Links - Areas of Law
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Consumer Protection
Ontario
- Better Business Bureaus (BBB)
- Financial Services Commission of Ontario
- Ministry of Consumer Services
- Ministry of Consumer Services - Consumer Protection Branch
- Ontario Energy Board
Legislation
- Collection Agencies Act
- Consumer Protection Act
- Consumer Reporting Act
- Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act
Canada
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
- Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
- Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
- Canada Revenue Agency – Fairness and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services
- Consumers Council of Canada
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Industry Canada - Office of Consumer Affairs
- Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
- Service Canada – Bankruptcy Assistance Program
Elder Abuse
- Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Government of Canada - Seniors Canada
- Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
- Ontario Provincial Police – Seniors Assistance Team
- Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
- Public Health Agency of Canada - National Clearinghouse on National Violence
- Toronto Police Service - Elder Abuse
- Waterloo Region Committee on Elder Abuse
Legislation
Health Care Consent & Advance Care Planning
- 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
- Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat
- Public Guardian and Trustee
- Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
- Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario
- United Nations Enable
Legislation
- Health Care Consent Act
- Long-Term Care Homes Act
- Mental Health Act
- Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Substitute Decisions Act
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 Quality Ontario
- Health Professions Appeal and Review Board
- 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 Hospital Association
- Ontario Medical Association
Legislation
- Canada Health Act
- Health Insurance Act
- Patient Restraints Minimization Act
- Personal Health Information Protection Act
- Public Hospitals Act
Long-Term Care Homes
- City of Toronto - Resident-Client Advocate for Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services
- Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)
- Community Care Access Centre Locator
- Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities
- Health Quality Ontario
- 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 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 Finance - Guaranteed Annual Income System
- Ministry of Finance - GAINS Benefit Rate Table
- Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals - Review Tribunal
- Ontario Benefits Directory
- Service Canada - Allowance for the Survivor Program
- Service Canada - Canada Pension Plan
- Service Canada - International Benefits
- Service Canada - Office for Client Satisfaction
- Service Canada - Old Age Security Program
- Service Canada - Table of Rates for Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance
- Social Benefits Tribunal
- Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
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
- Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority
- Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Legislation
Wills
Legislation
