Medical Assistance in Dying

Medial Assistance in Dying (MAID) is now legal in Canada. In partnership with DDO Health Law, AdvantAge Ontario has developed a comprehensive toolkit with important information and guidance materials for Ontario long term care homes.

This 48-page toolkit, titled Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID): What You Need to Know Now and recently updated, provides critical and up-to-date information on MAID. Among other resources, it includes:

• A review of the legal landscape
• Internal policy checklist
• A policy template adapted for long term care
• Decision tree
• Flow diagram for the MAID process
• Case scenario with tips for staff
• Commonly asked questions

To order the most recent edition, download the order form.

Note: The updated toolkit is available at no charge to AdvantAge Ontario provider/full members. To access the resource, please login with your email and password.  

On-Demand Education Video

An on-demand video recording of our full day, well-attended MAID workshop is now available. This session brought together a variety of professionals to provide a fulsome view and analysis of MAID, including a clear overview of the legal landscape as well as a panel discussion on conscientious objection, informed consent and capacity, and dementia and advance wishes.

You can watch a sample clip here.

Through AdvantAge Ontario Education On Demand service, you can conveniently watch the complete workshop session at your pace. The easy-to-use playlist feature allows you to choose the segments you wish to watch, in the order you want. All you need is high-speed Internet access and computer speakers or headphones.

To purchase access, please complete the Publications Order Form.