Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Definitions

241.1 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 241.2 to 241.4.

medical assistance in dying

medical assistance in dying means

• (a) the administering by a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner of a substance to a person, at their request, that causes their death; or

• (b) the prescribing or providing by a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner of a substance to a person, at their request, so that they may self-administer the substance and in doing so cause their own death. (aide médicale à mourir)

medical practitioner

medical practitioner means a person who is entitled to practise medicine under the laws of a province. (médecin)

nurse practitioner

nurse practitioner means a registered nurse who, under the laws of a province, is entitled to practise as a nurse practitioner — or under an equivalent designation — and to autonomously make diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe substances and treat patients. (infirmier praticien)

pharmacist

pharmacist means a person who is entitled to practise pharmacy under the laws of a province. (pharmacien)