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One organ donor can save up to eight lives and one tissue donor can enhance the lives of 75 people.

Your family makes the final decision on whether to donate your organs and tissues. Discussing your wishes with your family is more important than registering. If your family members are aware of your decision to donate, they are much more likely to know how to respond if faced with this difficult decision.

Talk to your family about your wishes. 
Register now to be an organ donor. Heroes aren’t made – they’re registered!

Learn more about organ and tissue donation in Saskatchewan by visiting: www.GiveLifeSask.ca

Contact the Saskatchewan Transplant Program: SHA.donationprogram@saskhealthauthority.ca

Saskatchewan Transplant Program – Saskatoon
Phone: 1-306-655-5054

Saskatchewan Transplant Program – Regina
Phone: 1-306-766-6477

Paired Donor Exchange (Canada-wide)

https://www.blood.ca/en/organs-issues/living-donation/kidney-paired-donation-program

If you have questions, want more information about organ donation, or want to get more involved, you can also contact your local Kidney Foundation Branch and ask to speak with someone about organ donation. 

The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Saskatchewan Branch
1-2217 Hanselman Court
Saskatoon SK S7L 6A8
Tel.: 1 (306) 664-8588
1 (888) 664-8588 (in SK only)
1 (844) 664-8588 (Canada & US)

Lauren Kapphahn, Community Programs Coordinator
Tel: 1-306-664-8588
Lauren.Kapphahn@Kidney.ca

www.kidney.ca

Key Information and Statistics The Kidney Foundation of Canada www.kidney.ca The Kidney Foundation of Canada: Facing the Facts About Organ Donation 2020 Infographic (PDF) https://kidney.ca/KFOC/media/images/PDFs/Facing-the-Facts-Organ-Donation-2020-infographic.pdf Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Organ Replacement in Canada: CORR Annual Statistics, 2019 (latest available) https://www.cihi.ca/en/organ-replacement-in-canada-corr-annual-statistics-2019 Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Annual Statistics on Organ Replacement in Canada: Dialysis, Transplantation, and Donation, 2009 to 2018 (PDF) https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/corr-snapshot-2019-en.pdf Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) e-Statistics On Organ Transplants, Waiting Lists And Donor LINK: https://www.cihi.ca/en/e-statistics-on-organ-transplants-waiting-lists-and-donors Canadian Blood Services: Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation in Canada https://blood.ca/en/organs-tissues Government of Canada Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/healthy-living/blood-organ-tissue-donation/organ-donation-transplantation-collaborative.html Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation http://www.transplant-observatory.org/ Key Reports Organ Donation in Canada. Report of the Standing Committee on Health, 2018 (PDF) https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/HESA/Reports/RP10019869/hesarp19/hesarp19-e.pdf Organ Donation and Transplantation in Canada: Statistics, Trends, and International Comparisons https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202028E Canadian Blood Services – System Progress Report 2006 to 2015 https://www.blood.ca/en/about-us/publications-and-reports/system-progress-reports Strategies to Optimize Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202029E Estimation of Potential Deceased Organ Donors in Canada https://uobrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10547/622905/txcanada.docx.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y Focus Alberta: Organ Donor Registry Report https://open.alberta.ca/publications/focus-alberta-organ-donor-registry-report Canada Speaks: Ipsos Reid Report on Organ Donation (PDF) https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/publication/2006-07/mr060711-1.pdf Canadian Medical Association Background to Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (PDF) https://policybase.cma.ca/documents/Policypdf/PD20-01s.pdf Academic Journal Studies Kramer, A; Horny, K; Doig, C; Armstrong, D; Grantham, L; Kashuba, S; Couillard, P; Kutsogiannis, D. (2019). Deceased Organ Donation Potential in Canada: A Review of Consecutive Deaths in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12630-019-01437-1 Shemi, S. (2017). Trends in Deceased Organ Donation in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/38/E1204.short Tonelli, M; Klarenbach, S; Manns, B; Culleton, B; Hemmelgarn, B; Bertazzon, S; Wiebe, N; Gill, S. (2006). Residence location and likelihood of kidney transplantation. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal https://www.cmaj.ca/content/175/5/478 Zaltzman, J. (2006). Kidney transplantation in Canada: unequal access. Canadian Medical Association Journal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550746/ Gill, J.S; Klarenbach, S; Cole, E; Shemie, D. (2008). Deceased Organ Donation in Canada: An Opportunity to Health a Fractured System. American Journal of Transplantation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02314.x Kim, S; Fenton, S; Kappel, J; Moist. L; Klarenbach, S; Samuel, S; Singer, L; Kim, D; Young, K; Webster, G; Wu, J; Ivis, F; de Sa, E; Gill, J. (2014). Organ donation and transplantation in Canada: insights from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1186/s40697-014-0031-8 Caulfield, T; Nelson, E; Goldfeldt, B; Klarenbach, S. (2014). Incentives and Organ Donation: What’s (Really) Legal in Canada? Canadian Journal of Kidney Disease and Health. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1186/2054-3581-1-7