First and most importantly, “attorney” in Canada does not mean “lawyer”, as it does in the United States.

In Canada it is most commonly used to mean “the donee of a power of attorney”. When you draft a power of attorney for property naming, for example, your sister to look after your business and bank accounts while you are out of the country, your sister is that donee; she is the “attorney”.

Click here for information on Powers of Attorney.

Click here for information on Powers of Attorney for Personal Care.

Click here for information on Living Wills.

Click here for information on Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property.

Click here for information on Non-Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property.