Government Organizations involved with Incapacity Ontario Substitute Decisions Act

1 government organizations involved incapacity

1.1 capacity assessment office
1.2 office of public guardian , trustee
1.3 consent , capacity board
1.4 regulatory bodies

government organizations involved incapacity
capacity assessment office

in ontario office of ministry of attorney general oversees capacity assessment office. capacity assessment office ensures licensed capacity assessors allowed conduct capacity assessments , can assist members of public in finding capacity assessors.

office of public guardian , trustee

when person has been found incapable office of public guardian , trustee can appointed manage property, includes money, real estate, investments, bank accounts, , vehicles.

the consent , capacity board

a person has been found incapable can appeal finding before consent , capacity board. board composed of public , professional members , review history of person s finding of incapacity , history since time. reviews permitted on more frequent when basis when incapacity first determined , become more periodic once set period of time has elapsed. person eligible have capacity reviewed.

public versions of reasons decisions of consent , capacity board published through canlii , available in searchable format on canlii website, signed original in board file serves of official version of reasons decisions.

regulatory bodies

since regulated professionals allowed conduct capacity assessments, person believes have been treated unfairly assessor can lodge complaint @ assessor s respective self-governing regulatory body. self-governing bodies are: college of physicians , surgeons of ontario; college of psychologists of ontario; colleges of nurses of ontario; college of social workers , social service workers , occupational therapists college of ontario. in addition, if person feels lawyer has acted in way has caused them harm can contact law society of upper canada.