September 5, 2002
Health Care Decisions and End-of-Life Issues
This project considers issues arising out of the implementation of new adult guardianship legislation, in particular the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act (the HCCF). This project discusses those issues and also delves into implementation of two other statutes that also came into force as of 28 February Read more…
July 5, 2002
The Ultimate Limitation Period: Updating the Limitation Act
This project examines the ultimate limitation period contained in section 8 of the Limitation Act. The project identifies a number of problems associated with section 8 and makes recommendations with particular attention to: the appropriate length and commencement date of the ULP; the future of special ULPs; and the potential Read more…
January 5, 2001
Civil Remedies for Sexual Assault
This project addresses the way in which civil damages are assessed and awarded to the victims of sexual assault. Civil actions for damages, broadly speaking, comprise lawsuits commenced by plaintiffs against defendants for alleged wrongful conduct. Sexual assault can be defined as the intentional application of force that violates a Read more…
October 12, 2017
New tool release – Engaging Older Women in your Community: A Promising Practices Guide for Women’s and Senior Serving Organizations
Co-authored by Raissa Dickinson Engaging Older Women in your Community is a promising practices tool developed as an outcome of the Older Women’s Dialogue Project (OWDP). The publication is intended to support your agency to anticipate and address structural barriers to the participation of older women in community initiatives aimed Read more…
February 14, 2017
Informed health care consent, aging and dementia: making it happen
January was Alzheimer Awareness Month, making it a great time for the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) to launch a new project that seeks to help people living with dementia better understand their right to consent to health care treatment and medication. In collaboration with the Alzheimer Society of Read more…