Quebec Superior Court Justice Martin Sheehan agreed to give the government a fourth extension -- until March 26 -- to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 court ruling.

It is one of a number of changes to Bill C-7 proposed by the government in response to amendments approved last week by the Senate.

Justice Minister David Lametti is asking the court to give the government one more month -- until March 26 -- to pass Bill C-7.

The House of Commons will wait until Tuesday to debate whether to accept or reject Senate amendments.

A revised version of Bill C-7 has been passed by the Senate by a vote of 66-19, with three abstentions.

For now, Justice Minister David Lametti's office won't say if the Trudeau government is willing to accept any of the amendments.

They approved Thursday an amendment to Bill C-7 requiring the government to collect such data.

The amendment to Bill C-7 was approved by a vote of 47-28, with eight abstentions.

Senators, who began final debate Monday, will begin dealing with the amendments to Bill C-7 on Tuesday.

Fraser Health says hospice patients may decide to transfer to a facility of their choice now or wait until closer to Feb. 24.