ACE Library
*The following publications were written either by ACE staff or ACE staff in collaboration with others* We would like to thank Legal Aid Ontario's French Translation Fund for translating our articles into French.
Consumer Protection
- Bank Cards: Users Beware!
- Dealing with Collection Agencies
- The Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act
- The National Do No Call List for Telemarketers
- Protecting Consumers in Energy Contracts
- Searching the "Consumer Beware" List
- Title Fraud
Door-to-Door Sales
- Door-to-Door Sales Agreements - January 2019
- EXAMPLE of a Rescission Letter
- Case Law: MDG Newmarket v Kunda 2016 CanLII 51831 ON SCSM
- Case Law: Skymark v Toraman 2020CANLII51091
Elder Abuse
- Adults living with Seniors: Tenants or not Tenants
- Abuse Education, Prevention and Response: A Community Training Manual
- The Duty (or Not) to Report: Options in Elder Abuse Response - Webcast | Powerpoint - Part 1 & Part 2
- Elder Abuse (webinar)
- Elder Abuse: The Hidden Crime (Français: Maltraiter une personne agee)
- Failing to Provide the Necessaries of Life to Older Adults is a Crime
- Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care
- Restitution as a Remedy for Financial Abuse
Health Care Consent & Advance Care Planning
- Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning Tools, Policies And Practices: The Challenge To Get It Right, co-authored by Judith Wahl, Mary Jane Dykeman, and Tara Walton for the Law Commission of Ontario, (December 2016)
- Patient-Centred Care: "Wishes" Are Not Consents
- Tip Sheet on Health Care Consent and Advance Care Planning - updated April 2016
- Tip Sheet on Hierarchy of Substitute Decision Makers - updated April 2016
- Advance Care Planning in Ontario: A Summary - April 2016
- Access to Older Adults
- Advance Care Planning (webinar)
- Advance Care Planning and End of Life Decision-Making – More than Just Documents
- Advance Care Planning in Ontario
- Cheat Sheet on Consent and Capacity
- Consent, Capacity and Substitute Decision-Making – The Basics
- Health Care Consent (webinar)
- Making Treatment Decisions
- Options for Advance Care Planning
- Personal Health Information – Navigating the Law
- Powers of Attorney and Substitute Decision-Making Authorities (webinar)
- Substitute Decision-Makers for Health Care Matters
- The ABCs of Subsitute Decision Making (webinar)
- The Health Care Consent Act and the Substitute Decisions Act – 25 Common Misconceptions
- The Legal Framework of Decisional Capacity
- Who Assesses Capacity Under What Circumstances?
Home Care
Hospitals
- “Home First” – Is it Right For You? - February 2014
- Discharge from Hospital to Long-Term Care: Issues in Ontario - Updated February 2014
- Memo to LHIN CEOs re: Home First Philosophy, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - January 2013
- Memo Re ALC patients who refuse an offer of admission to a prior-chosen LTC home bed, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - May 23, 2012
- Memo Re Crisis Designation and First Available Bed Policy, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - February 23, 2011
- Hospital Complex Continuing Care Co-payment, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - June 2008
Long-Term Care Homes
Admission
- Issues With Long-Term Care Rate Reductions - February 2014
- Admission to Long-Term Care Homes: Are Evaluations of Capacity being Conducted in Accordance with the Law
General
- Pharmacy Services in Long-Term Care Homes
- PAPERS! PAPERS! PAPERS! - The What's What Regarding Paperwork in Long-Term Care - Fall 2015
- A Brave New World: Ontario's New Long-Term Care Homes Act
- Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario: The Advocate's Manual, 3rd edition
- This 600+ page manual is a roadmap to the long-term care system in Ontario and includes chapters on institutional long-term care, home care and retirement homes, in addition to substitute decision-making, powers of attorney and advocacy. ACE is currently working on revisions to the manual and plans to publish an updated version.
- Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care
Inquests
Rights
- Complaints in Long-Term Care Homes - Updated May 2013
- Every Resident: Bill of Rights for People Who Live in Ontario Long-Term Care Facilities - December 2011 - English Version | French Version
- Privacy Issues in Long-Term Care
- Sexuality in Long-Term Care
- Sexuality in Long-Term Care Homes - The Legal Issues (Power Point Presentation) by Judith Wahl - 2011
Pensions and Income
- Calculating Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) or Spousal Allowance Entitlement Immediately after Retirement - Spring/Summer 2017
- Privacy Act and Old Age Security Benefits
- Establishing Residence and Maximizing Retroactivity of Old Age Security Benefits - Spring/Summer 2016
- Changes to CPP Affecting Early and Late Retirement Benefit Rates - Fall/Winter 2011
- Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Benefits – Exempt from Garnishment
- When Can OAS & CPP Benefits be Subject to Seizure?
- RRSPs Protected in Bankruptcy
Powers of Attorney
- Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property and Banks – December 2015
- Les Procurations et les Banques - December 2015
- Conditions for Confirming Capacity in Powers of Attorney for Personal Care - Fall 2014
- Misuse of Powers of Attorney for Personal Care - November 26, 2013
- Continuing Power of Attorney for Property
- Substitute Decision-Makers for Health Care Matters
- Power of Attorney for Personal Care
- The Health Care Consent Act and the Substitute Decisions Act - 25 Common Misconceptions
- Who Assesses Capacity Under What Circumstances?
Retirement Homes
- What are the Costs Associated with Living in a Retirement Home? Spring/Summer 2016
- Quels sont les Coûts Liés À Habiter dans une Maison de Retraite? - Spring/Summer 2016
- What To Do If Your Retirement Homes Staff Claim Your Care Needs Are Too High - December 2015
- Abuse Reporting Requirements Under the Retirement Homes Act - Good Idea But...
- A Check List if you are Shopping for a Retirement Home
- Can Retirement Home Landlords Pass through the Home's Licensing Fees to Tenants?
- Complaints in Retirement Homes
- Information You Should Know if You Live in a Retirement Home
- Moving Out of Care Homes
- Offences under the Residential Tenancies Act
- What You Should Know About The Differences Between Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Homes
Wills
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