Personal Affairs Resources: Ontario
Practical and authoritative information for personal affairs planning in Ontario, covering advance planning, emergency preparedness, important records, identification, health information, and arrangements for future decision-making.
Ontario resources
Official Government of Ontario resources that can help organize important personal information, prepare for emergencies or incapacity, manage identification and health records, and make arrangements for someone you trust to act on your behalf if needed.
Learn about appointing someone you trust to make financial or personal-care decisions on your behalf if you become unable to make those decisions yourself.
Information about mental capacity, how incapacity may be determined, and how financial, personal-care and health-care decisions can be made when someone is unable to make them independently.
Guidance for creating a household emergency plan, identifying emergency contacts, preparing important documents and medical information, and assembling an emergency kit.
Information about Ontario health cards, including applying, renewing, replacing a card and keeping personal information up to date.
Access information about Ontario birth, marriage and death certificates, name changes, Ontario Photo Cards and other government-issued identification.
Register, check or update your Ontario organ and tissue donation consent so that your decision is officially recorded.