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Medal for living organ donors

C-234 Living Donor Recognition Medal Act: An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Living Donor Recognition Medal

Creates a medal to recognize Canadian citizens and permanent residents who donate an organ during their lifetime.

What Bill C-234 would do

This bill would establish a medal for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have donated one or more organs in Canada during their lifetime. The published material gives no further detail.

Official text

Official summary

This enactment establishes a medal to be awarded to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have donated one or more organs in Canada during their lifetime.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind
Private member's bill
Sponsor
Ziad Aboultaif, Member of Parliament (Edmonton Manning)
Introduced
in the House of Commons
Last activity

Where it stands

  1. ProposedSep 22, 2025
  2. Being debated
  3. Almost lawsince Apr 22 Exact stageAt third reading in the Senate · since October 21, 2026The elected House of Commons has passed it; the Senate is reviewing it.
  4. Law

Passed the House; now in the Senate, final vote there next

  1. First reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  2. Second reading in the House done

    Standing Committee on Health

    Before the House on 2 sitting days, to

    2nd reading and referral to committee - HESA: agreed to,

  3. Committee in the House done

    Standing Committee on Health

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  4. Report stage in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

  5. Third reading in the House done

    Before the House on 1 sitting day,

    3rd reading: agreed to,

  6. First reading in the Senate done

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  7. Second reading in the Senate done

    Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

    Before the Senate on 2 sitting days, to

  8. Committee in the Senate done

    Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

    Before the Senate on 1 sitting day,

  9. Third reading in the Senate now

  10. Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At third reading in the Senate · since October 21, 2026.

  1. House
  2. Senate
  3. Royal assent

Debates in the House 0

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Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.

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  1. Organ Donation and Transplants

    · Statements by Members · named 1 time

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