Your Toolkit to Incapacity Literacy Mastery
A growing library of tools, guides, and research that helps to bridge the gap between professionals, their clients, trusted contacts, and substitute decision-makers in navigating decision-making and incapacity.
Millions of Canadians will rely on their substitute decision-makers (SDMs), such as those named in a Power of Attorney (POA), to make critical decisions about their healthcare, living arrangements, and finances.
POAs are vulnerable to misuse due to a lack of oversight and security features. Disconnected drafting and storage systems make it easy for documents, or the authority they grant, to be altered or misrepresented.
Key risks include:
No registration with the government
No photo or unique identifiers
Fraudulent copies can be downloaded online
Removing a person’s autonomy too early, or too late, can cause harm. Every decision-maker is different, and it’s difficult to know when to shift from promoting autonomy to protecting someone from risk.
Key risks include:
Individuals cannot recognize their own incapacity
No routine screening for incapacity
Capacity assessments can be unreliable
We share practical, evidence-informed materials designed to promote Incapacity Literacy and support ethical, informed decision-making. Our resources are tailored for professionals across legal, healthcare, financial, and social service sectors, as well as for individuals and families planning for future incapacity.
Are you a health care organization, an academic institution or a Not-for-Profit/Charity?
Find out how you can register your Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives for free at www.poaregistry.ca.
Are you a health care organization, an academic institution or a Not-for-Profit/Charity?
Find out how you can access the DecisionTracker™, the universal decision-making screening tool developed by the Capacity Clinic.
Incapacity PLANNIng
The goal of the incapacity plan is to create a clear roadmap for when you become incapable of making health or financial decisions for yourself.
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Real Estate
The goal of the housing plan is to create a clear road map for when your housing no longer meets your needs from a financial or care point of view.
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FOr clients
A person cannot identify when they are incapable. This means, the person must rely on their personal network to identify when hey are incapable and protect their interests.
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