Resources

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)

The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee is part of the Family Justice Services Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario, Canada. The Office is responsible for protecting mentally incapable people, protecting the public's interest in charities, searching for heirs, investing perpetual care funds, and dealing with dissolved corporations.

Telephone: (416) 314-2800

OPGT Intake Unit (for guardianship investigations)
Telephone: (416) 327-6348
Facsimile: (416) 314-2642

Consent and Capacity Board

The Consent and Capacity Board is an independent body created by the provincial government of Ontario under the Health Care Consent Act. It conducts hearings under the Mental Health Act, the Health Care Consent Act, the Personal Health Information Protection Act and the Substitute Decisions Act. Board members are psychiatrists, lawyers and members of the general public appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Board sits with one, three, or five members. Hearings are usually recorded in case a transcript is required.

Telephone: (416) 327-0542
Toll Free: 1-800-461-2036
(for application forms)

Capacity Assessment Office

The Capacity Assessment Office trains eligible health professionals to be capacity assessors in accordance with the Substitute Decisions Act. It also:

  • maintains a current roster of qualified capacity assessors
  • provides on-going education and consultation services to assessors
  • operates a Financial Assistance Plan to assist individuals who wish to request an assessment but who cannot afford the costs
  • answers inquiries about capacity assessment; and
  • can assist in locating assessors with other language facility when needed

The Capacity Assessment Office is operated by the Ministry of the Attorney General. Call for a roster of Capacity Assessors.

Telephone: 416-327-6766 or 416-327-6424
Toll-free: 1-866-521-1033

Substitute Decisions Act, 1992

Health Care Consent Act, 1996