Timeline

The events shown here were carefully selected by a Transplant Québec committee. It is possible that certain elements in connection with organ and tissue donation in Quebec are not featured in this timeline.

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1970
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1990
2000
2010
2020

1950

1958
First kidney transplantation from a living donor

1960

1968
First heart transplantation
1969
First kidney transplantation from a deceased donor

1970

1970
Founding of Métro-Transplantation
1970
First liver transplantation
1974
First pediatric transplantation from a living donor

1980

1982
Opening of the first organ donation coordination office
1984
Alliance with the MSSS
1984
First pancreas-kidney transplantation
1987
Creation of emergency organ transport by the ACDO

1990

1991
Métro-Transplantation becomes Québec-Transplant
1992
Transplant Québec receives a mandate to manage the provincial waiting list
1992
Opening of a coordination office in Québec
1993
First recognition ceremony held for organ and tissue donors

2000

2001
Pilot project on resource nurses for organ and tissue donation
2001
Start of the collaboration with Héma-Québec for human tissue transplantation
2001
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2004
First liver transplantation from a living donor
2007
First kidney transplantation after cardiocirculatory death
2007
Creation of the position of liaison/resource nurse for organ and tissue donation
2008
Start of citizen participation with cities and municipalities
2008
First recognition ceremony held for families

2010

2010
Tabling and adoption of Bill 125, the Act to facilitate organ and tissue donation
2010
First liver transplantation following cardiocirculatory determination of death
2011
Québec-Transplant becomes Transplant-Québec
2012
First lung transplantation after cardiocirculatory determination of death
2014
Creation of the Chain of Life program
2015
First transplantation of pancreatic islets in Quebec
2016
Creation of the position of physician responsible for coordinating organ donation and transplantation
2017
First organ donation after the adoption of the medical assistance in dying law
2018
Creation of the first living kidney donation program
2018
First face transplantation
2019
Expansion of the physician-coordinator program to all establishments in Quebec

2020

2020
The organization responsible for organ donation in Quebec marks its 50th anniversary
2021
First international legislative and political forum on donation and transplantation initiated by Transplant Québec