C-386Special Service Medal for Domestic Emergency Relief Operations Act
An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Special Service Medal for Domestic Emergency Relief Operations
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 22, 2024
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since March 22, 2024
What it does
Creates a medal for eligible Canadian Forces, RCMP, firefighter and first responder service in designated domestic emergency relief operations.
What it does
- Establishes the Special Service Medal for Domestic Emergency Relief Operations and lets the Governor in Council set its design and ribbon.
- Allows the medal for at least seven days of service in domestic emergency relief operations designated by the Governor in Council.
- Limits the medal to one award per person, but allows extra bars for service in more than one operation.
- Allows the medal to be awarded after death, and says it may be presented to the person chosen by the nominating minister.
- Lets federal and provincial ministers nominate or recommend eligible Canadian Forces, RCMP, firefighter and first responder recipients.
- Lets the Governor in Council make regulations about excluded classes of people and who may be nominated.
Who it affects
- Canadian Forces members
- Former Canadian Forces members
- RCMP members
- Former RCMP members
- Firefighters
- Former firefighters
- First responders
- Former first responders
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.