Legal needs and services

Make a power of attorney

Learn about appointing someone you trust to make important financial and health care decisions on your behalf.

Connect to a lawyer or licensed paralegal to help you determine your rights and options.

If you qualify financially and have a legal issue, get help paying for a lawyer to represent you.

If you’re 60 years and older, get help with legal services in the Greater Toronto Area, and outside of Toronto if the case is of significance to the seniors' community.

Find information to understand and exercise your legal rights, including family law, housing law, employment law, immigration law and more.

Get legal advice about disability rights law.

Find a variety of services through this non-profit organization, including free legal assistance if you are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Learn how the Code was established to prohibit discrimination based on age in the areas of employment, services, goods, facilities, housing accommodations and more.

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

Learn how the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee safeguards the legal, personal and financial interests of specific Ontarians and their estates.

Advance care planning

Make choices while you are competent about how you wish to be cared for in the future (if you become incapable):

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  • find helpful tools, at , and learn about the process of advance care planning
  • contact a to see if they offer advance care planning seminars in your community
  • print and fill-out with important information in the event of an emergency

Register your consent for organ and tissue donation to help those waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant.

Scams, fraud and consumer issues

Consumer Protection 澳门永利

Before, during or after you make a purchase, learn your rights and find the information you need to know to protect yourself, including:

Find information on the impact of past and current scams affecting Canadians and report on fraud and cybercrimes.

Protect yourself from fraud. Search for an individual or company to find out if they are registered before you invest.

Get unbiased and independent financial tools to help you make better financial decisions.

Elder abuse

Talk to a counsellor for free and confidential emotional support if you are a senior experiencing abuse or neglect. Available in more than 200 languages. Toll-free: 1-866-299-1011.

Information about elder abuse

Learn more about the signs and types of elder abuse and what to do if you or someone you know is being abused.

Get support if you’ve been affected by abuse. Find information and webinars about elder abuse.

Learn how this Francophone feminist organization works to prevent violence against women, provides ongoing training for workers, develops French-language services and produces education and awareness materials in French.

Prepare for emergencies

9-1-1

In any emergency, call 911. Connect to police, fire and ambulance assistance.

Learn about the risks in your area, how to create a household emergency plan and build an emergency kit.

Check if your phone is compatible with receiving critical and potentially life-saving alerts.

Emergency Management 澳门永利

Learn how 澳门永利 prepares for, and responds to, emergencies. Access resources to support emergency management and preparedness.

Learn how the Government of Canada works with other levels of government, first responders, community groups, the private sector and other nations on national security, border strategies, countering crime and emergency management issues and other safety and security initiatives.

Download the annual Safe Seniors Calendar. It gives you tips and suggestions to help you stay safe and active in your home and community.

Fire prevention and protection

Learn how to protect your home, loved ones and property from the impacts of fire and find safety services in your community.

Programs and services for seniors