Save Lives by Registering to Donate

Give Life Alberta is dedicated to increasing awareness about organ and tissue donation – and access to life-saving transplants. Registering as a donor can save lives – and restore the quality of life – of hundreds of people in Alberta each year.

Why Register to Donate

You need to register your decision to donate either online or at a motor vehicle registry office, even if you signed the back of your health care card, to ensure the information is recorded with Alberta Health.

Thousands of Canadians, including hundreds of Albertans, are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant; however, only 1-2% of people can be potential organ donors upon their death. It’s in the numbers: when more people donate, more lives are saved.

Did you know…

One organ donor can save up to 8 lives.

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Each year, dozens of people in Alberta die while waiting for a transplant.

Did you know…

Almost everyone can be considered for tissue donation.

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One tissue donor can help heal up to 75 people, with life-changing gifts such as eyes, bone, skin and heart valves.

Living Donors

Living Donor Services are active in both Edmonton at the University of Alberta Hospital, and in Calgary at the Foothills Medical Centre.

• Living organ donors can give one kidney, or part of the liver.

• Living tissue donations can include surgical bone and amniotic membrane.

• Living donors mean shorter wait times and typically improved outcomes for recipients, thanks to better quality donations and more planning time.