| Croix-Rouge canadienne | |
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| Founded | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable organization[1] |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| The Governor General of Canada | |
| Website | www |
The Canadian Red Cross Society (French: La Société canadienne de la Croix-Rouge)[1] is a Canadian humanitarian charitable organization, and one of 192 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. The organization receives funding from both private donations and from Canadian government departments.[2]
The Canadian Red Cross trains volunteers in emergency response, disaster response, and disaster assistance, and provides injury prevention services such as outdoor activities safety and first aid training. The society, through the international network of the Red Cross, helps the world's vulnerable populations, including victims of armed conflicts and communities destroyed by disasters.[3] The Canadian Red Cross also handled the Canadian blood supply, until that responsibility was taken away from them in the aftermath of the tainted blood scandal.
The current Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Red Cross is Conrad Sauvé.[4]
- ^ a b The Canadian Red Cross Society, Charities Directorate – Government of Canada.
- ^ Brian H. Smith (July 14, 2014). More Than Altruism: The Politics of Private Foreign Aid. Princeton University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4008-6095-1.
- ^ Fiona Duguid; Karsten Mündel; Daniel Schugurensky (June 12, 2013). Volunteer Work, Informal Learning and Social Action. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 64. ISBN 978-94-6209-233-4.
- ^ "Executive Leadership Team". Canadian Red Cross. Retrieved December 22, 2021.