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How your donation helps

Your donation fuels life-saving research discoveries and life-changing support programs.
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How does your support make an impact?

When you give to the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), your donation fuels Canada's brightest science and boldest ideas. It powers caring hearts and helping hands so no one faces cancer alone. And it ignites courageous advocates championing better health for all.
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 Together, we’re creating a future without cancer 

To save and improve lives today and tomorrow, the work you help fund is focused on three priorities.
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Increase cancer survival

Thanks to research and early detection, today, 64% of Canadians will survive at least 5 years after their cancer diagnosis. But we have more work to do. Together, we’ll keep pushing the boundaries of science and make more life-saving discoveries.

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Stop cancer before it starts

Preventing cancer is the most powerful way to save lives. That’s why we’re investing in research focused on cancer prevention, improving access to screening, advocating for better health policies, and helping people in Canada reduce their risk.

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Improve the lives of people affected by cancer

From diagnosis, through treatment, to life beyond cancer, your generosity helps provide accessible and compassionate support programs to people affected by cancer, offers trusted cancer information, and funds research to improve quality of life.

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I support the Canadian Cancer Society because they focus on all areas of the cancer journey. I wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for cancer research and the donors who make it possible.
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Your donation helps turn bold ideas into breakthroughs 

What if there was a vaccine for breast cancer? What if you could find lung cancer with a simple breath test? Or find bladder cancer with a urine test? Imagine if we could stop colon cancer from coming back or pancreatic cancer from spreading?

Read the fascinating articles below to discover how trailblazing research like this is happening because of donors like you.

Dr Renelle Myers and her laboratory team
Research News
An IDEAL solution
September 10, 2025
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Increasing colon cancer survival through exercise
June 2025
Dr Francois-Michel Boisvert, CCS-funded researcher.
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Revolutionizing bladder cancer detection
May 2025

Your donation helps bring discoveries from lab to life 

With donor support, CCS funds clinical trials across the country to test new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. These trials help advance research that can lead to better care and save lives.

Last year, CCS funded 119 clinical trials across Canada, with almost 4,000 people enrolled. To make sure that everyone can access information about clinical trials, CCS offers Cancer Trials Canada, the only national, bilingual website to provide clear, up-to-date information on cancer clinical trials in Canada – all in one place.

This infographic shows the number of cancer clinical trials funded by CCS across Canada, broken down by province. British Columbia: 75, Alberta: 50, Saskatchewan: 50, Manitoba: 32, Ontario: 103, Quebec: 77, Newfoundland and Labrador: 13, Prince Edward Island: 5, New Brunswick: 27, Nova Scotia: 27. Some clinical trials take place in multiple provinces.

Calculate your tax credit

When you donate to save and improve the lives of those facing cancer, you can expect a financial benefit when you file your taxes. Use our tax calculator to help understand your tax credit.

It takes all of us to take on cancer 

Nearly half of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Despite extraordinary progress, the challenge grows as our population ages and expands. The time for collective action is now.
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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.
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