Is attempted suicide a crime in Canada?
Not a crime
Not a crime
Canada is one of 110 countries classified “Not a crime” for attempted suicide — 85% of the 130 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Suicide legislation
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Varies by region Suicide is illegal in some states under certain circumstances, making the legal status vary by region.
- Bermuda
- Not a crime
- Iceland
- Not a crime
- Bahamas
- Criminal offense
- Cuba
- Not a crime
- Cayman Islands
- Not a crime
Other laws in Canada
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia legal
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Surrogacy
- Altruistic only
- Organ Donor Consent
- Varies by region
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A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.