An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) Bill C-39 (44-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: David Lametti, Minister of Justice (LaSalle—Émard—Verdun) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

summary <div>The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for self-explanatory measures. The following is a short

summary:<br/><br/>On February 2023, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39,

An Act to amend

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-39 amends

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to delay, until March 17, 2024, the repeal of the exclusion from eligibility for receiving medical assistance in dying in circumstances where the sole underlying medical condition identified in support of the request for medical assistance in dying is a mental illness.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2023-02-02) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2023-02-15) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2023-02-15) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2023-02-15) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2023-02-15) Senate — First reading: Completed (2023-02-16) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2023-03-07) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2023-03-09) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-39