How your donation helps

The journey of your dollar

[A woman is in a kitchen, looking at her cell phone.]

Voice-over (VO): When you give to the Canadian Cancer Society, your donation gets to work saving and improving lives.

[A shot over the woman's shoulder of her phone screen. A Canadian Cancer Society donation page is on the screen. She presses a “donate” button and a yellow ribbon unfurls from the phone and moves across the screen.]

VO: Not someday, right away.

Words on screen: Your support fuels world-leading research

VO: Your support fuels world leading research

[A yellow ribbon moves left to right on the screen from the kitchen to a lab where two researchers are extracting liquid from a test tube, opening a large freezer, holding a container with a red liquid, and placing a specimen in a tall cylinder.]

VO: The work of Canada's brightest researchers to stop cancer before it starts, improve the lives of people facing cancer and help more people survive a diagnosis.

[Two researchers are working in a lab. A yellow ribbon unfurls from a daffodil pin on a researcher’s lab coat and moves left to right through the lab and ends at a shot of a Cancer Information specialist from the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cancer Information Helpline on a call with a client.]

Words on screen: Your donation funds vital information and support programs

VO: Your donation funds vital information and support programs providing accurate cancer information.

[A yellow card with “volunteer driver” written on it sits on a car dashboard. A woman gets out of a car with “Wheels of Hope” and the Canadian Cancer Society logo on the passenger-side doors.]

VO: Helping people get to life saving treatment.

[A doctor is talking to a patient. Two women are talking. A woman is styling her hair while looking in the mirror.]

VO: And offering the support they need to feel less alone, no matter where they live

[An exterior shot of the Canadian Cancer Society Southern Interior Rotary Lodge and the Maison Jaques-Cantin Lodge transitions into an interior shot of a lodge room with two beds.]

VO: Or what type of cancer they have.

[John, Carmen and Steve appear on screen.]

VO: People like John, Carmen and Steve, who turned to Canadian Cancer Society support when they needed it most.

[A person is scrolling through the Canadian Cancer Society’s virtual cancer care resources page on their on a laptop.]

[Carmen is standing at the welcome desk at a Canadian Cancer Society lodge talking to a staff member. A yellow ribbon moves from left to right on the screen.]

Words on screen: Your generosity changes what’s possible

VO: And your generosity changes what's possible

[An exterior shot of a parliament building in Ottawa.]

VO: By driving policy change to help prevent cancer

[Two hikers are walking across a suspended bridge in a forest with their dog.]

VO: And create healthier communities for everyone.

[A woman is walking in a field. A “Wheels of Hope” driver is driving a car. A family at Camp Goodtimes is sitting together smiling.]

VO: Like addressing the financial burden of cancer for families

[A technician is working with test tubs in a lab. A woman is getting a mammogram and breast scan images appear on the screen.]

VO: Or helping more people access screening to catch cancer earlier when it's easier to treat.

[A patient is talking to her doctor and smiling. A yellow ribbon unfurls from the doctor’s tablet and moves from left to right.]

Words on screen: A future without cancer starts with you

VO: A future without cancer starts with you.

[A couple are standing together, smiling.]

VO: From research labs to real life,

[An interior shot of two researchers working in a lab.]

[A baby laying on its back looking up with a hand on its belly.]

VO: All cancer types all across Canada.

[A yellow ribbon is flying across the screen.  It passes by people having a picnic and two people skating on an outdoor rink playing hockey.]

VO: Your donation helps save and improve lives.

[A shot from behind of two people walking along a path in a forested area. A father and his sons are sitting on a park bench and feeding birds in the park.]

VO: More breakthroughs,

[A man is pointing to graphs on a computer screen.  A hand is holding up a medical sample.]

VO: More time with the people we love,

[A child is rock climbing. A mother is holding her daughter and stroking her forehead. A mother and daughter are cooking. A mother is putting her young daughter's shoes on.]

VO: More life.

[Two campers and a counsellor at Camp Goodtimes are laughing.]

[Three researchers are working in a lab.]

VO: Because your support creates a world where hope and progress go hand in hand.

[A close up of two people holding hands. A woman wraps her head in a scarf.]

[A montage of individuals of all ages hugging, holding hands and smiling at one another.]

Words on screen: Donate to improve lives today and help change the future of cancer. Learn more cancer.ca/impact.

[The Canadian Cancer Society logo appears on screen with the words “It takes a society.”] 

Thanks to donor support, we fund the most promising research across all cancer types – from prevention and detection to treatment and care. Learn more about how our research is changing the lives of people facing cancer.

CCS provides compassionate support programs so that no one has to face cancer alone. People with cancer, their families and caregivers can access the Cancer Information Helpline, CancerConnection.ca and Transportation services. Learn more about how we can help.

In communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast, CCS offers compassionate support programs to help answer questions, manage life with cancer, and find community and connection at every stage of a cancer experience. We fund the most promising research in labs, campuses and communities across the country, and the breakthroughs they achieve help people in every community. And our work with government to create better health policy makes a difference for everyone affected by cancer. No matter geography or cancer type, CCS is leading the way to a future without cancer – for everyone.

Donations of $20 or more received by mail (such as cheque, credit card or cash), as well as e-transfers will automatically be receipted. Online donations of $5 or more will also be receipted. For donation amounts less than listed above, receipts can be provided upon request. Recurring donors will receive one consolidated tax receipt in February. For one-time donations, donors will receive an online tax receipt within 3 business days, or a mailed receipt within 2 to 3 weeks.

Many employers offer programs where they match employee donations to registered charities. Search our database to see if your employer will match your donation to the Canadian Cancer Society.