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#LDW2025 is almost here.
Living Donation Week is a public awareness event launched by the Centre for Living Organ Donation in 2020 with support from the transplant community across Canada and beyond. It is held annually, starting the Sunday after Labour Day.
Living kidney and living liver donation are life-giving option that offers a shorter pathway to better health for those awaiting a liver or kidney transplant.
Join us and our partners
September 7-15, 2025 and help:
- Improve access to living kidney and living liver donation.
- Celebrate living donors, transplant recipients and Team Transplant.
- Provide hope and support to those currently waiting for a transplant.
- Inspire more people to become living donors.
Living Donation Week 2025 Schedule
To view and register for events for Living Donation Week 2025, please visit
givelifeuhn.eventbrite.ca
Sunday, September 7:
Monday, September 8:
Tuesday, September 9:
Wednesday, September 10:
Thursday, September 11:
Friday, September 12:
Visit our Gratitude Wall at
https://bit.ly/gratitudewall25
Living Donation Library
Ever borrowed a book and wished it could be a real person to speak to? Now is your chance from September 7 to 13 to "rent out" a living donor, a transplant recipient or caregiver from our Living Donation Library to speak to. Visit our website to see who is part of the library and the times they are available to speak to you all week!
Light Up for Living Donation Week!
See the landmarks across Canada, the USA, and the UK light up green in support of Living Donation Week.
Check out your city and go snap a photo.
Are you a living organ donor? Send us your selfie with your living donor medal to
livingorgandonation@uhn.ca.
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Happy Living Donation Week!