TRILLIUM GIFT OF LIFE NETWORK

Working for Ontarians to facilitate Organ and Tissue donations.Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is a not-for-profit agency of the Government of Ontario. TGLN plans, promotes, coordinates and supports organ and tissue donation and transplantation across Ontario. Its mission is to save and enhance lives through the gift of organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Ontario.


TGLN provides Ontarians with tools and supports to help them make informed decisions. Stakeholders include donor families, community volunteers, transplant recipients, healthcare professionals, faith leaders, youth and non-governmental organizations, supportive private sector companies, and governmental organizations. Everyone has a significant role to play when promoting the adoption of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

This organization has a great mission and many front-line staff who are dedicated to saving and improving the quality of life for many people. Unfortunately, you quickly find out that there is a lack of respect for any person below management level in the organization. HR support is poor and many toxic behaviours are not addressed. Funded fully by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, funding is somewhat unstable and recent changes in government may soon impact this organization in unexpected ways. Staff below management level are also considered easily replaced and there is often a contentious and controversial atmosphere surrounding the work.

The nature of the job is a high stress and fast paced environment. In the SRC position it is an on-call position, with each case being unscheduled and any length of hours as required to complete the case. You are on call for 4 to 5 days at a time and, although exhausting, is extremely rewarding. The most important asset is to have a passion for the job.

Management treats all employees as expendable and disrespects all aspects of Organ/Tissue donation. 
Does not care about health and safety of employees, only about hitting their "numbers" in order to secure more funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Health.
One particular "Director" stated to all employees that he "owns them" while they are on-call. 
Overall not what Organ and Tissue donation should represent in the province of Ontario.

Horrible place to work and they don't care about their staff, especially remote. They expect you to be available minimum 14 hours for a 12 hour shift for just a few dollars per hour. They also don't care about their employees families and give zero support and through you under the bus as soon as you stand up for your rights. They can't keep their staff and make people work overtime and don't care about the impact of covid. Never work for them, they will destroy your life.

The upper management team likes to blame Gov't cuts to funding for the disorganized chaos found here but the truth is there is no overall structure. Senior staff have no objectivity towards change, dept directors are very dishonest and the level of maturity when dealing with decision making is something comparable to toddlers in a sandbox. Lack of accountability adds to the many issues that are present

- a rewarding place to work and to deal with the public on a variety of issues related to organ and tissue donation
- a strong, dedicated workforce with a noble mission: to save lives
- the hardest and the most enjoyable parts of the job were found in dealing with the public and answering a wide variety of queries, and in conducting research

Good place to get the experience you need in healthcare, especially if you are looking to strengthen your networks with other hospitals in Ontario; upward movement within a single team may be difficult. Kind middle management. 

Great people to work with but that's it. Upper management doesn't care about the people below them that run the ship. Pay is decent. 12 hour shifts are not great. No chance for advancement. No real pros except for the nice staff.

Position offers great flexibility and opportunity to make some supplemental income.  Very supportive management and consistent opportunities for professional development.

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