"The province now has the highest MAID rate in the world. Medically assisted deaths made up a record 7.9 per cent of all deaths in Quebec, or 6,268 cases, in 2024-2025. Across Canada, the rate was 5.1 per cent, or 16,499 medically assisted deaths.
Less clear is whether the growing number of Quebecers who resort to MAID reflects a broad consensus in the province, or if it’s a symptom of poor access to care that forces patients to turn to that option."