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The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying was re-established by motions in the House of Commons and the Senate in February 2026. Both motions provided that:
pursuant to subsection 2(1) of An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, a special joint committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be appointed to undertake a comprehensive review relating to the eligibility of persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness to receive medical assistance in dying.
In accordance with Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2 in the 44th Parliament, medical assistance in dying where mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition will be permitted as of 17 March 2027.