Legislative Background: Bill C-7: Government of Canada’s Legislative Response to the Superior Court of Québec Truchon Decision

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Evolution of MAID in Canada
  • Truchon v. Attorney General of Canada
• Part I – Bill C-7: Government of Canada’s Legislative Response to Truchon
  • Legislative Objectives
  • Overview of Proposed Legislative Reforms
• Part II – Eligibility Criteria for MAID
  • Current Eligibility Criteria
  • Proposed Amendments to Eligibility Criteria
  • Revised Eligibility Criteria
• Part III – Safeguards for MAID
  • Current Safeguards
  • Proposed Amendments to Safeguards – Two Sets of Safeguards
  • Proposed Amendments to Safeguards for Persons whose Natural Death is Reasonably Foreseeable
  • New and Clarified Safeguards for Persons whose Natural Death is Not Reasonably Foreseeable
• Part IV – Advance Consent for MAID
  • Advance Consent – Persons whose Natural Death is Reasonably Foreseeable
  • Advance Consent – Failed Self-Administration
• Part V – Monitoring Regime
  • Proposed Data Collection Enhancements
• Part VI – Coming into Force
• Annex A – International MAID Regimes
• Annex B – List of Amended Safeguards
  • First Set of Safeguards: Natural Death is Reasonably Foreseeable
  • Second Set of Safeguards: Natural Death is Not Reasonably Foreseeable