Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada

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Euthanasia or assisted suicide is legal in Canada under certain circumstances. Its legal form is called medical assistance in dying (abbreviated as MAiD or MAID). Under federal law, the practice cannot be administered as a result of any outside influence or pressure. A minimum 90-day assessment is conducted before determining eligibility with numerous other procedural safeguards also in place. MAID first became legal for those whose death is reasonably foreseeable, effective in June 2016. In March 2021, the law was further amended by Bill C-7 to include those suffering from a grievous and irremediable condition whose death is not reasonably foreseeable. The possible inclusion of people with mental illnesses is controversial and has been repeatedly delayed. The legality of this postponement to 2027 is being challenged in court. In 2024, 16,499 MAID provisions were reported, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths in Canada. As of November 2025 there had been about 76,000 MAID deaths reported...

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