Medical Assistance in Dying: Resources

The resources on this page link to organizations, legislation, and documents that may be helpful to nurses who want to understand more about medical assistance and how it may affect their practice.

CNO resources

• Guidance on Nurses’ Roles in Medical Assistance in Dying
• Medical Assistance in Dying: Legislation and Timeline
• Medical Assistance in Dying: FAQs
• MAID chart of legislative requirements for nurses
• Documentation practice standard
• Nurse Practitioner practice standard

Associations and other health regulators’ resources

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
• Medical Assistance in Dying Lessons Learned
• Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)

Other resources

• The MAID Death Report (MDR) – available on the Central Forms Repository
• Bill C-7 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)
• Bill C-14 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)
• Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers
• Clinician Aid A - Patient Request for Medical Assistance in Dying
• Clinician Aid B - (Primary) “Medical Practitioner” or “Nurse Practitioner” Medical Assistance in Dying Aid
• Clinician Aid C - (Secondary) "Medical Practitioner" or "Nurse Practitioner" Medical Assistance in Dying Aid
• Clinician Aid D-1 – Waiver of Final Consent (Only applicable for individuals whose natural death is reasonably foreseeable [RFND])
• Clinician Aid D-2 – Advance Consent – Self-Administration
• Consolidated MAID law
• Dying with dignity
• Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2023
• Government of Canada – Department of Justice - Medical Assistance in Dying Questions and Answers
• Government of Canada - Guidance for reporting on medical assistance in dying - summary
• Government of Canada – Guidance on federal reporting requirements for MAID
• Government of Canada – Medical Assistance in Dying
• Health Canada – Medical Assistance in Dying
• Health Canada – Guidance in Reporting on MAID
• Justice Canada – Canada’s new medical assistance in dying law
• Legislative Background – Bill C-7: Government of Canada’s Legislative Response to the Superior Court of Québec Truchon Decision
• MAiD House
• MAID: Ontario (Centre for Effective Practice)
• Medical assistance in dying: Implementing the framework
• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Medical Assistance in Dying
• Ministry of Health – Medical Assistance in Dying, Information for Patients
• Office of the Chief Coroner – MAID Process Overview and Checklist
• Regulations for the monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying
• Supreme Court of Canada Judgements - Carter vs. Canada
• The Centre for Effective Practice MAID resource