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Help raise awareness this April
We invite all Canadians to show their support for organ and tissue donation on Green Shirt Day (April 7) and during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (April 19-25, 2020), the third full week of April. Take the opportunity to show your support for organ donation on April 7 by wearing green, registering your decision to become an organ donor and having conversations with family and friends about the powerful impact of donation. Be inspired to learn more at greenshirtday.ca
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About Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services works with the donation and transplantation community to improve the system for all Canadians. Through national collaboration involving organ donation organizations and transplantation programs across Canada we are working to increase organ and tissue donation, increase access to transplants and improve patient outcomes.
Approximately 4,400 Canadians await a lifesaving organ transplant. Each year hundreds of Canadians die waiting.
90 per cent of Canadians say they support organ donation, yet only 23 per cent have registered their decision.
You can become and organ and tissue donor and make a difference in someone's life.
Three simple ways to help:
Register your decision
Every province has its own registry or method for indicating one's intent to donate organs and tissues.
Talk to your family about your decision
In addition to registering or indicating your intent, don't forget to tell your family about your organ and tissue donation wishes.
Encourage others to register
Here’s a simple message to get you started: “Register and talk to your family about organ and tissue donation, make sure they know your wishes.”
Quick Facts
Approximately 4,400 Canadians await a lifesaving organ transplant.
Each year, more than 250 Canadians die waiting.
One donor can save 8 lives through organ donation and provide tissue for up to 75 patients.
According to public opinion polls, more than 90 percent of Canadians support organ and tissue donation but only 23 percent have registered their decision.
You are six times more likely to need a transplant than to become an organ donor.
Age doesn’t matter: Canada’s oldest organ donor was over 90.
Donation will only be considered after every effort has been made to save your life.
It takes 2 minutes to register your decision on organ donation