Euthanasia and Assisted Dying


​Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is the term used by the Canadian government for legalized euthanasia or assisted suicide.  ​MAiD became legal in Canada in June 2016.  The Catholic Church remains strongly opposed to euthanasia and assisted suicide in any form.

MAiD is not to be confused with palliative care.  Palliative care is a means of accompanying someone who is extremely vulnerable and significantly (if not entirely) dependent on others for care.  It combines pain management with efforts to attend to a patient's psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.  You're invited to visit our palliative care webpage.

www.compassionatecommunitycare.org
​Helpline: 1-855-675-8749. It is confidential and free.
  • ​Were you denied basic care (medical or personal)?
  • Do you have questions related to life support measures?
  • Do you need support through a chronic care or end-of-life journey?
  • Are you concerned about the care your loved one is receiving?
www.dyingtomeetyou.com
Dying To Meet You
Suffering | Death | Meaning | Hope  ​with Amanda Achtman
"Now we do not so much have a culture of death as we have death without culture. 
That's why we need a better cultural conversation – one that explores death as an occasion for discovering who and what we truly are. "​
*CLICK HERE to view photos from Dying to Meet You events in the diocese - September 2024
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LATEST NEWS
CATHOLIC RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CANADIAN BISHOPS STATEMENTS
Statement on the Non-Possibility of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide within Canadian healthcare organizations with a Catholic identity (CCCB, 30 Nov 2023)  View or Download pdf
CATHOLIC TEACHINGS
 Letter “Samaritanus bonus” on the care of persons in the
critical and terminal phases of life (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 20 Sep 2020)
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PAST NEWS
Bishop Vila's Response to CBC on Assisted Death (2016)
Bill C-7 Updates:  Expansion of euthanasia (December 2021)
CCCB Statements on euthanasia and Bill C-7

Important Facts About Bill C-7 And Euthanasia In Canada

Données importantes au sujet du project de loi C-7 et de l'euthanasie au Canada

We Can and Must Do Much Better - Religious Leaders in Canada oppose Bill C-7

Catholic Women's League - Important facts about Bill C-7

Statement from a group of physicians

Statement from advocates for disability groups