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Today, misconceptions and inaccuracies about organ and tissue donation continue to exist. Don't rule yourself out! Register your decision today, talk to your family about it and continue to spread the word about the powerful impact of donation. 

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FAQs

Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of age, medical condition or sexual orientation. Even individuals with serious illnesses may sometimes be donors. All potential donors are evaluated on an individual, medical, case-by-case basis. The oldest Canadian organ donor was 92 and the oldest tissue donor was 104. Don’t rule yourself out.

Most religions support organ and tissue donation as an act of life saving. If you are unsure, talk to your spiritual advisor.

Tissue donation is possible for nearly everyone, even when organ donation is not possible.

Individuals who are not eligible to donate blood may still be considered for organ or tissue donation.

Don’t count yourself out…

  • A single organ donor can save up to eight lives.
  • Eye and tissue donors can improve the lives of up to 75 patients.
  • You are six times more likely to need an organ transplant than to become an organ donor.
  • Age doesn’t matter. Canada’s oldest organ donor was over 90 years old.
  • It takes 2 minutes to register your decision to become an organ donor.
  • It is crucial that you talk with your family and loved ones about your decision to become a registered organ donor.

Canadian Blood Services' role in OTDT

Canadian Blood Services works with the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT) community to improve national system performance. We do this through the development of leading practices, professional education, public awareness and data analysis and reporting. We also manage clinical programs that support inter-provincial sharing of organs.

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Related information

Professional education

This site provides valuable information and data related to clinical programs and services that support interprovincial sharing of organs, professional education resources including the Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation, numerous reports, leading practices and clinical guidelines relevant to deceased donation, living donation, transplantation and tissues.

Organs and tissues

Programs and services for OTDT

Canadian Blood Services works with the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT) community across the country to facilitate inter-provincial organ sharing and to improve national system performance through the development of leading practices, professional education, public awareness and data analysis and reporting. 

Learn about programs and services for OTDT

System progress reports

The results reflected in these reports represent the individual and collective work of the provincial and territorial partners, organ donation programs, and transplant programs as well as the national efforts led by Canadian Blood Services.

Read our system progress reports