Organ and Tissue Donations in Canada

ALBERTA

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=2044

https://organdonor.saskatchewan.ca/apex/f?p=400:CMS:6477838317707::::CMS_SITE%2CCMS_PAGE:DONOR_AUTH%2CREGISTER

SASKATCHEWAN

Alberta Health

Organ and Tissue donor registry

BRITISH COLUMBIA

https://www.transplant.bc.ca/organ-donation

BC Transplant

MANITOBA

Transplant Manitoba

https://www.transplantmanitoba.ca/

https://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en/citizens/health-insurance/make-consent-organ-tissue-donation-official

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

NEW BRUNSWICK

QUEBEC

ONTARIO

https://www.gov.nl.ca/motorregistration/new-drivers/organ-and-tissue-donation/

https://www.giftoflife.on.ca/en/

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/register-as-an-organ-andor-tissue-donor

https://yukon.ca/en/organ-donor-registration?__cf_chl_tk=5Xp5lAreduLZQSvgm3skoyR8sj8K3r4sm75xZKvl4YQ-1771205917-1.0.1.1-eCidYZ6jvhDpHT6iZCFdMj0bhPRxwwLxDBoH2oYNc_A

Organ and tissue donation registration programs vary by province and territory but the demand is high across the country. While organ donation registration has been on the rise, the numbers remain low. Taking the right steps to properly register as an organ donor in your province or territory can save up to 8 lives, and improve the lives of 75 others.

While it is important to register as an organ donor, it is equally important to talk to your next of kin about your choice to partake in organ donation as they have the final say. It is also recommended that you inform your primary care physician of your choice to participate in either organ or full body donation.

Nova Scotia is the only province in Canada that has implemented a "deemed consent" (also known as "opt-out") model for organ and tissue donation. It means that under the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (which took effect on January 18, 2021), all adults in Nova Scotia are considered potential organ and tissue donors upon their death, unless they specifically choose to opt out.