The End-of-Life Working Group (EOLWG) was established in 2014, with a cross section of members appointed by relevant Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Sections, which now include: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Child and Youth, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Constitutional and Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Elder, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Health and Wills and Estates.
The EOLWG mandate is to develop and implement policy positions on behalf of the CBA about end-of-life issues. The authority for the policy positions taken by the EOLWG are derived from resolutions adopted by CBA members at the Annual General Meetings.
Past Submissions
Submission | May 05, 2026
Navigating MAID when mental illness is the sole underlying condition
Nine CBA sections set out legal and constitutional considerations in this submission to Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Aid in Dying
Submission | April 06, 2023
Delay for Medical Assistance in Dying Where Sole Underlying Condition is a Mental Illness
The CBA expresses concern with the delay of eligibility to medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illnesses.
Submission | May 09, 2022
Medical Assistance in Dying
The CBA comments on medical assistance in dying for persons with mental illnesses, mature minors and advance requests.
Resolutions
Resolution | August 12, 2016
Medical Assistance in Dying for Competent Minors
A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.
Resolution | August 12, 2016
Medical Assistance in Dying and Psychiatric Conditions
A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.
Resolution | August 12, 2016
Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying
A Canadian Bar Association resolution passed at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Council.
