Capacity Assessment Office: Useful WEBSITES
Public Guardian and Trustee: brochures include: a Guide to the Substitute
Decisions Act, 1992; Power of Attorney kits and information; the roles of the Public
Guardian and Trustee (PGT); When the PGT becomes your Guardian; Powers and Duties
of a Guardian; Helpful Hints in Applying to replace the Public Guardian and Trustee;
Making Substitute Decisions.
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http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/
Ministry of the Attorney General: an alphabetical pick list of all Ontario Statutes and
Regulations. Prescribed Forms to support applications to court under the Substitute
Decisions Act,1992 are under Regulations to that Act..
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/
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Capacity Assessment Office: Brochure; SDA Form 4;
Guidelines for Conducting Capacity Assessments
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http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/capacity.asp
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ODSP-Trusteeship
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/social/odsp-isdirectives/ODSP_incomesupport.htm
A practical guide to capacity and consent law of Ontario for health practitioners
working with people with Alzheimer Disease. An excellent overview of how Health
Care Consent Act and Substitute Decision Act work.
http://www.champlaindementianetwork.org/uploads/Resources/consentlawe.pdf
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Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board website: information and applications.
http://www.ccboard.on.ca
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Alzheimer Society - Information about disease, treatment, organizations, publications.
Also, “ A Guide to Advanced Care Planning” – useful for discussing the creation of
Power of Attorney documents.
http://www.alzheimerontario.org/
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Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. ACE provides direct legal services to low-income
seniors, public legal education, and engages in law reform activities. Useful information on
issues affecting mainly seniors may be found at this site.
http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/
Mental Health Laws in Ontario. This site provides useful information in a number of
languages and explains Mental Health Act provisions and patients’ rights.
http://www.qsos.ca/legal.html
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Canadian Legal Information Institute. This website posts court cases including
Supreme Court, Provincial Courts, and Consent and Capacity Board decisions.
http://canlii.org/
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