Canadian Blood Services honours and thanks some of the remarkable people and organizations who have made significant contributions to Canada’s Lifeline and the patients we serve.   

This year’s honourees included recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Living Organ Donor Award, the National Partnership Award and two awards recognizing excellence in recruiting and promoting awareness of the need for blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues: the Logan Boulet Award and the Schilly Award.

Our national awards celebrate the exceptional dedication, generosity and impact of individuals and partners who strengthen Canada’s Lifeline

Dr. Graham Sher 
CEO, Canadian Blood Services. 

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The national awards program continues an annual tradition of recognizing and celebrating exceptional contributors to the transfusion and transplantation system and sharing their inspiring stories.   

Alan Han with a blue shirt and a white undershirt.

Alan Han

The Schilly Award

Alan Han first joined Canada’s Lifeline at age 15, as a volunteer serving snacks to donors in Edmonton, Alta.
Dr. Norman Kneteman with a black suit

Dr. Norman Kneteman

Lifetime Achievement Award

In 1989, Dr. Norman Kneteman performed the University of Alberta Hospital’s very first liver transplant. So began the hospital’s successful liver transplant program, now the second-busiest liver transplant site in Canada.
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee wearing a lab coat

Dr. Shaf Keshavjee

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, a thoracic surgeon and the director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, has transformed the field of lung transplantation.
Canadian Transplant Association president Brenda Brown

Canadian Transplant Association

Logan Boulet Award

The mission of the Canadian Transplant Association is to motivate transplant recipients to maintain a healthy lifestyle by supporting athletic, educational and other activities.