Advance Directives

This page on the Ontario Government site offers information on making choices about personal care including treatment and services, food, living arrangements and housing, clothing, hygiene and safety. There is also a downloadable wallet card on which seniors can have important information and contacts.

The Substitute Decision Act explains aspects of end of life decision-making. This guide summarizes the main points of the Act. It should not be used as a substitute for the Act itself.

This booklet provides information on Powers of Attorney, including Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property, and Power of Attorney for Personal Care. Included in the booklet are instructions on how to fill out legal forms to give others your Powers of Attorney.

This document provides legal information for elderly people about informed consent, mental capacity and establishing a substitute decision making process for elders.

A discussion paper that explains the basics of the legislation in Ontario that governs mental capacity and decision making: the Substitute Decisions Act, the Health Care Consent Act, and the Mental Health Act.

This resource provides you with a printable, wallet-sized document detailing your Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM) or Power of Attorney consent to treatment information.

This website provides information and support for making decisions about end-of-life care. Topics include information on advance care planning, making an advance care plan, and choosing a substitute decision maker. 

This website provides information about Power of Attorney in Ontario. A Power of Attorney is a legal document that gives someone else permission to act on your half. This includes the ability to make decisions about your health care.

This webpage lists resources that help to explain legal aspects of access to personal health information, and legal issues related to end-of-life care.

This website provides information about creating a living will and establishing a power of attorney. It includes links to related documents.

Everything you need to know about Health Care Consent, Advance Care Planning, Goals of Care Discussions, and Substitute Decision Makers.