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Fourth Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

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Since the implementation of the federal legislation, Health Canada has released three federal interim reports. The first interim report was released on April 26, 2017, providing information on the first six months (June 17 to December 31, 2016) of MAID under federal legislation. The second report was released on October 6, 2017 and covered the next 6-month period (January 1 to June 30, 2017) providing insight into the implementation of MAID in its first year. The third report was released on June 21, 2018 covering the 6-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2017. This fourth and final federal interim report covers a 10-month period from January 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, which is the period just prior to the commencement of the new reporting regime in accordance with the federal Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying.