e-631 (Organ transplants)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- At any given time, well over 4,500 Canadians are awaiting a life-saving organ transplant and sadly about 250 will die each year waiting;
- More than 90% of Canadians support organ and tissue donation however less than 25% have formally expressed their intent to donate through their provincial organ donor registry programs;
- Each Canadian resident over the age of majority is already compelled to complete an annual tax return, being legally-binding and the disclosure significant personal information;
- A simple question on a tax return will effectively inform provincial organ donor registries of an individual's intent to donate thereby increasing organ and tissue donation awareness and donor rates across Canada; and
- Notwithstanding that Bill C-223, "An Act to establish the Canadian Organ Donor Registry and to coordinate as well as promote organ and tissue donation throughout Canada" was voted down, a national initiative is still required to raise organ and tissue donation awareness and donor rates for Canadians.
- Open for signature
- October 28, 2016, at 8:11 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 25, 2017, at 8:11 a.m. (EDT)