C-234Living Donor Recognition Medal Act
An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Living Donor Recognition Medal
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 22, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the Senate since June 2, 2026
What it does
Creates a federal medal for people who donate an organ during their lifetime without profiting from it.
What it does
- Establishes the Living Donor Recognition Medal for eligible people who donate an organ, including tissue, blood, or bone marrow, during their lifetime without profiting.
- Lets the Governor in Council set the medal’s design and ribbon.
- Allows the Governor General to award the medal, and says no person can receive it more than once.
- Calls for the medal to be given, when possible, in a public ceremony by specified officials or other prescribed representatives.
- Lets the Governor in Council make rules on who is eligible and which entities can assess eligibility or help with it.
Who it affects
- Living organ donors
- Living tissue donors
- Blood donors
- Bone marrow donors
- People who receive federal medals
- Officials who present medals
Background
The bill defines “organ” to include human tissue, blood and bone marrow. It also lets the Governor in Council make regulations about eligibility and related assessment.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
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
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalGinette Petitpas Taylor· November 20, 2025
“I am extremely pleased today to stand in the House in support of Bill C-234, which calls for the creation of a living donor recognition medal. Let me start by telling members why I am supporting the bill.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeZiad Aboultaif· November 20, 2025
“My bill, Bill C-234, will recognize these remarkable individuals through the creation of the living donor recognition medal. I am immensely proud of the fact that the House has united behind this non-partisan effort.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocAndréanne Larouche· November 20, 2025
“The Bloc Québécois rejected the bill at the time for a number of reasons, but this new version is much more acceptable. As for the positions of the other parties, it is quite simple.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.