First in North America

• A partnership between BC Transplant and the Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch is the first in North America to reduce barriers to organ donation by reimbursing living donors of kidneys and livers for expenses they incur during assessment and post-surgery

First in Canada

• British Columbia is the first province in Canada to introduce technology that allows residents to register completely online as organ donors with a digital signature

First in BC

• BC Transplant performed the province’s first “Donation after Cardiac Death” (DCD) organ recovery, helping to expand the number of organs available for transplant and offering organ donation to more families in BC