Welcome to the Assignment Saving Lives Training and Reporting Page

Here are some important links to prepare for blood recruitment:

• ABCs of eligibility for donating blood, platelets and plasma
• Donating blood
• Donating plasma

Whenever you sign someone up to your team, ensure they have checked their eligibility before attending their first appointment. If someone has specific medical questions about their eligibility, we encourage them to call 1 888 2 DONATE in advance of their appointment and speak to one of our health professionals. 

A few other important reminders to share with potential donors: 

• Make sure they are in good general health and are feeling well the day of their donation   
• They must be at least 17 years old   
• They meet the height and weight requirements if they are between 17 and 23 years old   
• They must bring valid government issued ID. Examples: driver’s license, health Card, birth certificate, passport   
• Drink water and eat a good meal before their appointment   

Blood and Plasma Tracking

If you are recruiting blood and plasma donors, you will be using our Partners for Life portal to track results. This portal will allow potential donors to join your team and will allow Canadian Blood Services to track unique donors.  

You may notice that your Partners for Life portal shows a larger donation number than our official Assignment Saving Lives contest report. This is because the portal tracks the total number of donations made by all of your team members and depending on their donation type, they might make more than one during the contest period.

Remember your progress is being measured according to unique donors, which means we will only count one donation per donor during the contest period.

The official report is where you should view your results. 

At any given moment, there are hundreds of patients in Canada who need a lifesaving stem cell transplant. Every new registrant brings hope to those patients and their loved ones.   

Joining the stem cell registry is a commitment to patients in need of a lifesaving transplant. As a potential stem cell donor, registrants could be matched within a few months or years of their registration date. And while it is possible someone may never be matched to a patient; every registrant brings hope to the hundreds of patients in Canada and abroad who are waiting for their lifesaving stem cell donor match.   

Follow this link below to start your training. All modules must be completed, and the training form must be filled out:  

Start your stem cell training here

*please return to this page to complete the rest of your Assignment Saving Lives training

Make sure to look at our information on blood.ca as well 

The stem cell registrant contest will be using our Stem Cell Registry Recruitment program to track contestant progress.  

Once you complete this training and have been assigned to a Canadian Blood Services contact, they will reach out to you to confirm your training and order you a kit if you want to recruit for stem cells. It is important that you register for this contest with the address you will be residing at, as this is the address your box of kits will be delivered to.

It’s important to keep in contact with your Canadian Blood Services contact, especially if you begin to run low on swabbing kits. They will help you order more and be a great resource throughout the contest. *please note that it can take two weeks to have kits delivered* 

Only completed swab registrations will be counted towards the contest. Please make sure any swab kits you have handed out have been mailed back via Canada Post. The best practice is to have individuals complete the kit with you. This way you can provide support and mail the swabbing kit in yourself to ensure delivery.   

After the stem cell registrant contest closes on August 30, 2025, any additional kits received will not count towards the contest – however we encourage you to continue to use the stem registration kits in your network for interested and eligible individuals who want to sign up for the stem cell registry.  If you no longer have a use for them, the unused kits can be discarded into your recycle/garbage. 

The weekly standings will appear on this page once the contest begins. Your local contact will let you know when the initial reporting is updated.

Next Steps

We have also compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and about the program that you can refer to at any point.  

Frequently Asked Questions

If you need any information, please contact assignment@blood.ca otherwise, you will be connected with a Canadian Blood Services employee in your local area once you complete this training.

Please review the two documents linked here for a full breakdown of the rules and regulations: