Canadian Red Cross
@redcrosscanada.bsky.social
We help people in 🇨🇦 and around the 🌎 in times of need.
En français : @croixrougecanada.bsky.social
www.redcross.ca
En français : @croixrougecanada.bsky.social
www.redcross.ca
📣Happening today! Join our FREE virtual webinar Be Ready: General preparedness.
Learn about disaster risks in your area, making an emergency plan, building an emergency kit and creating a network.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Learn about disaster risks in your area, making an emergency plan, building an emergency kit and creating a network.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
📣Happening today! Join our FREE virtual webinar Be Ready: General preparedness.
Learn about disaster risks in your area, making an emergency plan, building an emergency kit and creating a network.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Learn about disaster risks in your area, making an emergency plan, building an emergency kit and creating a network.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
📣Coming up! Join our FREE virtual three-part webinar on Opioid Harm Reduction (OHR): An Indigenous Perspective.
Learn about a holistic approach to OHR and engaging youth in OHR, and hear community stories of lived experience and local leadership.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Learn about a holistic approach to OHR and engaging youth in OHR, and hear community stories of lived experience and local leadership.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
📣Coming up! Join our FREE virtual three-part webinar on Opioid Harm Reduction (OHR): An Indigenous Perspective.
Learn about a holistic approach to OHR and engaging youth in OHR, and hear community stories of lived experience and local leadership.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Learn about a holistic approach to OHR and engaging youth in OHR, and hear community stories of lived experience and local leadership.
Register now: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
The Canadian Red Cross has supported the response by contributing funds to Red Cross Red Crescent partners, deploying 14 humanitarian experts, and sending 22,000+ relief items.
Together, Red Crescent teams and volunteers have reached millions of people with essential services.
Together, Red Crescent teams and volunteers have reached millions of people with essential services.
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The Canadian Red Cross has supported the response by contributing funds to Red Cross Red Crescent partners, deploying 14 humanitarian experts, and sending 22,000+ relief items.
Together, Red Crescent teams and volunteers have reached millions of people with essential services.
Together, Red Crescent teams and volunteers have reached millions of people with essential services.
Three years after the devastating 2023 earthquakes, millions of people in Türkiye and Syria are still rebuilding their lives.
In Türkiye, many remain in temporary accommodation. In Syria, recovery continues amid long‑standing humanitarian challenges.
In Türkiye, many remain in temporary accommodation. In Syria, recovery continues amid long‑standing humanitarian challenges.
February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Three years after the devastating 2023 earthquakes, millions of people in Türkiye and Syria are still rebuilding their lives.
In Türkiye, many remain in temporary accommodation. In Syria, recovery continues amid long‑standing humanitarian challenges.
In Türkiye, many remain in temporary accommodation. In Syria, recovery continues amid long‑standing humanitarian challenges.
🔊Turn your sound up 🔊 The sound of Kyiv these days is generators.
Ukraine is facing its most difficult winter since the escalation of the conflict nearly four years ago. With temperatures well below -10°C, attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure have caused rolling blackouts.
Ukraine is facing its most difficult winter since the escalation of the conflict nearly four years ago. With temperatures well below -10°C, attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure have caused rolling blackouts.
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
🔊Turn your sound up 🔊 The sound of Kyiv these days is generators.
Ukraine is facing its most difficult winter since the escalation of the conflict nearly four years ago. With temperatures well below -10°C, attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure have caused rolling blackouts.
Ukraine is facing its most difficult winter since the escalation of the conflict nearly four years ago. With temperatures well below -10°C, attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure have caused rolling blackouts.
🌍 Episode 4 of 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 is out!
This month, Kelsey Lemon walks us through our emergency responses in Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/7KjQun5D0uo
This month, Kelsey Lemon walks us through our emergency responses in Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/7KjQun5D0uo
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🌍 Episode 4 of 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 is out!
This month, Kelsey Lemon walks us through our emergency responses in Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/7KjQun5D0uo
This month, Kelsey Lemon walks us through our emergency responses in Syria, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/7KjQun5D0uo
In 2024, the Centre for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Kyiv was damaged in an attack.
In coordination with Ukraine's Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society led the repair and reconstruction of the Centre.
In coordination with Ukraine's Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society led the repair and reconstruction of the Centre.
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In 2024, the Centre for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Kyiv was damaged in an attack.
In coordination with Ukraine's Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society led the repair and reconstruction of the Centre.
In coordination with Ukraine's Ministry of Health, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society led the repair and reconstruction of the Centre.
We’re hosting a free virtual webinar where you’ll learn how to use the Ready Rating online planning platform to improve your emergency preparedness and response.
📅Thursday, January 29
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZqM8
📅Thursday, January 29
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZqM8
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We’re hosting a free virtual webinar where you’ll learn how to use the Ready Rating online planning platform to improve your emergency preparedness and response.
📅Thursday, January 29
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZqM8
📅Thursday, January 29
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZqM8
📣📚Calling all high school teachers - join our online Humanitarian Education Training!
In partnership with the Social Studies Educator Network of Canada, this training walks teachers through FREE ready to use lessons about humanitarian issues and International Humanitarian Law⤵️
In partnership with the Social Studies Educator Network of Canada, this training walks teachers through FREE ready to use lessons about humanitarian issues and International Humanitarian Law⤵️
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
📣📚Calling all high school teachers - join our online Humanitarian Education Training!
In partnership with the Social Studies Educator Network of Canada, this training walks teachers through FREE ready to use lessons about humanitarian issues and International Humanitarian Law⤵️
In partnership with the Social Studies Educator Network of Canada, this training walks teachers through FREE ready to use lessons about humanitarian issues and International Humanitarian Law⤵️
Working with @globalaffairs.canada.ca, the Canadian Red Cross and @ifrc.org, are helping strengthen local response efforts alongside the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, so that they can help meet these urgent humanitarian needs and deliver much-needed assistance at this time.
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Working with @globalaffairs.canada.ca, the Canadian Red Cross and @ifrc.org, are helping strengthen local response efforts alongside the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, so that they can help meet these urgent humanitarian needs and deliver much-needed assistance at this time.
More than two million people have been impacted by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, leaving many isolated communities struggling to access basic services. The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has mobilized local volunteers to support people most at risk within communities.
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM
More than two million people have been impacted by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, leaving many isolated communities struggling to access basic services. The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has mobilized local volunteers to support people most at risk within communities.
We’re hosting a free virtual webinar in our Disaster Preparedness & Risk Reduction Series.
Learn about winter storms and extreme cold in Canada and how to prepare effectively by following the four steps to be ready.
📅Thursday, January 22
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZgOF
Learn about winter storms and extreme cold in Canada and how to prepare effectively by following the four steps to be ready.
📅Thursday, January 22
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZgOF
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
We’re hosting a free virtual webinar in our Disaster Preparedness & Risk Reduction Series.
Learn about winter storms and extreme cold in Canada and how to prepare effectively by following the four steps to be ready.
📅Thursday, January 22
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZgOF
Learn about winter storms and extreme cold in Canada and how to prepare effectively by following the four steps to be ready.
📅Thursday, January 22
🕰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
Register now: brnw.ch/21wZgOF
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine leaves survivors with physical and emotional scars.
Through therapy and peer mentorship at the Unbroken Centre in Lviv, survivors of this violence, many of them young people, start to work through what they have endured.
Through therapy and peer mentorship at the Unbroken Centre in Lviv, survivors of this violence, many of them young people, start to work through what they have endured.
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine leaves survivors with physical and emotional scars.
Through therapy and peer mentorship at the Unbroken Centre in Lviv, survivors of this violence, many of them young people, start to work through what they have endured.
Through therapy and peer mentorship at the Unbroken Centre in Lviv, survivors of this violence, many of them young people, start to work through what they have endured.
⚠️Does your organization have a plan to keep services running during a wildfire, flood, or other emergency this year?
Join our free, 5-hour Service Continuity Planning Workshop, designed for non-profits and community-based organizations.
Join our free, 5-hour Service Continuity Planning Workshop, designed for non-profits and community-based organizations.
January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
⚠️Does your organization have a plan to keep services running during a wildfire, flood, or other emergency this year?
Join our free, 5-hour Service Continuity Planning Workshop, designed for non-profits and community-based organizations.
Join our free, 5-hour Service Continuity Planning Workshop, designed for non-profits and community-based organizations.
This brought life‑saving aid to communities in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Cape Verde, Nigeria, the DRC, and Mexico.
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This brought life‑saving aid to communities in the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Cape Verde, Nigeria, the DRC, and Mexico.
Thanks to Government of Canada @globalaffairs.canada.ca support, in 2025 the Canadian Red Cross backed 8 emergency appeals and a bilateral contribution with the Mexican Red Cross this year.
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thanks to Government of Canada @globalaffairs.canada.ca support, in 2025 the Canadian Red Cross backed 8 emergency appeals and a bilateral contribution with the Mexican Red Cross this year.
Did you know that a charity donation can lower your taxes?
Don’t wait! You have until Dec 31. Calculate your credit using our tax tool: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
Don’t wait! You have until Dec 31. Calculate your credit using our tax tool: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Did you know that a charity donation can lower your taxes?
Don’t wait! You have until Dec 31. Calculate your credit using our tax tool: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
Don’t wait! You have until Dec 31. Calculate your credit using our tax tool: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
Flooding in Pakistan has left millions at risk.
Hear from Stéphane on how Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with support from @ifrc.org & thanks to contributions from @globalaffairs.canada.ca, is helping support families with shelter, clean water, healthcare, and other needs on their road to recovery
Hear from Stéphane on how Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with support from @ifrc.org & thanks to contributions from @globalaffairs.canada.ca, is helping support families with shelter, clean water, healthcare, and other needs on their road to recovery
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Flooding in Pakistan has left millions at risk.
Hear from Stéphane on how Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with support from @ifrc.org & thanks to contributions from @globalaffairs.canada.ca, is helping support families with shelter, clean water, healthcare, and other needs on their road to recovery
Hear from Stéphane on how Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with support from @ifrc.org & thanks to contributions from @globalaffairs.canada.ca, is helping support families with shelter, clean water, healthcare, and other needs on their road to recovery
Act before the year ends!
Your charity donation helps your taxes-and helps people in need. Use our tax calculator and see how much you'll save: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
Your charity donation helps your taxes-and helps people in need. Use our tax calculator and see how much you'll save: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Act before the year ends!
Your charity donation helps your taxes-and helps people in need. Use our tax calculator and see how much you'll save: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
Your charity donation helps your taxes-and helps people in need. Use our tax calculator and see how much you'll save: www.redcross.ca/ways-to-dona...
From all of us at the Canadian Red Cross, we’d like to wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season! ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From all of us at the Canadian Red Cross, we’d like to wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season! ❤️
📍Snow is falling across much of Canada right now - from Quebec and Ontario to the Prairies and Atlantic Canada.
Stay safe by:
✅ Having your emergency kit ready
✅ Warming up & taking breaks while shovelling
✅ Preparing for power outages
✅ Keeping pets indoors
➕ brnw.ch/21wYfAB
Stay safe by:
✅ Having your emergency kit ready
✅ Warming up & taking breaks while shovelling
✅ Preparing for power outages
✅ Keeping pets indoors
➕ brnw.ch/21wYfAB
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📍Snow is falling across much of Canada right now - from Quebec and Ontario to the Prairies and Atlantic Canada.
Stay safe by:
✅ Having your emergency kit ready
✅ Warming up & taking breaks while shovelling
✅ Preparing for power outages
✅ Keeping pets indoors
➕ brnw.ch/21wYfAB
Stay safe by:
✅ Having your emergency kit ready
✅ Warming up & taking breaks while shovelling
✅ Preparing for power outages
✅ Keeping pets indoors
➕ brnw.ch/21wYfAB
🤩 We’re hosting 2 free webinars in December!
𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱
📆Tuesday, December 9
⏰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲
📆Wednesday, December 17
⏰1-2PM ET / 11-12AM MT
Register: brnw.ch/21wXmqx
𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱
📆Tuesday, December 9
⏰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲
📆Wednesday, December 17
⏰1-2PM ET / 11-12AM MT
Register: brnw.ch/21wXmqx
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🤩 We’re hosting 2 free webinars in December!
𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱
📆Tuesday, December 9
⏰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲
📆Wednesday, December 17
⏰1-2PM ET / 11-12AM MT
Register: brnw.ch/21wXmqx
𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆: 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱
📆Tuesday, December 9
⏰12-1PM ET / 10AM-11PM MT
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲
📆Wednesday, December 17
⏰1-2PM ET / 11-12AM MT
Register: brnw.ch/21wXmqx
This is an emergency information tag.
It shares critical details when you can’t. If you (or your loved ones) are not able to speak in an emergency, wearing a tag gives responders the information they need to help. ⬇️
For more details: www.redcross.ca/blog/2025/12...
It shares critical details when you can’t. If you (or your loved ones) are not able to speak in an emergency, wearing a tag gives responders the information they need to help. ⬇️
For more details: www.redcross.ca/blog/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an emergency information tag.
It shares critical details when you can’t. If you (or your loved ones) are not able to speak in an emergency, wearing a tag gives responders the information they need to help. ⬇️
For more details: www.redcross.ca/blog/2025/12...
It shares critical details when you can’t. If you (or your loved ones) are not able to speak in an emergency, wearing a tag gives responders the information they need to help. ⬇️
For more details: www.redcross.ca/blog/2025/12...
🥶 Colder weather is upon us!
Here are a few easy ways to stay warm this season.⤵️
For more winter-related tips: www.redcross.ca/training-and...
Here are a few easy ways to stay warm this season.⤵️
For more winter-related tips: www.redcross.ca/training-and...
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🥶 Colder weather is upon us!
Here are a few easy ways to stay warm this season.⤵️
For more winter-related tips: www.redcross.ca/training-and...
Here are a few easy ways to stay warm this season.⤵️
For more winter-related tips: www.redcross.ca/training-and...
Through their commitment to their communities, volunteers around the globe make a lasting impact on the lives of many.
In Ukraine, trained Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers deliver psychosocial activities aimed at reducing stress and increasing the resilience of communities in the Cherkasy Oblast.
In Ukraine, trained Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers deliver psychosocial activities aimed at reducing stress and increasing the resilience of communities in the Cherkasy Oblast.
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Through their commitment to their communities, volunteers around the globe make a lasting impact on the lives of many.
In Ukraine, trained Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers deliver psychosocial activities aimed at reducing stress and increasing the resilience of communities in the Cherkasy Oblast.
In Ukraine, trained Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers deliver psychosocial activities aimed at reducing stress and increasing the resilience of communities in the Cherkasy Oblast.