Interprovincial organ sharing programs and projects

Canadian Blood Services works hand-in-hand with its provincial partners in healthcare to build and operationalize programs that support the interprovincial sharing of organs. These programs are facilitated through the Canadian Transplant Registry (CTR), a national web-based application used for linking candidates in need of a transplant with potential organ donors. 

Programs include:
The Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) program looks for compatible living donor transplants created through chains of paired donation from otherwise incompatible pairs. 

The Highly Sensitized Patient (HSP) program improves chances of a kidney transplant for hard to match patients. 

The National Organ Waitlist (NOW) is a real-time data source for non-renal patients throughout Canada. 

The Interprovincial Organ Sharing of Hearts for High-Status Recipients program (referred to as the “IPOS Heart project” or "HSH") aims to improve the allocation processes of a very rare and precious gift. The program matches available donor hearts to the most medically urgent, and difficult to match heart waitlist candidates. 

Please visit the 'Programs' page to learn more, or visit 'Projects' page to see current initiatives in progress.