Justice Canada announced an October 27, 2026 media briefing about forthcoming changes to the medical assistance in dying framework. The government has described an intention to permit advance consent by eligible adults following a diagnosis of an incurable illness that may later remove decision-making capacity, with additional safeguards. It also reiterated that it does not intend to expand eligibility for MAID where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition. This is notice of a proposed legislative direction, not a statement that advance consent is already lawful nationwide.
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Ottawa schedules briefing on proposed advance consent for MAID
Federal ministers have scheduled an October 27 briefing on planned medical assistance in dying legislation involving advance consent after an incurable diagnosis. The proposal has not been enacted, and the government says it isn't proceeding with eligibility solely on the basis of mental illness.
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Original source Department of Justice Canada, October 23, 2026 ↗
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