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BC Transplant Privacy policy: http://www.phsa.ca/privacy BC Transplant (BCT), established in 1986, directs, delivers or contracts for all organ transplant services across BC.

Register as an organ donor: https://registeryourdecision.ca
**Please note, BC Transplant reserves the right to remove any information posted that jeopardizes donor and/or recipient confidentiality. As an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, BCT is funded through the BC Ministry of Health. BC Transplant oversees all aspects of organ donation and transplant as well as the B.C. Organ Donor Registry.

This is your sign to reach out to BC Transplant to organize a presentation for your class or club to learn more about or...
02/20/2026

This is your sign to reach out to BC Transplant to organize a presentation for your class or club to learn more about organ donation and transplant!

We have found that schools are a great place to start raising awareness and general education of organ donation.

We offer presentations for elementary and secondary schools to engage students and inspire them with the education side of organ donation and share the real-life experiences of transplant recipients.

Reach out to us if you are interested by sending us a DM or email us at info@bct.phsa.ca.

02/20/2026

Karen shares a special message for Heart Month. She has seen two sides of organ donation while taking care of patients as a nurse and now as a heart transplant recipient.

She is grateful for this gift of life and takes every opportunity to pay it forward by raising awareness for organ donation in the medical field. 💚

February is Heart Month. February is also home to Valentine’s Day and Family Day long weekend. Clearly, it’s a month fil...
02/19/2026

February is Heart Month. February is also home to Valentine’s Day and Family Day long weekend. Clearly, it’s a month filled with love, connection and intention. We all have the perfect excuse to spend time with our loved ones and express love and gratitude in different ways. Sometimes, this can also be a simple act of kindness for someone you may never meet.

Register your decision for organ donation today and give hope to hundreds of people on the transplant waitlist and their families who love them. Luckily, it only takes two minutes, and all you need is your personal health number.

Take a moment to register your decision and share your decision with your loved ones. Perhaps your kind action may create a ripple effect, encouraging others to consider organ donation.

Register today: registeryourdecision.ca.

The 2025/2026 “Live Life. Pass It On.” Scholarship application process is now open for grades 10-12 students to organize...
02/11/2026

The 2025/2026 “Live Life. Pass It On.” Scholarship application process is now open for grades 10-12 students to organize an organ donation awareness campaign in their school/community. Students have the chance to win a $1500 individual scholarship or $1500 with their team.

Please note: The team scholarship will only be awarded if the quality of the team applications are deemed strong and comparable to the individual applications. If not, up to four individual scholarships will be awarded instead.

Please share this with your family and friends to spread the word!

02/10/2026

February is heart month. It’s a time to express our gratitude to organ donors, donor families and living donors for the gift of life.

It is one of the most special gifts to give and receive as it touches the hearts of more than just the recipient. Brian is a heart recipient and thanks to his second chance at life, he was able to continue serving as a firefighter and saving lives in his community when he received his new heart in 2008. He is now serving as a Deputy Fire Chief in Vernon.

Each of these transplants for these organ groups represent individuals who were taken off the transplant waitlist in 202...
02/03/2026

Each of these transplants for these organ groups represent individuals who were taken off the transplant waitlist in 2025 because they received a second chance to live with their new heart, pancreas/islet, kidney, lungs or liver.

Their lives have been transformed as they received a new organ and an opportunity to live, love and experience life. That gift extends beyond the recipient, creating a ripple effect of hope, love, and joy for their loved ones, who now have the chance to build more memories and share more laughter together.

In 2025, we also completed a record number of kidney and pancreas/islet transplants.

All thanks to organ donors and their families. Their decision to say yes during an already unimaginably difficult time brings light into the lives of so many others.

To our organ donors: your legacy is one of profound selflessness, love, and life. Thank you.

Beau Wargovcsik was the kind of kid who was good at everything he did. He was also willing to try anything, especially s...
02/03/2026

Beau Wargovcsik was the kind of kid who was good at everything he did. He was also willing to try anything, especially sports. There was swimming, soccer, hockey, powerlifting, baseball, kayaking, shootout, youth triathlon. He loved art too, so painting, pottery and crafting were regular activities. Beau was also very proud of his Métis heritage and took language lessons and Métis jigging.

In the early spring of 2025, Beau Wargovcsik and his dad Brian left their home in Kamloops to head out for a drive. That’s where they had their best conversations.

“Somehow the conversation turned to blood donation. I used to donate blood but can’t anymore because of my heart medications, and Beau said he also couldn’t donate blood because of his medications,” recalls Brian. “And then he said he would like to be an organ donor. I didn’t think much of it at the time. I thought I would be long gone before Beau was gone.”

Less than a month later, Beau had a seizure and collapsed. After a few days in the ICU at Royal Inland Hospital, Brian and his wife Debbie were asked about organ donation. Brian spoke up and shared that he and Beau had just had a conversation about organ donation a few weeks prior.

Beau saved four people with his gifts of life. He was 23 years old.

His mom Debbie says, “Beau had a heart of gold and would help anybody any way he could. He was just a really kind-hearted, gentle person. That he would even think of organ donation, at his age, with all the things going on with his life, that really proves it.”

Beau was one of 146 deceased organ donors in BC in 2025, contributing to a record-breaking 575 organ transplants.

Read more about Beau here: https://ow.ly/SR0N50Y6Ft3

Interior Health

02/02/2026

In 2025, we surpassed a remarkable milestone of over 8,000 kidney transplants. That’s 8,000 lives changed, families given hope, and second chances made possible through the generosity of organ donors and their loved ones.

Troy is learning to live life to the fullest again, after receiving a kidney transplant just three months ago. He is par...
01/30/2026

Troy is learning to live life to the fullest again, after receiving a kidney transplant just three months ago. He is part of a record-setting year in kidney transplants in 2025, and also one of 8,083 kidney transplant recipients in the province since the first kidney transplant 1968.

“To my donor’s family: while your family experienced an unimaginable tragedy, I want you to know that your loved one’s legacy lives on. Your loss will never be forgotten. Because of your generosity and courage during the most difficult moment of your lives, my life was saved – and so were the lives of others,” Troy shares.

He also has kind words for the outstanding healthcare team at St. Paul’s Hospital. He said he never felt like ‘just a number’.
Troy adds, “Thank you to everyone at St. Paul’s for the professionalism, kindness, and humanity you bring to your work every day. It made a real difference in my life.”

Providence Health Care

Read more about Troy’s story: https://ow.ly/nSH050Y6E8R

Kip McLeod was a man of few words, but after his mom Kathleen Lafleur received a heart transplant in 2016, he made sure ...
01/30/2026

Kip McLeod was a man of few words, but after his mom Kathleen Lafleur received a heart transplant in 2016, he made sure everyone around him knew they should register their decision on organ donation.

The gift of life changed everything for Kathleen. She was able to go for walks, garden, meet up with friends for lunch. She got to spend time with her grandchildren. Every year on Kathleen’s heart transplant anniversary, the family celebrated, and at the same time, they gave thanks and grieved for their donor and donor family.

When Kathleen passed away from cancer eight years later, it hit Kip hard. He told his sister, “We didn’t just lose mom today, we lost another person as well.” He was talking about the donor.

Less than a year later, Kip was rushed to the ICU at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. He has suffered a cardiac arrest and his brain had been without oxygen for too long.

Suddenly, the family was on the other side of the organ donation and transplantation story.
Kip was a registered organ donor. At the age of 56, he saved three people’s lives.

Kip was one of 146 deceased organ donors in BC in 2025, contributing to a record-setting 575 organ transplants.

His sister Heather Hennan says, “Kip would be proud, I know he would. It makes me proud that he could help three other families. My wish for them is they have eight years, or more, with their person and get to enjoy them. It’s a gift that can’t be bought, and to be able to help somebody in that way is amazing.”

Read more on our website: https://ow.ly/PRzR50Y5IIP

Organ donation and transplant are not possible without one vital factor: Healthcare professionals identifying and making...
01/29/2026

Organ donation and transplant are not possible without one vital factor: Healthcare professionals identifying and making the referrals.

When all efforts have been exhausted for a patient in hospital, organ donation may be considered. But organ donation can only move forward if hospital staff notify the BC Transplant team of a potential donor. That referral is the first step.

At that point, an Organ Donation Specialist from our Organ Donation and Hospital Development team connects with the family, answering questions, offering support, and exploring whether organ donation is something they wish to consider. If the patient is already registered as a donor, it can bring clarity and comfort to families during an incredibly difficult time.

Across BC, dedicated healthcare professionals understand the powerful impact of organ donation and take action by appropriately identifying and making these referrals. They are the ones who start the journey, and we are deeply grateful for their commitment to saving lives.

Provincial Health Services Authority - PHSA, Providence Health Care, Interior Health, Island Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Northern Health

01/29/2026

2025 saw a special milestone, the highest number of organ transplants in any given year. Each transplant represents more than a statistic; it’s a life saved, a future renewed, and a family given hope.

This achievement is only possible because of the incredible generosity of organ donors and their families, alongside the dedication of healthcare professionals who make transplantation possible every day.

Thank you to everyone who plays a role in giving the gift of life.

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BC Transplant (BCT), established in 1986, directs, delivers or contracts for all organ transplant services across BC. As a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority, BCT is funded through the BC Ministry of Health. BC Transplant believes that the health-restoring benefits of organ transplant services should be available to those individuals who meet the suitability and eligibility criteria for transplantation in British Columbia.