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Status

• Bill C-218 was introduced in the House of Commons and received first reading on June 20, 2025. It is not yet law.

Criminal Code amendment

• The bill would replace subsection 241.2(2.1) of the Criminal Code to state that, for the purposes of subsection 241.2(2), a mental disorder is not a grievous and irremediable medical condition.
• It would affect the medical assistance in dying eligibility framework for people with mental disorders. The supplied text does not describe the other eligibility criteria.

Coordinating amendments

• The bill provides rules to coordinate its amendment with subsection 1(2.1) of the 2021 Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), depending on which provision comes into force first.
• If both take effect on the same day, the 2021 provision is deemed to have come into force first, and the bill’s rule for that sequence applies.

Other notable points

• The preamble refers to mental health supports, suicide prevention counselling and concerns about access to medical assistance in dying for people with mental disorders. The bill’s operative provisions do not establish counselling or support programs.
• The supplied text specifies no costs, funding or commencement date.