Bill C-208 National Livestock Brand of Canada

C-208 An Act to Recognize a National Livestock Brand as a Symbol of Canada and of Western and Frontier Heritage

Short Title: National Livestock Brand of Canada Act

Bill Type: Private Member’s Bill

Bill Sponsor: Steven Bonk (Souris—Moose Mountain)

Status: 1st Reading — June 11, 2025. This bill hasn't passed yet. How would YOU vote?

WHO GAINS POWER

• No new government powers created by this Bill
• Parliament formally recognizes a livestock brand as a national symbol — symbolic authority only

WHO LOSES POWER

• No one loses power under this Bill

WHO GAINS MONEY

• No funding allocated or directed by this Bill

WHO LOSES MONEY

• No costs imposed by this Bill

THE CATCH

• ⚠️ The actual brand image is in a schedule — not described in the Bill text — the specific design declared as Canada's national livestock brand cannot be evaluated from the Bill text alone; readers must view the schedule to know what symbol is being enshrined in law
• No other warning flags — this Bill creates no obligations, no spending and no enforcement mechanisms

Bill C-208 would officially recognize a livestock brand as Canada's national livestock brand — a symbol of western and frontier heritage. The bill is symbolic — it creates no new powers, no spending and no enforcement mechanisms.

The preamble acknowledges that livestock brands have been part of Canadian western heritage since before Confederation and that this history is shared with Indigenous peoples. The specific brand being declared a national symbol is illustrated in the schedule attached to the Bill and is shown below.

[Source: www.ourcommons.ca — Bill C-208, 1st Session, 45th Parliament]