One in two people in Canada are eligible to donate, however, one in 81 actually does.

Canadian Blood Services say they are seeing a shortage of supply of blood donations and donors, and are hoping more first-time donors will sign up to help fill the gap.

The pandemic has proved challenging for collecting donations.

The Omicron variant has forced staffing shortages and cancelled appointments.

Another major hit to inventory was the snowstorm on Jan. 17 that caused appointments to be cancelled across Ontario - it resulted in 1,000 units being lost.

I'm proud to talk about the challenges of the last two years and the lifesaving work the Canadian Blood Service is doing and how they need your help.

My friend, Marissa Gatfield will join me along with Moneet Maan from Canadian Blood Services LIVE.