Living kidney donation

About living kidney donation

Deciding to donate one of your kidneys to a person with kidney failure during your lifetime.

Eligibility for living kidney donation

Anyone can decide to donate a kidney.

Reimbursement of costs for living kidney donation

Being paid or receiving some form of compensation for organ donation is illegal in Canada.

Process for living kidney donation

If you would like to donate a kidney during your lifetime, contact one of Québec’s five transplant centres.

Living kidney donor risks

Without any prior health problems, the donor can live a normal life with only one kidney.

Legal framework for living kidney donation

The Act to facilitate organ and tissue donation regulates administrative measures and procedures for organ and tissue donation.

Video testimonial about living kidney donation

In Québec, for several years now, a person can decide to donate one of their kidneys to a person with kidney failure during their lifetime.

Last update: July 6, 2022