Transplant Manitoba-Gift of Life

01/09/2026

Sunday is so the www.signupforlife.ca team would like to take the opportunity to thank every Manitoban who has had life-saving conversations with those close to them and registered their intent to be organ and tissue donors online using Manitoba’s online registry, www.signupforlife.ca

In just two minutes with just three pieces of information – name, birthdate and nine-digit Manitoba Health card number – you give your loved ones a clear indication about what is important to you and you can give a gift that will make all the difference in the world.

Thank you 💚

01/07/2026

Make a splash and dive into 2026 by completing a simple New Year’s resolution – register your intent to be an organ and tissue donor using www.signupforlife.ca 💚

If you have already registered, thanks for taking the plunge and joining the more than 73,000 Manitobans who have already registered. Registering is simple. It takes about two minutes online at www.signupforlife.ca and uses three pieces of information – your name, birthdate and nine-digit Manitoba Health card.

01/05/2026

The Gift of Life flag is flying today at HSC_Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital. It has been raised in honour of a donor, a person who has offered a life-saving gift to others in need either through living or deceased organ donation. The act of raising the flag is a tribute to the courage, compassion and generosity of the donor and recognizes the decision to say yes to organ donation. Thank you.

01/01/2026

12/31/2025

As the temperatures drop, we’d like to turn things back to the hot, hot summer of 2025! The www.signupforlife.ca team was busy with community events and special projects designed to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, and encouraging Manitobans to have life-saving discussions with the people they love.

We are so very grateful for the people and organizations who connect with us and give us space to meet with participants or their customers to engage in conversations about what it means to give a gift of life and why it is important to register those decisions using Manitoba’s online donor registry, www.signupforlife.ca.

It is also incredibly inspiring to meet people like living kidney donor Stéphane who cycled solo from British Columbia to Quebec – that’s a 35-day, 4,760 km trek – to raise awareness about what organ donation is capable of and how living with one kidney doesn’t hold you back. He also raised funds to support Maison des greffés Lina Cyr.

The Kirk Cadman Memorial Classic combines the pursuit of sports excellence with the spirit of community and purpose. The two-day event provides athletics with a high level of competition and empties the stands to bring everyone to the track for the Kirk Cadman Walk of Dreams – an inspiring 400 metres walked in tribute to an extraordinary young man in an effort to raise awareness about giving the gift of life.

Everyone had fun at the 7-Eleven’s birthday tailgate party at the 1622 St. Mary’s Rd location! Our booth was busy with kids and their friends and families playing games and learning about the Orgamites, the mighty organs that work hard to keep us healthy. Many thanks to area leader Natalie and market leader Cheryl for inviting us to be part of the sevebration!

Enjoy our photo recap and if you’d like us to attend your event, health fair, staff wellness day, get in touch for 2026!

12/29/2025

The Gift of Life flag is flying today at HSC_Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital. It is only raised because of a donor - someone who has offered a gift of life to others either through living or deceased organ donation. The flag honours the courage, compassion and generosity of the donor and is a tribute to the decision to say yes to life-saving organ donation. Thank you.

12/22/2025

The Gift of Life flag is flying today at HSC_Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital. The flag has been raised in tribute to a donor - someone who has offered a gift of life either through living or deceased organ donation. The act of raising the flag honours the courage, compassion and generosity of the donor and recognizes the decision to say yes to life-saving organ donation. Thank you.

12/19/2025

Our fifth and final Five Favourite Things, 2025 edition is student education sessions! The opportunity to work with our dedicated volunteers and connect with students to share life-saving information is always time well spent. Our in-person or online education sessions outline donation and transplantation basics and feature a volunteer who shares their lived experience. These personal stories provide an engaging and powerful inside look along the journey to donation and transplantation, and it is a privilege to work with these amazing individuals.

One of our favourite long-standing education commitments is our annual presentation to the University of Manitoba’s second year medical students. This unique presentation offers medical students the chance to hear from one of our donor coordinators who takes them through the organ donation journey from its very first steps, along with two other presenters – a donor family member and a transplant recipient. A very big thank you to all of our volunteers for offering their time and expertise in 2025 to share stories that matter 💚

12/17/2025

Our fourth of Five Favourite Things, 2025 edition was an extraordinary road hockey game played on a neighbourhood street in Brandon, Manitoba.

With support from Canadian Blood Services, Hockey Gives Blood Player Ambassador and former Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Carson Bjarnason worked with Transplant Manitoba – Gift of Life to produce a video to encourage Canadians to register intent to be an organ and tissue donor. The video also starred the Hatchers, a donor family who honour the life and legacy of their son and work to raise awareness about what it means to give a gift of life.

Joined by family friend Mason, this morning shoot was filled with spirit and energy, and ultimately captured an impactful 30-second call to action. Making big saves using ‘donated’ goalie equipment, Carson and our players helped underscore the importance of organ and tissue donation and the fact gifted gear works just as new.

If organ and tissue donation is important to you, talk about your decision with loved ones and register. In Manitoba, it takes just two minutes on www.signupforlife.ca and three pieces of information – name, birthdate and nine-digit Manitoba Health card number.

Please enjoy the video and share it - https://youtu.be/uLD4zIPMZWI

12/15/2025

The Gift of Life flag is flying today at HSC_Winnipeg and St. Boniface Hospital. When the flag has been raised, it means someone has offered a gift of life to others either through living or deceased organ donation. The flag is meant as a tribute to the courage, compassion and generosity of the donor and recognizes the decision to say yes to life-saving organ donation. Thank you.

12/12/2025

Our third of Five Favourite Things, 2025 edition, is a celebration of pop culture and a chance to connect with people from across every universe 😊

Winnipeg Comiccon 2025 was amazing! The www.signupforlife.ca booth had 30 volunteers living the booth life over three days playing fun games and sharing information about how to register intent to be an organ and tissue donor using Manitoba’s online donor registry, www.signupforlife.ca. We met so many wonderful people who picked up Orgamites in Canada resources, shared how donation and transplantation has affected their lives or let us know they had registered either in Manitoba or their home province.

We love when our volunteers bring their family along! In addition to a fabulous daughter and mom volunteer pair, this year our crew was also joined by the children of some of our staff and volunteers, and they did a fantastic job. They brought such sparkle to the booth, particularly Jeremiah’s call to “spin to win!” 😍