• Every three days an individual in Ontario dies waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.

• $12 million could be saved in the healthcare system if organ donations increased by just 10%.

• Everyone is a potential organ and tissue donor, regardless of their age. Ultimately, the ability to become an organ and tissue donor depends on several factors including the health of the organs and tissue at the time of death.

• Organs and tissue that can be donated after death include the heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, lungs, small bowel, stomach, corneas, heart valves, bone and skin.

• Studies show that donating the organs and tissue of a loved one who has died can provide immediate comfort and long-lasting consolation to family members in their grieving.

• Living donors can and do donate kidney and part of their liver to a loved one.

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