Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, Ministry of Attorney General
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/
The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee has produced a Power of Attorney Kit. You can obtain this kit by calling the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, or by downloading it from the website:
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/poakit.asp
Telephone: 1-800-366-0335
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/
This Legal Clinic specializes in senior’s issues.
Telephone: 1-855-598-2656 (toll free) or 1-416-598-2656
Consent and Capacity
If you have a matter before the Consent and Capacity Board you can contact Legal Aid Ontario at 1-800-668-8258 or contact the Hamilton Area Legal Aid office at 1-905-528-0134 ext. 0.
Justice for Children and Youth
http://jfcy.org/en/rights/capacity/#what-is-an-attorney-for-personal-care :
In Ontario, at any age, you are presumed to have the capacity to make decisions with respect to your healthcare treatment. However, this right can be taken away from you by the health practitioner; and you can challenge the practitioner’s decision.
Power of Attorney
https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/family/pgt/incapacity/poa.php :
To appoint an attorney for personal care, you must be 16 years of age or more and have the mental ability to know whether your attorney truly cares about you and that he or she may make personal care decisions for you if necessary.
Justice for Children and Youth
http://jfcy.org/en/rights/capacity/#how-will-my-substitute-decision-maker-make-decisions :
If you are under 16, your substitute decision-maker will be your parent (or another person who is standing in the place of your parent). If you are 16 or older, it will be one of the following (if there is no one who fits the description in #1, it will be #2, etc.):
your court-appointed guardian of the person
your “attorney for personal care”
a person appointed by the Consent and Capacity Board
your spouse or common-law partner
your parent
Children’s Aid Society or another person standing in the place of your parent
your parent who has access rights only
your brother or sister (who must be 16 or older)
any other relative
the Public Guardian and Trustee