Bill 7 - Transplant Québec and Héma-Québec Launch a Collaborative Process

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 15, 2025 /CNW/ - At the government's request, Transplant Québec and Héma-Québec will begin discussions in the coming weeks to define a sustainable and forward-looking model of collaboration. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to streamlining processes, creating synergies, and improving the efficiency of organ and tissue donation services in Québec, for the benefit of patients, their loved ones, families, health-care professionals, and the Québec public.

Staff positions will be maintained under all models being considered, as employees' expertise is highly valued and widely recognized.

Both organizations will draw on their respective expertise and best practices to explore collaborative approaches that support a solution benefiting all parties. This work aims to strengthen performance and service quality while upholding the highest standards of safety, transparency, and compassion.

As part of this process, the implementation timeline will include a phase of discussion and consultation with patient groups, as well as with health-care system partners involved in organ donation and transplantation, with the goal of developing a solution that benefits everyone and ultimately saves more lives.

The discussions will lead to recommendations that will be submitted to the Government of Québec and will help guide the next steps, in a spirit of openness and collaboration. 

About Transplant Québec

The Minister of Health and Social Services has mandated Transplant Québec to save lives and improve the health of persons in need of a transplant by coordinating the organ donation process, ensuring the equitable allocation of organs, supporting best clinical practices through consensus building and the mobilization of its partners, and promoting organ donation in society. Transplant Québec strives to ensure that as many Quebecers as possible who are waiting on an organ can receive a transplant in a timely manner.

About Héma-Québec

Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the Québec population's needs for blood and other high-quality biological products of human origin. Héma-Québec has over 1,900 employees, more than 200,000 donors of blood, stem cells, mother's milk and human tissues, as well as thousands of blood drive volunteers. Every year, Héma-Québec delivers nearly 800,000 biological products of human origin to Québec's hospitals in order to meet patients' needs.

SOURCE Héma-Québec