Bill C-477

SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to establish the Pan-Canadian Organ Donor Registry. The Registry may consist of a system that links existing data and may be established partly or entirely in electronic format. The Registry is to be administered by a chief executive officer known as the Registrar of the Organ Donors Registry.

The enactment requires the Registrar to consult with the provinces in order to bring about sufficient conformity in provincial human organ donation legislation to allow the Registry to operate.

The Minister may enter into agreements with the provinces to allow them to participate in the Registry if they have sufficiently conforming legislation. The enactment provides for confidentiality and mandates an annual report.

The enactment will facilitate the establishment of a national information exchange on organ donation between provinces.