Fast Facts

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Organ donor rate

The deceased organ donor rate in Canada in 2018 (including Quebec) was 20.6 donors per million population, an increase of 42% since 2009.*

In 2018, a total of 2,782 transplant procedures (all organs) were performed in Canada (including Quebec), an increase of 33% since 2009.*

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At the end of 2018, there were 4,351 people on a waiting list for an organ transplant, including 2,890 who were active on the list.*

These documents are currently under review and are subject to change.