Nearly half of non-terminally ill Canadians seeking euthanasia last year cited loneliness as a factor in their decision to end their lives, according to data published by Health Canada.
The fifth annual report on medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada shows that 15,343 individuals received the procedure in 2023. Of those, 14,721 were eligible under “Track 1,” where death from a serious illness, disease, or disability, was considered “reasonably foreseeable,” while 622 were in “Track 2,” facing non-imminent death.
