Since July 22, 2024, the Canadian Red Cross has provided and continues to provide critical services and support to those impacted by the 2024 Alberta wildfires. On August 16, 2024, the evacuation ...

The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 returned the Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS) to its roots as a wartime humanitarian aid organization, and returned it to the size and strength ...

Traditionally, the red cross and red crescent have been the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. They are used to protect medical personnel, buildings and equipment in ...

The Friendly Calls Program with the Canadian Red Cross is an opportunity to connect. Telephone calls are made on a regular basis by Red Cross volunteers who provide supportive listening, social ...

After being founded in 1896, there wasn’t much for the Canadian Red Cross to do. Red Cross societies generally only worked in wartime, at this point, and Canada was at peace. Then, in 1899, the ...

Although the Canadian Red Cross Society no longer has a role in Canada’s blood donation system, the society was involved in the collection of voluntary blood donations from 1946 until 1997-1998, when ...

The Canadian Red Cross is a leading humanitarian organization that collaborates with top Canadian corporations to help communities both at home and around the world. By leveraging fundraising networks ...

At the end of WWII, the Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS) moved smoothly back into full-time public health work. Older initiatives like the outpost hospitals, First Aid and Home Nursing training, the ...

Tanya Elliott is currently Chief, Health with the Canadian Red Cross. Since joining the organization more than 25 years ago, Tanya has held various leadership roles including Director of ...

Whenever natural disaster or crisis hits, our national corporate partners and supporters are right there with us on the frontline. Through their generous support, the Red Cross can respond immediately ...

The Canadian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Through this vast network and partnerships with top Canadian corporations, the Red Cross reaches millions of vulnerable ...