References

Advance care planning resources for the public  

Advance Care Planning | Covenant Palliative Institute  

• What Matters to You? Brochure  

• My Wishes Alberta Workbook  

Advance Care Planning | MyHealth Alberta  

• Conversations Matter Guidebook  

• Keep Advance Care Planning Documents in a Green Sleeve  

Planning ahead: preparing legal documents in Alberta  

• Personal Directive | Government of Alberta – Health and personal planning  

• Personal directive template and instructions   

• Supported Decision-Making | Government of Alberta - Process for a capable adult who wants help making personal decisions to appoint a supporter    
• Enduring Power of Attorney | Government of Alberta – Financial planning  
• Wills in Alberta | Government of Alberta – Estate planning  

Provincial legislation  

• Personal Directives Act,RSA 2000, c P-6  
• Personal Directives Regulation,Alta Reg 99/2008  
• Personal Directives (Ministerial) Regulation, Alta Reg 26/1998  

Capacity assessments and enactment of personal directives  

• About Capacity Assessment | Government of Alberta  
• Forms for Capacity Assessors | Government of Alberta  
• Personal and Financial Decision-Making: Toolkit for Frontline Staff | Alberta Health Services   
• Decision-Making Capacity Assessment | Covenant Health  

• Also see: Additional information for healthcare providers 

Other types of substitute decision-making

• Specific Decision-Making | Government of Alberta – Process for a relative to make one-time health/personal decisions for an adult who lacks capacity and has no agent or guardian   
• Adult Guardianship | Government of Alberta – Process to become a guardian for an adult who does not have an agent and lacks capacity to make health/personal decisions   
• Trusteeship | Government of Alberta – Process to become a trustee for an adult who does not have an enduring power of attorney and lacks capacity to make financial decisions