Donation Options
Medical Equipment
Charity
ALS BC
Accept some medical equipment and supplies. Contact them to see what they need as it varies.
https://www.alsbc.ca/support-us/donate-equipment/Charity
Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre (CLERC)
Provides recycled eyewear free of charge to people in developing countries. Use the search function to find a location near you.
https://clerc.ca/eyeglasses/collection-locations/Charity
Compassionate Resource Warehouse (Victoria)
Contact them to see what medical equipment, tools, hardware, and housewares they need before donating.
https://www.crwarehouse.ca/ongoing-donation-needsCharity
Give a Hand Vancouver
Businesses or organizations with large quantities of medical supplies, cleaning products, and food, unused in unopened packages (e.g. toothpaste, adult diapers, feminine hygiene products, bottled water, etc.)
https://shapeyourcity.ca/giveahandCharity
Hope and Healing International
Accepts new and nearly new medical equipment and supplies.
https://www.hopeandhealing.org/gift-in-kind/Charity
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC)
Accepts used hearing aids and hearing aid accessories for refurbishment. (Nanaimo, Victoria)
https://idhhc.ca/services/sound-of-change/Charity
Red Cross
Accepts donations of easily recycled and cost-effective medical and health equipment to include in their equipment loan program.
https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/community-health-services-in-canada/health-equipment-loan-program/health-equipment-donationsCharity
Third World Eye Care Society
Eyeglasses are collected on behalf of local eye clinics, optical stores, and service clubs (Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, Knights of Columbus). Contact one of these groups to arrange for donations.
https://www.twecs.ca/eyeglass-recycling/Charity
Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility
Accepts used hearing aids and hearing aid accessories for refurbishment. (Vancouver)
https://www.wavefrontcentre.ca/hearingclinics/lend-an-ear-program/