Robbie’s Legacy Act (Honouring Beloved Organ and Tissue Donors), 2026
Sponsored by Hsu, Ted, Blais, Stephen, Fraser, John, Shamji, Adil
- Amends the Gift of Life Act to allow public identification of deceased organ or tissue donors
- Only the deceased person's name may be used, no other identifying details or transplant date disclosed
- Identification must be for memorial or appreciation purposes as the hospital sees fit
- At least six months must have passed since the transplant before public identification
- Consent for public identification must be obtained from the person who gave or would give substitute consent
- The short title of the Act is the Robbie's Legacy Act (Honouring Beloved Organ and Tissue Donors), 2025
- Comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent