Protecting vulnerable people through instant emergency contact
NFC safety tags that connect lost or disoriented individuals with family immediately when tapped with any smartphone.
How It Works
Attach Tag
Securely attach the Kin Tag to a keychain, zipper, or clothing. Register with family contact information.
Scan to Connect
If found, anyone can tap the tag with their phone. No app needed—just a quick NFC scan.
Reunite Safely
Family is notified instantly. Private contact details stay secure until reunion happens.
Today, more than 600,000 Canadians are living with dementia. By 2050, that number is projected to reach 1.7 million.
This is not a distant problem. It affects families in every community across Canada—urban and rural, coastal and inland.
The scale demands a national response, not isolated solutions.
The critical risk: wandering
Approximately 60% of people living with dementia will wander at some point. Wandering can happen suddenly, without warning, and often at the most unexpected times.
When someone wanders, time is critical. Minutes matter.
This is a life-or-death emergency, not an inconvenience. The faster family can be contacted, the greater the chance of a safe outcome.
Then and now
War Amps Key Tags
Lost keys
Metal tag with ID number
Mailed to War Amps
Reunited with owner
Peace of mind
Kin Tags
Person wanders
NFC tag tapped with phone
Emergency contacts displayed
Family contacted immediately
Lives saved
The principle remains the same. The technology has caught up to the need.
The Kin Tag solution
A Kin Tag is a small, durable NFC-enabled device that can be worn as a wristband, attached to a keychain, or placed in a wallet.
It works through a simple tap with any smartphone:
No app required
Works with any smartphone
No battery needed
Never needs charging
No tracking
Privacy-first by design
Instant contact
Family notified immediately
Simple by necessity. Privacy-first by design.
The gap in Canada today
Canada's current approach to dementia-related wandering is fragmented. There are regional pilots, phone-based alert systems, and patchwork solutions, but no coordinated national response.
In contrast, the United Kingdom has implemented a nationally coordinated system called Herbert Protocol, which allows families to pre-register critical information about vulnerable individuals. When someone goes missing, first responders have immediate access to the details they need.
Success rate in safely locating missing individuals
UK Herbert Protocol
Canada does not yet have an equivalent system.
Why Kin Canada
Over a century of service
Invested in communities
Active members
Kin Canada was founded in 1920 and has been serving Canadian communities for over a century.
With hundreds of clubs nationwide, Kin Canada has a long history of addressing urgent needs with practical, community-driven solutions.
"Serving the community's greatest need."
This is the right organization, at the right time, for the right problem.
Request a tag
Kin Tags are available through a community-driven model.
Suggested donation: $25 CAD via eTransfer.