Court Cases

Advance Directives

•  Malette v. Shulman, (1990) 72 OR (2d) 417.
• Fleming v. Reid, 1991 CanLII 2728 (ON CA).
• Starson v. Swayze, 2003 SCC 32 (CanLII).

Palliative Interventions

•  Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 1993 CanLII 75 (SCC).
• Carter v. Attorney General (Canada), 2012 BCSC 886 (CanLII).

Withholding and Withdrawal

• Fleming v. Reid, 1991 CanLII 2728 (ON CA).
• Nancy B. v. Hotel-Dieu de Quebec (1992), 86 D.L.R. (4th) 385 (Que. S.C.).
• Ciarlariello v. Schacter, 1993 CanLII 138 (SCC).
• B. (R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, 1995 CanLII 115 (SCC).
• London Health Sciences Centre v R.K. (Guardian ad litem of), [1997] OJ 4128, 152 DLR (4th) 724 (Gen Div).
• London Health Science Centre v. R.K., 1997 CanLII 14487 (ON SC).
• Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba v. Lavallee et al, 1997 CanLII 3742 (MB CA).
• Sawatzky v Riverview Health Centre Inc., [1998] MJ No 506, 167 DLR (4th) 359 (QB).
• Sawatzky v Riverview Health Centre Inc., [1998] MJ No 574, 9 WWR 73 (QB).
• U.(C.)(Friend of) v. McGonigle, 2003 ABCA 66 (CanLII).
• Scardoni v. Hawryluck, 2004 CanLII 34326 (ON SC).
• Re L.I.C. (Dependent Adult), 2006 ABQB 130 (CanLII).
• Yeung v Capital District Health Authority (Dec. 15, 2006), Halifax HFX273970, (NSSC (TD)).
• Jin (next friend of) v. Calgary Health Region, 2007 ABQB 593 (CanLII).
• I.H.V. (Re), 2008 ABQB 250 (CanLII).
• Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton v. M.C., 2008 CanLII 49154 (ON SC).
• Golubchuk v. Salvation Army Grace General Hospital et al., 2008 MBQB 49 (CanLII).
• Rotaru v. Vancouver General Hospital Intensive Care Unit, 2008 BCSC 318 (CanLII).
• A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30 (CanLII).
• Barbulov v. Cirone, 2009 CanLII 15889 (ON SC).
• Sweiss v. Alberta Health Services, 2009 ABQB 691 (CanLII).
• May v. Alberta Health Services, 2010 ABQB 213 (CanLII).
• Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2011 ONSC 1500 (CanLII).
• Rasouli v. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2011 ONCA 482 (CanLII).
• Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53.
• Alberta (Child, Youth, and Family Enhancement Act, Director) v. D.L., 2012 ABQB 562. (CanLII).
• Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 BCSC 886 (CanLII).
• Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society, 2014 BCSC 165.
• Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society, 2015 BCCA 91.

Charter Challenges to Prohibitions on Assisted Dying

• Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 1993 CanLII 1191 (BC CA).
• Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 1993 CanLII 75 (SCC).
• Wakeford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2001 CanLII 28318.
• Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 BCSC 886 (CanLII).
• Carter v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 BCCA 435 (CanLII).
• Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5.
• Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 4.
• Québec (Procureur Général) c. D’Amico, 2015 QCCA 2183 (Application to declare Quebec and Canada’s MAiD legislation unconstitutional).
• D’Amico c. Procureure générale du Québec, 2018 QCCS 4830 (CanLII).
• Saba c. Procureure générale du Québec, 2018 QCCA 1526 (CanLII) (Saba sought to declare that MAiD was invalid and challenge the authority of Carter).
• Lamb v. Canada (Attorney General) (Notice of Civil Claim).
• Lamb v. Canada (Attorney General) (Response to Civil Claim).
• Lamb v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 BCSC 1802 (CanLII).
• Lamb v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 BCCA 266 (CanLII).

Access to Assisted Dying through Courts between February 6, 2016, and June, 5 2016

• Re HS, 2016 ABQB 121.
• A.B. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 1571.
• A.B. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 1912.
• A.A. (Re), 2016 BCSC 511.
• A.A. (Re), 2016 BCSC 570.
• Patient v. Attorney General of Canada et al, 2016 MBQB 63.
• W.V. v. Attorney General of Canada, Attorney General of Ontario and Dr. C. Doe, 2016 ONSC 2087.
• W.V. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2016 ONSC 2302.
• A.B. v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 2188.
• X.Y. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 2371.
• X.Y. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 2585.
• C.D. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 2431.
• W.B.B. (Re), 2016 BCSC 1005.
• Tuckwell, Re, 2016 ABQB 302.
• E.F. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 2790.
• Patient 0518 v. RHA 0518, 2016 SKQB 175.
• G.H. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2016 ONSC 2873.
• Canada (Attorney General) v. E.F., 2016 ABCA 155.
• M.N. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 3346
• I.J. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 3380.
• H.H. (Re), 2016 BCSC 971.

Access to Assisted Dying through Courts between June 6, 2016, and June 17, 2016

• O.P. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 ONSC 3956.

Access to Assisted Dying through Courts after June 17, 2016

• A.B. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 ONSC 3779.

Conscientious objection

• The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario 2018, ONSC 579.
• The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2019 ONCA 393.

Others

• Health Sciences North (Re), 2018 CanLII 87757 (ON IPC) (Access to MAiD request records through FOIA).
• Appellant v Regional Health Authority, Maid Program, 2018 CanLII 51859 (MB HAB) (Jurisdiction of Manitoba Health Appeal Board to review a decision denying access to MAiD).
• Appellant v Manitoba Regional Health Authority, Maid Program, 2018 CanLII 104055 (MB HAB) (Reviewing a decision that denied access to MAiD).