Resources for COVID-19
Statement on government policies and regulations pertaining to MAID during COVID-19
Guidance for MAID assessors and providers during COVID-19
Guidance for Virtual Witnessing for a Request for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
Clinician Resources
Our general library of legislative decisions, government reports, journal articles, and recommended books is found in this section.
CAMAP’s Publications and Guidelines are found here. Resources specific to assessors and providers are available in our member-only area.
Legislation and Governmental Reports
- Bill C-7
- Bill C-14
- Bill 11 – An Act to amend the Act respecting end-of-life care and other legislative provisions(Quebec, 2023)
Important Court Decisions
- Carter v Canada, February, 2016
- Truchon v Canada, September, 2019
- AB Decision (re: interpreting reasonably foreseeable natural death), June 2017
- CMDSC v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (re: effective referral policy), January, 2018
- Y v Swinemar (Nova Scotia) (re: role of family in delaying or obstructing access to MAiD), August, 2020
- Rodriguez v Canada, October, 1993
Annual Reports / Data from the Government of Canada (or Provinces)
- Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada – Choices for Canadians – Report of the Special Joint Committee on MAiD, 2023
- Final Report of the Expert Panel on MAiD and Mental and Illness 2022
- On the Evolution of the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care (Quebec, June, 2021)
- Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2020
- First Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2019
- Third Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (covering the period July 1 to December 31, 2017
- Second Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (covering the period of January 1 to June 30, 2017)
- Interim Update on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada June 17 to December 31, 2016
Previous National Reports
- Canadian Council of Academies Report on Medical Assistance in Dying produced three reports (December, 2018) pertaining to:
- Report on Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying (February, 2016)
- Final Report on Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying (November, 2015)
Books
- The Power of Love’s Connectivity: A Case Study of Medical Assistance in Dying by Don Ayre
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
- This is Assisted Dying: A Doctor’s Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life by Stefanie Green
- A Good Death: Making the Most of our Final Choices, by Sandra Martin
- Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life by Jessica Zitter
Articles of Interest
- 5 things I’ve learned as a nurse practitioner providing MAID (December 2019)
- From dementia to medically-assisted death: A Canadian woman’s journey, and the dilemma of the doctors who helped (October, 2019, paywall)
- The Champion Who Picked a Date to Die (December 2019, paywall)
- Interpreting Canada’s MAiD Legislation (March, 2018)
- Video: What it’s like to provide assisted dying for the first time (September 2017)
Pallative Care & MAiD
High-quality palliative care should be available to all patients who desire it at the end of life. CAMAP strongly supports the development, extension, and proper funding of excellent palliative care services in all communities across Canada. This includes ensuring support for all clinicians who provide these services for their patients.
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