Legislation · Canada (Federal) · Federal
C-218 — An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)
Clarion tracks C-218 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Second reading — House of Commons
- Sponsor
- Tamara Jansen
- Introduced
- 2025-06-20
- Session
- 45-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-218 is a Private Member's Bill introduced in the 45th Parliament that proposes amendments to the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying (MAID). The bill received first reading in the House of Commons on June 20, 2025, and is currently at the second reading stage as of September 23, 2025. At this early stage, the bill's general principles are being debated but it has not yet been studied in committee or advanced further.
Passage outlook
Unlikely to pass because it's a private member's bill (which rarely passes), it's at an early stage.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 0–5% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 4%). It has gone quiet at this stage; the adjustment for that delay still leaves the historical rate inside the range.
If this private member's bill would create new spending, it needs a Royal Recommendation (Cabinet only) — without one, passage is effectively nil.
A private member's bill's fate hinges on its position in the Order of Precedence (a random draw) — bills low on the list often run out of calendar time.
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