37 Prisoners in Federal Custody Requested Assisted-Suicide, 10 Received It

A Correctional Service of Canada vehicle is parked at the Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston, Ont., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

Thirty-seven prisoners have applied for medically assisted death in Canada, with 10 of those being granted, according to information presented in the House of Commons.

Conservative MP Doug Shipley raised the issue through an order paper question, asking for numbers dating back to 2016, when the procedure was first legislated.