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LINKS
Canada Wide
- 211 Canada
- Alzheimer Society Canada
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
- Canada Pension Plan Regulations
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Tax Services for Seniors
- Canada Safety Council, Senior Safety
- Canada.ca – Elder Abuse Awareness
- Canada.ca – Having a Will / Funeral Plans
- Canada.ca – Powers of Attorney and Joint Bank Accounts
- CanadaBenefits.gc.ca
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
- Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC)
- Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH)
- Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
- Canadian Home Care Association
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Aging
- Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- CARP Canadian Association of Retired Persons
- Department of Justice Legal Definitions of Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Elder Care Resources Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Seniors
- Federal tax credits for seniors and other tax considerations
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Estate Planning
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Understanding Reverse Mortgages
- GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca
- Government of Canada, Pensions and Retirement
- Government of Canada, Programs & Services for Seniors
- Government of Canada, Resources for Seniors & Caregivers
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
- Health Canada, Healthy Living for Seniors
- HomEquity Bank
- National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
- National Seniors Council
- New Horizons for Seniors Program
- Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)
- Old Age Securities Regulations
- Old Age Security Act
- Old Age Security Pension (OAS)
- Pension Benefits Standards Act
- Public Health Agency, Divison of Aging and Seniors
- Seniors Guidebook to Safety and Security
- Social Security Tribunal of Canada (SST)
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Veterans Ombudsman
Alberta
- 211 Alberta
- Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Alberta Elder Abuse Supports for Seniors
- Alberta Health Advocate
- Alberta Ombudsman
- Alberta Seniors
- Alberta Seniors Benefit Program (ASB)
- Alberta Seniors Communities and Housing Association (ASCHA)
- Alberta Seniors, Community and Social Services
- Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories
- Cemeteries Act
- Children, Families and Individuals in Crisis, Government Assistance
- Elder Advocates of Alberta Society
- Employment Pension Plans Act
- Estate Administration Act
- Fraudulent Preferences Act
- Income Trusts Liability Act
- Office of Protection for Persons in Care
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)
- Personal Directives Act
- Protection for Persons in Care Act (PPCA)
- Public Trustee Act
- The Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network
- Trustee Act
- Wills and Succession Act
British Columbia
- 211 British Columbia
- Adult Guardianship Act
- Alzheimer Society of BC
- BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support
- BC Housing, Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER)
- Better at Home – South Peace Community Resource Society
- Cemetary and Funeral Services Act
- Community Care & Assisted Living Act and Regulations
- Community Care and Assisted Living Act
- Fraudulent Conveyance Act
- Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act
- Income Trust Liability Act
- Office of the Seniors Advocate
- Patients Property Act
- Pension Benefits Standards Act
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia
- Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL)
- Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit
- SeniorsBC.ca
- Sources Community Resource Centres
- The Office of the Ombudsperson
- Trustee Act
- Wills, Estates and Succession Act
Manitoba
- 211 Manitoba
- A Legal Information Guide for Seniors
- Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
- Fraudulent Conveyances Act
- Housing Options for Older Manitobans
- Long Term & Continuing Care Association of Manitoba
- Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living
- Manitoba Home Care Program
- Manitoba Ombudsman
- Office of the Vulnerable Persons’ Commissioner (Substitute Decision Makers)
- Protection for Persons in Care Office
- Public Guardian and Trustee of Manitoba
- Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat
- Seniors’ Abuse Support Line
- Seniors’ Guide
- Seniors’ School Tax Rebate
- The Cemeteries Act
- The Dependants Relief Act
- The Health Care Directives Act
- The International Trusts Act
- The Intestate Succession Act
- The Pension Benefits Act
- The Protection for Persons in Care Act
- The Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- The Trustee Act
- The Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act
New Brunswick
- 211 New Brunswick
- Chimo Helpline
- Department of Social Development, Adult Protection
- Devolution of Estates Act
- Infirm Persons Act
- Low-Income Seniors’ Benefit
- New Brunswick Community Services Database
- New Brunswick Department of Social Development, Services for Seniors
- New Brunswick Social Assistance Program
- Nursing Homes Act
- Office of the Ombud for New Brunswick
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Pension Benefits Act
- Provision for Dependants Act
- Public Trustee Act
- Seniors’ Home Renovation Tax Credit
- Trustees Act
Newfoundland and Labrador
- 211 Canada
- Adult Protection Act
- Advance Health Care Directives Act
- Family Relief Act
- Fraudulent Conveyances Act
- Health and Community Services Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Low Income Seniors’ Benefit
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development
- Newfoundland and Labrador Health and Community Services, Seniors
- Newfoundland and Labrador Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NLNPEA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
- Office of the Citizens’ Representative
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Pension Benefits Act, 1997
- Personal Care Home Regulations Under the Health and Community Services Act
- Public Trustee Act
- Trustee Act
Northwest Territories
- 211 Canada
- Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories
- Dependants Relief Act
- Extended Health Benefits Seniors’ Program
- Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Northwest Territories Health and Social Services, Info & Resources
- Northwest Territories Income Security Programs
- NWT Department of Health & Social Services, Elder Abuse Resources
- Office of the Public Guardian
- Pension Benefits Standards Act
- Personal Directives Act
- Public Trustee Office
- Seniors and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief
- Seniors’ Information Handbook
Nova Scotia
- 211 Nova Scotia
- Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act
- Adult Protection Act
- Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
- Assignment and Preferences Act
- Cemetary and Funeral Services Act
- Employment Support & Income Assistance (ESIA)
- Homes for Special Care Act
- Intestate Succession Act
- Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and Long-term Care
- Office of the Ombudsman, Seniors Service
- Pension Benefits Act
- Personal Directives Act
- Property Tax Rebate for Seniors Program
- Protection for Persons in Care Act
- Public Trustee Act
- Senior Abuse Awareness and Prevention Resources
- Testators’ Family Maintenance Act
- The Public Trustee of Nova Scotia
- Trustee Act
Nunavut
- 211 Canada
- Intestate Succession Act
- Nunavut Children & Family Services
- Nunavut Culture and Heritage, Elder Programs
- Office of the Public Trustee
- Pension Benefits Standards Act
- Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit (SCSB)
Ontario
- 211 Ontario
- 211 Toronto
- A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario
- Accounts and Records of Attorneys and Guardians
- ACE Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
- AdvantAgeOntario – Services for Seniors
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario
- Capacity Assessment, Substitute Decisions Act
- Cemeteries Act
- CLEO Community Legal Education Ontario
- Crown Administration of Estates Act
- Directory of Services for Seniors & Caregivers in Toronto
- Estate Administration Tax
- Estate Administration Tax Act
- Estates Act
- Fraudulent Conveyances Act
- Health Care Consent Act
- Health Shared Services Ontario
- Housing Services Corporation (HSC)
- Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
- Integracare
- Life Leasing Housing Resource Guide
- Long-Term Care Homes Act
- Ombudsman Ontario
- Ontario Caregiver Hotline 1-833-416-2273
- Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), Mandatory Retirement Fact Sheet
- Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
- Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Ontario Retirement Communities Association
- Ontario Senior Homeowners’ Property Tax Grant
- OPP Seniors Assistance Team
- Pension Benefits Act
- Programs and Services for Victims of Crime
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Retirement Homes Act
- Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA)
- Seniors Safety Line (Assaulted Women’s Helpline)
- Settled Estates Act
- Social Assistance Programs
- Substitute Decisions Act
- Succession Law Reform Act
- The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)
- Toronto Police, Divisional Policing Support Unit – Elder Abuse
- Trust Beneficiaries Liability Act
- Trustee Act
Prince Edward Island
- 211 PEI
- Adult Protection Act
- Alzheimer Society of Prince Edward Island
- Cemeteries Act
- Community Care Facilities and Nursing Home Act
- Consent to Treatment and Health Care Directives Act
- Dependants of a Deceased Persons Relief Act
- Health PEI, Adult Protection Program
- Office of the Public Trustee, Public and Official Guardian
- Prince Edward Island Social Development and Seniors
- Prince Edward Island, Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention
- Prince Edward Island, Supporting Island Families
- Provincial Administrator of Estates Act
- Public Trustee Act
- The Public Trustee
- Trustee Act
Quebec
- 211 Quebec
- Charte des droits et libertés de la personne
- educaloi.qc.ca
- Famille Québec, Seniors
- Federation of Quebec Alzheimer Societies
- Justice Québec, Successions
- Le Protecteur du Citoyen
- Non-Catholic Cemeteries Act
- Quebec Association of Rights of Retirees and Pre-retirees (ADQR)
- Quebec Elder Mistreatment Helpline (LAAA)
- Quebec Social Solidarity Program
- Retraite Québec
- Services Québec, Programs and Services for Seniors
- Succession Duties Act
- Supplemental Pension Plans Act
- Tax Credit for Home-Support Services for Seniors
- The Administrative Tribunal of Quebec
Saskatchewan
- 211 Saskatchewan
- Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
- Life Lease Housing for Seniors
- Ombudsman Saskatchewan
- Personal Care Home Benefit (PCHB)
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services
- Saskatchewan Power of Attorney, Guardianship, and Trusts
- Saskatchewan Seniors Services
- Seniors Income Plan (SIP)
- Seniors’ Drug Plan
- The Administration of Estates Act
- The Adult Guardianship and Co-decision-making Act
- The Cemeteries Act
- The Dependants’ Relief Act
- The Fraudulent Preferences Act
- The Health Care Directives and Substitute Health Care Decision Makers Regulations
- The Income Trust Liability Act
- The Intestate Succession Act, 1996
- The Pension Benefits Act
- The Personal Care Homes Act
- The Personal Care Homes Regulations
- The Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- The Trustee Act
Yukon Territory
- Care Consent Act
- Cemeteries and Burial Sites Act
- Decision Making, Support and Protection to Adults Act
- Dependants Relief Act
- Estate Administration Act
- Government of Yukon, Services for Residents
- Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee of Yukon
- Pension Benefits Standards Act
- Public Guardian and Trustee Act
- Seniors’ Services / Adult Protection Unit
- Trustee Act
- Yukon Housing Corporation
- Yukon Ombudsman
- Yukon Social Assistance
- Yukon supports for seniors and vulnerable adults