Canada’s minister says the federal government will not broaden medical assistance in dying (MAID) eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness. The position is that MAID rules will not be changed to qualify individuals based only on mental health conditions, even as the policy continues to be reviewed.
Global News reports that, under current law, MAID is not available for those seeking it solely on the basis of mental illness, and that a specific exception in the framework is scheduled to expire in March 2027. Across coverage, outlets describe the existing legal approach and the government’s signal that it will not move to add “mental illness alone” as a qualifying condition during this period.
