Bill S-29

This enactment amends the Criminal Code in order to protect from criminal responsibility health care providers who act in accordance with their patients’ instructions and the standards and guidelines established by the Minister of Health in the areas of life-sustaining treatment and alleviation of pain and serious physical distress. The enactment requires the Minister to establish these standards and guidelines in consultation with provincial governments and health care professionals no later than one year after the enactment receives royal assent.