Estate Planning

• How to share your health and personal care preferences with health care teams and your family if you become incapable of expressing your own decisions, for example, health care treatment and who can make decisions for you
• An online interactive workbook to help with the advance care planning process and writing a health care directive
• An advance care planning wallet card
• Health care directives form

Provides support to those navigating end-of-life choice and care. Includes:

• Providing independent witnesses and/or proxies to MAID requestors through the Independent Witness Program
• Provides free virtual workshops or presentations on Advance Care Planning (ACP)
• Provides free virtual workshops or presentations on Medical assistance in dying (MAID)
• Advocacy for end-of-life care and choice

Note: They do not provide information or means to end a life, and do not offer MAID assessments or provisions.

Provides information about and referrals to CLI's programs and services. Assists individuals in understanding the law, navigating the justice system, and providing support to make informed decisions during stressful situations. Issues include:

• Divorce
• Custody
• Child support
• Company and commercial, including non-profit issues
• Wills
• Buying property or renting
• Labour and employment
• Consumer protection
• Criminal law
• Human rights
• Power of attorney
• Many other topics

• The request process
• Who is eligible
• Who can provide the service
• How the service is being carried out across Canada

Provides online and print legal information about a variety of subjects. Includes:

• Criminal law
• Family law (including divorce, parenting time, decision-making responsibility, child support, and separation of assets)
• Going to court
• Health and the law
• Housing and property
• Wills, estates, and planning ahead
• Youth and the law