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Organ donation in Canada

Whether you're interested in becoming a living donor or giving the gift of life with your passing, these organ donation resources can answer all of your questions and help make your decision to be a donor easier

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In the September 2008 issue of Best Health, we profiled a women's writing group that lost one of its members, Liz Maxwell, more than a decade after she had received a liver transplant. After Maxwell's death, the group published a collection of her writings, Stories From Her Journey, in order to raise money for causes relating to organ donation. You can buy the book online to help contribute, or follow one of the links below to find out more about organ donation in Canada.

ORGAN DONATION: ALBERTA

Northern Alberta HOPE Program and Comprehensive Tissue Centre
(780) 407–8411

Southern Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Program
(403) 944–1110

ORGAN DONATION: BRITISH COLUMBIA

BC Transplant Society
Tel.: (604) 877–2240

Eye Bank of British Columbia
Tel.: (604) 875–4567 or 1 (800) 667–2060

ORGAN DONATION: MANITOBA

Eye Bank of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario
Tel.: (204) 788–8419

Transplant Manitoba
Tel.: (204) 787–1897

ORGAN DONATION: NATIONAL

Canadian Blood Services
Tel.: 1 (888) 2–DONATE

Canadian Organ Donors Association/Association Canadienne des Dons d'Organes
Tel.: (819) 564–2020 or 1 (877) 333–2236

L’Association canadienne de greffes et de dons d’organes
Tel.: (514) 667–7107 ou 1 (866) 394–4946

The Organ Donation & Transplant Association of Canada
Tel.: (416) 487–3232 or 1 (866) 394–4946

Canadian Association of Transplantation
Email us: transplantcanada@yahoo.ca

The Ottawa Hospital: Organ and Tissue Donation Program
Tel.: (613) 761–4649 (Annie Lester) or (613) 737–8616 Stephanie Currie-McCarragher, RN, BScN (C)

Trillium Gift of Life Network
Tel.: (416) 363–4001 or 1 (800) 263–2833

ORGAN DONATION: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

PEI Coalition on Organ and Tissue Donation
Tel.: (902) 894–2007

ORGAN DONATION: QUEBEC

Banque d'yeux du Québec
Tel: (514) 252–3886 (Montreal)

Banque d'yeux nationale
Tel: (418) 654–2702 (Quebec)

Héma-Québec
Tel.: (514) 832–5000 or 1 (888) 666–HEMA (Montreal)
Tel.: (418) 780–HEMA or 1 (800) 267–9711 (Quebec)

Transplant Quebec
Tel.: 1 (877) 463–6366

ORGAN DONATION: SASKATCHEWAN

Government of Saskatchewan: Organ Donations
Tel.: (306) 766–3477 (Regina) or (306) 655–5054 (Saskatchewan)

Lions Eye Bank of Saskatchewan
Tel.: (306) 655–8002

ORGAN DONATION: YUKON

Yukon Organ Donation Program
Tel.: (867) 667–5209 or 1 (800) 661–0408 local 5209

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