C-62An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on February 1, 2024
- Status
- Became law on February 29, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 1
What it does
Delays until March 17, 2027 the MAID rule for people whose only condition is a mental illness, and sets up a parliamentary review.
What it does
- Delays the coming into force of the MAID rule for people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness until March 17, 2027.
- Requires a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament to review this MAID eligibility question within two years after royal assent.
- Lets the committee table a report with any recommended changes to the Criminal Code rules on medical assistance in dying.
- Adds coordinating rules so, if the related 2021 provision comes into force first, mental illness is treated as not being an illness, disease or disability for that purpose until March 17, 2027.
Who it affects
- People seeking medical assistance in dying
- People whose only condition is a mental illness
- Health care providers
- Parliamentary committees
Background
The bill amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), the 2021 law that set out the related Criminal Code rule.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Skipped. Skipped
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2
Vote 646,
Passed
272 yeato32 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 646 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea1 broke ranks 142 1 13 Conservative Yea 106 0 11 Bloc Nay 0 31 1 NDP Yea 20 0 5 Green Yea 1 0 1 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 272 32 Party breakdown for vote 645 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 148 0 8 Conservative Yea 108 0 9 Bloc Nay 0 30 2 NDP Yea 21 0 4 Green Yea 1 0 1 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 281 30
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalYa'ara Saks· February 7, 2024
“I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak today about Bill C-62. This is a sensitive and very personal subject for so many around the country.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeMichael Cooper· February 7, 2024
“It should be noted that the charter statement for the bill in which Lametti accepted that radical Senate amendment provided a rationale for excluding MAID in cases of mental illness. The minister said at the time that he and the government were against MAID for mental illness because there were inherent risks and challenges.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocLuc Thériault· February 7, 2024
“I never thought I would end up debating medical assistance in dying in the House again, or reliving what we went through when we passed Bill C‑14, a bad law. I never expected that the Liberals would again be in the same position, or show the same lack of courage they did with Bill C‑14, which was prescribed by the Carter-Taylor decision.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPAlistair MacGregor· February 7, 2024
“We need to have a reminder of why we are in the situation we are in. I was here in the 43rd Parliament when Bill C-7 was being debated.”
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Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.