2021, c. 2 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) 1 Section 6 of  An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)  is replaced by the following: March 17, 2024 6 Subsection 1(2.1) comes into force on  March 17, 2024 . An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) Clause 1 : Existing text of section 6: 6 Subsection 1(2.1) comes into force on the second anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent.