A Quebec court has given the federal government more time to amend its assisted-dying legislation.

Amendments proposed to reduce barriers to assisted death are being welcomed by the adviser for Saskatchewan's MAID program.

The requirement for death to be "reasonably foreseeable" was deemed unconstitutional last year.

Justice Minister David Lametti filed a motion Monday requesting a four-month extension on the court ruling.

Medical aid in dying is not being driven by factors such as poverty, isolation, or lack of access to proper palliative care, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.

The Quebec government is backtracking on its plan to expand medical aid in dying to include people with severe and incurable mental illness.

Seventy-four per cent of those who took part said medical assistance in dying should be accessible to all people with incurable diseases, even if their death is not fast approaching.

The Quebec government says it will comply with a court decision striking down parts of the federal and provincial laws on medically assisted death that were deemed too strict.

Behind closed doors, federal cabinet ministers prepared for the Jan. 27 resumption of Parliament for its first extended sitting since the Oct. 21 election.

Hajdu says removing the need for "reasonable foreseeable" death potentially opens up the service.