Links - Areas of Law
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Advance Care Planning
Legislation
Consent and Capacity
- Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
- Consent and Capacity Board
- Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly
- Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
- Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario
- United Nations Enable
Legislation
- Health Care Consent Act
- Mental Health Act
- Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Substitute Decisions Act
Consumer Protection
Ontario
- Better Business Bureaus (BBB)
- Financial Services Commission of Ontario
- Ministry of Consumer Services
- Ministry of Consumer Services - Consumer Protection Branch
- Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
- Ontario Energy Board
Legislation
Canada
- Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
- Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
- Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs
- Canada Revenue Agency – Fairness and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence (HASI)
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation – Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program
- Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services
- Consumers Council of Canada
- PhoneBusters – Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre
- Service Canada – Bankruptcy Assistance Program
Elder Abuse
- Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Ontario Provincial Police – Seniors Assistance Team
- Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
- National Clearinghouse on National Violence
- Seniors Canada, Government of Canada
- Toronto Police Service – Elder Abuse
Legislation
Home Care
- Community Care Access Centres
- Health Services and Appeal Review Board
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Seniors' Care: Home Community and Residential Care Services for Seniors
- Ontario Home Care Association
- Ontario Home Care Research Network
Legislation
Hospitals
- Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB)
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Hospitals (listed by location and classifications)
- Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – OHIP: Ambulance Services Billing
- Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC)
- Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
- Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
Legislation
- Canada Health Act
- Health Insurance Act
- Patient Restraints Minimization Act
- Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Public Hospitals Act
Long-Term Care Homes
- Care Watch Toronto
- Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
- Community Care Access Centre Locator
- Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Seniors' Care: Home, Community and Residential Care Services for Seniors
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Reports on Long-Term Care homes
- Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS)
- Ontario Association of Residents' Councils (OARC)
- Ontario Family Councils' Program (OFCP)
- Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC)
- Ontario Long-Term Care Association (OLTCA)
Legislation
Pensions & Income
- Canada Revenue Agency – Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada – Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security
- Ministry of Revenue – Guaranteed Annual Income System
- Ministry of Revenue – GAINS Benefit Rate Table
- Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals – Review Tribunal
- Service Canada – Allowance for the Survivor Program
- Service Canada – Canada Pension Plan
- Service Canada – International Benefits
- Service Canada – Old Age Security Program
- Service Canada – Table of Rates for Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance
- Social Benefits Tribunal
Legislation
Powers of Attorney
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee – Power of Attorney and Living Wills
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee – Power of Attorney
Legislation
Retirement Homes
- Landlord and Tenant Board
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Investigation and Enforcement Unit
- Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA)
Legislation
- Residential Tenancies Act
- Retirement Homes Act (not yet in force)
Wills
Legislation
