| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | April 7, 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Quantity | 1,400,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
|---|
This Official First Day Cover (OFDC) helps raise awareness about the need for more organ and tissue donors in Canada.
The OFDC also features the text “Give Life” – a slogan used by Canadian Blood Services, an organization that facilitates the process of organ and tissue donation through Canada’s provinces and territories. The cancel location for the stamp is Ottawa ON.
The OFDC is illustrated with shades of green, the official colour of organ and tissue donation.
Today, there are more Canadians who need organ and tissue donations than there are registered donors. More than 4,400 people are waiting for an organ transplant, and many more are waiting for a tissue transplant.
Thousands of Canadians have been touched by organ and tissue donation. Here are three of their stories.
Visit organtissuedonation.ca for information on how to become an organ and tissue donor.
On April 6, 2018, Canadians across the country were horrified to learn of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash in Saskatchewan that ended the lives of 16 people and injured 13 others. Defenceman Logan Boulet succumbed to his injuries the following day. Knowing their son had registered as an organ donor, his parents donated his organs, which saved six lives. Logan had been inspired by his coach and mentor Ric Suggitt, who passed away in mid-2017 and also saved six lives as a donor. In 2019, April 7 became known as Green Shirt Day to honour the victims of the bus crash and raise awareness of organ donation.
Designed by Kristine Do and illustrated by Chris DeLorenzo, the stamp imagery symbolizes the connection between a donor and a recipient and denotes a sense of giving, connection, compassion, hope and life.
Right now, more than 4,400 Canadians are waiting for a donation of a life-saving organ and many more for healthy tissue to recover from a potentially fatal illness and move on with their lives. With this stamp issue, we honour those donors who have saved or improved lives – and encourage Canadians to register as an organ and tissue donor and "give life."