11.6 Chapter Summary
Key Summary Points
- Advanced Care Plans (APC) detail our values and wishes for end-of-life care.
- Substitute Decision Makers (SDM) are people we appoint through a Power of Attorney for Personal Care (POAPC) to make health and medical decisions on our behalf, when we are unable to do so for ourselves.
- Having a Will detailing our wishes for the distribution of our assets and appointing a durable Power of Attorney (for property), is an important part of any end-of-life planning activities.
- Having “the conversation” with loved ones is essential for end-of-life planning and for making sure our values and wishes are honoured.
- Opening up a dialogue about death and engaging in end-of-life planning (including planning for the disposal of our body and our end of life ceremony) can ease the burden of the work that has to occur after we die.
Additional Resources
Below are a list of supplementary resources for students interested in learning more about the chapter topics. These resources are NOT required course materials. A list of required course materials, beyond those found throughout this chapter, are provided on the following page.
Additional Viewings
The Conversation Project (n.d.-b). Videos. https://theconversationproject.org/videos
Jacky Kuk. (November 17, 2020). Canada Estate Planning 101 (6 things you must consider!) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/I1XFUQ_fss4
Jacky Kuk. (January 25, 2022). Best ways to get your will/POA done in Canada? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Jl5qdFXSI_I
Additional Readings
Canada. (n.d.-a). Benefits of estate planning. https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/financial-toolkit/financial-planning/financial-planning-4/2.html
Canada. (n.d.-b). What every older Canadian should know about: Having a will and making funeral plans. https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/estate-planning.html
Canada. (n.d.-c). What every older Canadian should know about Powers of attorney (for financial matters and property) and joint bank accounts. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors/forum/power-attorney-financial.html
Milestones in hospice palliative care. (n.d.). Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. https://www.chpca.ca/about-hpc/milestones-in-hospice-palliative-care/
Ontario. (n.d.). Apply for probate of an estate. https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-probate-estate
Law Society of Ontario. (n.d.). Locating wills and documents. https://lso.ca/public-resources/locating-wills-and-documents
Websites
Death with Dignity Canada. (n.d.). https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario. (n.d.). https://www.hpco.ca/
The Conversation Project. (n.d.) https://theconversationproject.org/