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January 26, 2010
Service During Olympics
VANCOUVER – The Public Guardian and Trustee has announced its hours of service during the Olympic and Paralympics Games. Click here for details: PGT service during the Olympic and Paralympics Games.
November 26, 2009
2008-2009 Annual Report Released
VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2008-2009 Annual Report is now available. The report highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive audited performance report and financial statements for 2008-2009. We welcome your comments on our annual report. Please take a few minutes to complete and return our Request for Comment form to us at mail@trustee.bc.ca
July 9, 2009
VANCOUVER - The PGT has released a statement responding to some stories aired today on the CBC regarding the PGT’s management of client affairs. Click here to see the statement: Public Guardian and Trustee responds to CBC Media Stories.
June 29, 2009
Public Guardian and Trustee releases first annual report on child and youth guardianship services
VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia (PGT) today released the first annual report on its child and youth Guardian of Estate services, which details specific challenges and offers key recommendations for improvements to BC's child protection and guardianship systems.
June 1, 2009
Improvements made to hiring and internal controls
VANCOUVER– The Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia announced today that it has significantly improved its internal controls, policies and processes and implemented stronger security practices.
October 9, 2008
2007-2008 Annual Report Released
VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2007-2008 Annual Report is now available. The report highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive performance report and financial statements for 2007-2008. We welcome your comments on our annual report. Please take a few minutes to complete and return our Request for Comment form.
June 12, 2008
Vancouver – The third annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is being recognized on June 15, 2008 by the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC in support of the Proclamation issued by the provincial Cabinet. press release, backgrounder.
December 31, 2007
Public Guardian and Trustee Fees Reflecting the Reduction of Goods and Services Tax to 5%
VANCOUVER - As of January 1, 2008, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be reduced to 5%. Please click here to view our updated fee schedule.
November 8, 2007
2006-2007 Annual Report Released
VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2006-2007 Annual Report is now available. The report highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive performance report and financial statements for 2006-2007.
August 20, 2007
Public Guardian and Trustee reports alleged breach of trust by former temporary employee
VANCOUVER - The RCMP has arrested a former temporary employee of the Public Guardian and Trustee on charges of breach of trust. The Public Guardian and Trustee notified the RCMP when it first identified potentially fraudulent activity early this month.
April 19, 2007
Attorney General Introduces Bill to Modernize Adult Guardianship and Personal Planning Legislation
VICTORIA – The Attorney General introduced Bill 29, the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act, 2007. If passed, this legislation will modernize and update the way adult guardianship is dealt with in British Columbia. Read the Attorney General’s press release. An earlier version of this legislation, Bill 32, was introduced in April 2006, but it was put on hold after concerns were raised about the part of the bill dealing with instructional advance directives for health care.
September 30, 2006
2005-2006 Annual Report Released
VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2005-2006 Annual Report is now available. It highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive performance report and financial statements for 2005-2006.
June 30, 2006
Public Guardian and Trustee Fees Reflecting the Reduction of Goods and Services Tax to 6%
VANCOUVER - As of July 1, 2006, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be reduced to 6%. Please click here to view our updated fee schedule.
April 27, 2006
Attorney General Introduces New Court and Statutory Guardianship Law and Changes to Personal Planning Laws
VICTORIA - The Attorney General introduced Bill 32, the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act , 2006. Read the Attorney General's press release and backgrounder. If the Bill is passed PGT publications will be updated. In the meantime read existing publications in the context of the bill.
| January 5, 2006 |
| Adults under committeeship are eligible to vote in the federal election on January 23, 2006 |
| VANCOUVER - In the past, adults under committeeship under the Patients Property Act were not entitled to vote in the federal election. This changed in 1993 when changes were made to the Canada Elections Act. Adults with a committee can vote if they choose; committees do not have the authority to vote on an adult's behalf. |
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| December 22, 2005 |
| Comments invited on adult guardianship proposals |
| VANCOUVER - In October 2005, the Public Guardian and Trustee updated its proposal for modernizing adult guardianship laws. Click here to view the PGT's proposal. The Attorney General has posted a discussion paper. Click here to view the Attorney General's paper. E-Mail comments by January 20, 2006, to agwebfeedback.gov.bc.ca (please include "Legislative Review" in the subject line). |
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| December 21, 2005 |
| Settlements Reached in Eugenics Cases |
| VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court of BC has approved settlements for lawsuits against the BC government brought by the Public Guardian and Trustee on behalf of nine women who were sterilized while patients at Riverview Hospital. |
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| October 18, 2005 |
| 2004-2005 Annual Report Released |
| VANCOUVER - The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2004-2005 Annual Report is now available. The report highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive performance report and financial statements for 2004-2005. We welcome your comments on our annual report. Please take a few minutes to complete and return our Request for Comment. |
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| May 16, 2005 |
| New Website Launched |
VANCOUVER – The PGT invites you to check out our new website. We have reorganized the information and added a search feature to make things easier to find. New content such as videos describing our services and recent publications such as Reaching Out (newsletter to adult clients and their caregivers) and Working Together (newsletter for private committees) have been added. Use the Feedback feature to let us know what you think and to send suggestions for improvement!
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| December 9, 2004 |
| Gifts and Donations for Baby Jane Doe |
| VANCOUVER – The media has recently reported on Baby Jane Doe, the baby abandoned at a Vancouver bus stop on November 27, 2004, and the issue of setting up a trust fund to receive donations for the baby. The Ministry of Children and Families (MCFD) and the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) are joint guardians for Baby Jane Doe and PGT's Involvement Backgrounder and the Statement from BC's Director of Child Welfare at MCFD. |
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| October 8 , 2004 |
| Access to PGT Services Improved for Interior and Northern BC |
| VANCOUVER – the Public Guardian and Trustee announced the opening of its new Interior-North Regional Office, which will improve service to 800 adult clients, their families and the public in the Interior and Northern areas of BC. The new office, which is located at 1345 St. Paul Street in Kelowna, will deliver direct client services, assessment and investigations and health care decision services. |
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| September 27 , 2004 |
| 2003-2004 Annual Report Released |
| VANCOUVER – The Public Guardian and Trustee's 2003-2004 Annual Report is now available. The report highlights significant achievements and includes a comprehensive performance report and financial statements for 2003-2004. We welcome your comments on our annual report. Please take a few moments to complete and return our Request for Comment . |
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| August 24, 2004 |
| PGT Woodlands Project Report Released |
| VANCOUVER – The Public Guardian and Trustee released the Woodlands Project Report on August 24, 2004. Visit the Woodlands page to access the report (written or audio format) and other information about Woodlands. |
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| February 28 , 2004 |
| Court and Statutory Guardianship Law Reform Proposal Released |
| The Public Guardian and Trustee's report, Court and Statutory Guardianship: The Patients Property Act and the Adult Guardianship Act (Part 2) - A Discussion Paper on Modernizing the Legal Framework, February 2004, proposes reform to improve procedural fairness, minimize interference with autonomy, facilitate private arrangements, recognize mobility, and provide greater consistency with related BC laws and similar laws in other provinces. Feedback on the report can be mailed or faxed to the Public Guardian and Trustee at 700-808 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC, V6C 3L3. Email: mail@trustee.bc.ca. Fax: (604) 775-0207. |
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