REGINA — A legislative committee will look at ways to boost what Premier Brad Wall has called Saskatchewan's "dubious record" on organ donations.
Health Minister Dustin Duncan tabled a motion in the legislature calling for the review and says he'd like to see recommendations by the end of November.
The province's rate of organ and tissue donation is low compared to the rest of Canada.
There were 11 deceased donors in Saskatchewan last year from a population of slightly more than one million.
That compares to the Canadian average of 17 per million in 2014.
Most kidney and cornea transplants for Saskatchewan people are performed in the province.
Pediatric patients, or patients needing transplants other than kidney or cornea, are referred to transplant centres in other provinces.
"There are still far too many Saskatchewan people waiting for a transplant that will improve their quality of life or even save their life," Duncan said in a news release Thursday.
