2026-06-07 from theconversation.com

Canada’s federal government is waiting for a special joint parliamentary committee’s recommendations on the issue of MAID expansion to include mental illness.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser told CTV the government awaits the results of committee study before making a decision. The committee is expected to table its report and recommendations before the end of June.

For now, in Canada, legislation exists to extend the temporary exclusion of eligibility to receive medical assistance in dying where a person’s sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.

In 2027, Canadians 18 years and older with mental illness, such as depression or personality disorders, who are deemed to meet age and other eligibility criteria, could potentially access doctor-assisted death in Canada. 

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