In Ontario, there are laws that deal with the rights of persons diagnosed with mental health disabilities or addictions. There are also laws that control what can happen after someone receives a psychiatric assessment, what they can do if they want to get out of the hospital, and who has the power to make decisions about their treatment.
Health and Disability – Mental health
A project of Community Living Ontario, the Administrative Justice Support Network supports people who are making an appeal before an administrative board or tribunal whether or not they have legal representation. Their website has information on...
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EnglishThis webinar offers strategies for enhancing communication across mental health, addictions, human services, and justice sectors. It covers issues of confidentiality when communicating with correctional facilities, and lessons learned from a...
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EnglishThis resource discusses the health and mental health rights of young people under 18. Topics covered include the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) and health care options for people who do not qualify for OHIP. It has information on the rights of...
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EnglishThis website has information, rights guides, presentations, and news about mental health records and police record checks. It has a section on cross-border travel, including how to protect yourself from being denied entry into the United States...
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EnglishThe Ontario Human Rights Commission has information in print and in a series of short videos in American Sign Language and captions on disability and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Topics are:
- Ontario's Human Rights Code
- What is...
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English, Français (français)People with mental illness come into conflict with the law in disproportionate numbers. If they are not Canadian citizens, this can put them at risk of being removed from Canada. This booklet is a resource for front-line workers...
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2011
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Booklet/PDFPrepared for people diagnosed with mental illness, this guide looks at what a police record is, what a police record check or background check is, the disclosure of information in background checks, who asks for a police record check, having the...
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EnglishThis webinar looks at the kinds of psychological injuries the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recognizes. It describes how to determine the right entitlement to request at the WSIB, how to gather proof of a work-related psychological...
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EnglishThis webinar is Part II of a two-part review of issues related to health care consent and advance care planning, presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). It has information on what advance care planning is, who can do it...
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EnglishThe web site of ARCH Disability Law Centre has legal information in the following areas:
Attendant Care Services
Education Law
Legal Capacity
Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
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EnglishThis booklet explains what a continuing power of attorney for property is, reasons to make one, and what can happen if you do not. Topics include: how to make a continuing power of attorney for property; when an attorney can make decisions; what kind...
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2010
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Booklet/PDFThe purpose of this booklet is to help a person who has been appointed as the guardian of property for an incapable person. It explains what the role involves, what the guardian is allowed to do, and what steps must to taken by the guardian to meet...
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English, Français (français)This webinar is Part I of a two-part review of issues related to health care consent and advance care planning, presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). It looks at health care consent, informed consent, and the roles of...
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EnglishThis section of the Ontario Human Rights Commission web site explains the rights of persons with mental health disabilities and addictions, and includes tips on how employers and housing and service providers can meet their responsibilities under the...
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English, Français (français)This webinar is Part II of a two-part review of issues related to mental capacity and substitute decision making, presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). It reviews what a power of attorney (POA) is, the different types...
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EnglishThe InfoGuides section of the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office web site lists these topics on mental health and patients' rights covered by its series of information guides.
- Accessing Personal Health Information Records
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EnglishThis webinar is Part I of a two-part review of issues related to mental capacity and substitute decision making presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE). It looks at how life decisions are described in the law, when you...
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EnglishThis guide describes the Amicus program for people who are appealing decisions from the Ontario Review Board (ORB) and who were not represented by counsel. It describes the role of the amicus, how they are appointed, and who pays their fees.
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EnglishThis resource gives information for people who want to apply to be appointed as a guardian of property for an incapable person. In question and answer format, it explains the difference between a guardian of property and an attorney under a continuing...
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English, Français (français)This resource describes what deemed hearings are and the circumstances that lead to them. It includes information on how to get rights advice and what the outcomes of the deemed hearings may be.
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