About the OPGT

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OPGT duties

The OPGT works mostly with adults, but we also help manage funds for minors in special situations.

The OPGT:

• can become the legal guardian or trustee – that is, public guardian or public trustee – of an adult who lacks the capacity to make decisions and no one else can help
• helps people who receive Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) manage their benefits - this is voluntary and for people who want help managing AISH benefits they already receive
• helps people who receive Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefits (CPP-D) manage their benefits - a voluntary program, which if you join, you can cancel at any time
• protects the assets of minors where required by law or where a minor is beneficiary but there's no trustee named
• teaches about planning for the future in case of lost capacity due to injury or illness. There are tools available such as:
  • personal directives
  • enduring powers of attorney
• helps families understand ways to manage another’s affairs with support from our office. This includes
  • specific decision-making
  • co-decision-making
  • adult guardianship
  • trusteeship
  • supported decision making
• registers your international will, if you have or need one
• assists with burials and administers estates when someone has died and there’s no one else to do so
• investigates complaints people have about decisions made by court-appointed guardians and trustees, or agents appointed under a personal directive

Videos

• OPGT YouTube videos

Publications

• Annual report – Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
• Business plan – Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
• Decision-making options: Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
  • View this publication in other languages

Contact

Find an OPGT office near you