Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here’s a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data available from Health Canada. 76,475 — The number of people who received medical assistance in dying between…
By Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2026 9:11 am Updated June 17, 2026 9:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A parliamentary committee studying medical assistance in dying for people with mental illness is expected to deliver its report to Parliament today. A group of MPs…
Doctors say Quebec paved the way for medical assistance in dying in Canada and influenced federal MAID legislation, passed by the House of Commons 10 years ago to allow eligible adults to request the process. The province now has the highest MAID rate in the world. Medically assisted deaths made up a record 7.9 per cent of…
Dr. Gillian Morrison heard a ruckus in the street beneath her seventh-storey window at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s and sprung into action. Her first instinct was to grab her iPhone. She hit record on a 17-second video that’s now a key piece of evidence in the trial for three people accused of…