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By Jayk Sterkenburg

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Alberta T1 tax form to include organ and tissue donation info request

May 5, 2025 | 2:27 PM

Starting with the 2025 tax year, Alberta’s T1 tax form will include a check box that allows Albertans to ask for more information about organ and tissue donation.

Alberta is following the lead of British Columbia and Ontario, the latter province having seen a 32 per cent increase in registrations since adding the check box.

Those who check the box will receive an email from the provincial government with details about how donation works in Alberta and how to register their wishes.

Hundreds of Albertans are waiting for life-saving organ or tissue transplants.

By making it easier to learn more about donation, Alberta’s government said it is helping raise awareness and potentially increasing the number of registered donors across the province.

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Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange said this simple step can help save lives.

“The more Albertans who register, the more patients and families can hold on to hope for a second chance,” she said in a statement Monday.

“We hope this change encourages more Albertans to start the conversation and register their wishes.”

Alberta’s government said the initiative builds on Bill C-210, introduced by former Alberta MLA and member of Parliament Len Webber.

The bill, which received royal assent in June 2021, allows provinces to add a donation information check box to federal tax forms.

Organ and tissue donation programming will now also fall under Acute Care Alberta, ensuring province-wide coordination and enhancing the efficiency of the donation and transplant system.

899,868 Albertans have registered their consent to become an organ and tissue donor as of April 28.

One organ donor can save up to eight lives, while one tissue donor can improve the lives of up to 75 people.

Albertans can learn more about organ and tissue donation and register their wishes on the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry.

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