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Effective September 1, 2011 legislation came into effect to provide British Columbians with improved options for planning for future incapacity, together with stronger legal safeguards for ensuring that one’s wishes are carried out when one is no longer able to provide direction.

Personal planning options include:

  • Enduring power of attorney
  • Representation agreement for financial affairs
  • Representation agreement for personal and health care decisions
  • Representation agreement with standard provisions for personal and health care decisions
  • Advance directive for health care
  • Nomination of a committee of estate and/or person

    For more information on these options, please see our publications:

    It’s Your Choice - Personal Planning Tools

    Protecting Adults From Abuse, Neglect and Self Neglect

    Consent to Health Care

    Information for Temporary Substitute Decision Makers Authorized by the PGT

    When the Public Guardian and Trustee is Committee

    Services to Adults Assessment and Investigation Services

    Other materials are also available on the PGT website (www.trustee.bc.ca).

     

    Additional information is available on the following websites:

    Ministry of Justice -  http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/incapacity-planning/

    Ministry of Health - http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/hcc/advance-care-planning.html

    The Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry- http://www.nidus.ca/

     

     

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