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Medical assistance in dying: Support and resources

Services and support programs we're investing in and contact information and resources to help you learn about medical assistance in dying (MAID) in your province or territory. If you're a health care professional, you can also find professional resources for your jurisdiction, where available.

Overview

Legislation in Canada

Monitoring and reporting

Independent reviews

For health professionals and regulators

Support and resources

National conversation on advance requests

On this page

Support

Resources

Support

We're supporting better access to different services that may be able to help you and those close to you.

Palliative care

To better meet the palliative and end-of-life care needs of people living in Canada, we're committed to:

implementing the Action Plan on Palliative Care

this lays out our multi year plan to tackle issues identified in the Framework on Palliative Care in Canada

providing investments for better home care, including palliative care

supporting provincial and territorial home and palliative care services

Learn more about:

Palliative care

Action Plan on Palliative Care

Framework on Palliative Care in Canada

Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health Priorities

Disability inclusion

The Government released Canada's first-ever Disability Inclusion Action Plan in October 2022. This plan is a comprehensive, whole-of-government approach to disability inclusion. It makes sure all of our programs consider disability and identifies targeted investments in key areas to drive change. It builds on existing programs and measures that seek to improve the inclusion of persons with disabilities and establishes new and meaningful actions.

Canada's Disability Inclusion Action Plan

Mental health

To better meet the mental health needs of people in Canada, we're supporting and investing in services and supports across the country.

We provide funding for provincial and territorial mental health and substance use services. We made a big investment in this area over 10 years beginning in 2017.

We are also providing a healthcare funding package for provinces and territories which will help improve access to mental health and substance use services.

We're also investing in COVID-19 supports to provide help throughout the pandemic and into recovery, such as:

mental health and virtual supports so people can access services from home

We're also making extra efforts and investments to:

reduce the stigma and discrimination attached to:

mental illness

substance use

poor mental health

strengthen protective factors that lead to positive mental health

reduce and address the risk factors that can lead to mental illness and suicide.

We're investing in the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with our partners:

Crisis Services Canada

the Canadian Mental Health Association

This will support their suicide prevention services across the country.

Learn more about:

Premiers accept federal health-care funding proposal

(CBC News)

Mental health support

If you need mental health support, contact:

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline

Resources

National

Medical assistance in dying

Medical assistance in dying

(Department of Justice Canada)

MAID House

Bridge C-14

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Dying with Dignity Canada

End of Life Doula Association of Canada

Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers

End of Life Law and Policy in Canada

(Health Law Institute, Dalhousie University)

For health care providers

Canadian Nurses Association

Canadian Medical Association

Canadian Pharmacists Association

Canadian Nurses Protective Society

Canadian Medical Protective Association

Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers

Provincial and territorial

Your provincial or territorial government can provide information on MAID within your area, where available.

If you're a health care professional, your provincial or territorial regulatory college can support and advise you if you receive a request for MAID.

Alberta

Alberta Health Services

For health care providers

Alberta Health Services

Alberta College of Pharmacy

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

College of Registered Nurses of Alberta

British Columbia

Government of British Columbia

Provincial Health Services Authority

For health care providers

Government of British Columbia

College of Pharmacists of British Columbia

British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Manitoba

Shared Health Manitoba

Manitoba Provincial Medical Assistance in Dying Clinical Team

For health care providers

Shared Health Manitoba

College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba

College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba

College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba

New Brunswick

Vitalité Health Network

Horizon Health Network

Government of New Brunswick

For health care providers

Nurses Association of New Brunswick

New Brunswick College of Pharmacists

Newfoundland and Labrador

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

For health care providers

Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board

College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories Health and Social Services

For health care providers

Northwest Territories Health and Social Services

Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Health

For health care providers

Nova Scotia Health

Nova Scotia College of Nursing

Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Ontario

Government of Ontario

For health care providers

Centre for Effective Practice

College of Nurses of Ontario

Ontario College of Pharmacists

Government of Ontario

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Health PEI

For health care providers

Prince Edward Island College of Pharmacy

College of Registered Nurses and Midwives of Prince Edward Island

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island

Québec

Government of Québec

For health care providers

CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale

(French only)

Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec

(French only)

Collège des médecins du Québec

(members only)

Ordre des infirmières et des infirmiers du Québec

(French only)

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Health Authority

For health care providers

Saskatchewan Licensed Practical Nurses

Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association

Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan

Yukon

Yukon Health and Wellness

For health care providers

Yukon Medical Council

Yukon Health and Wellness

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