About Us

An independent provincial tribunal, the Consent and Capacity Board's (CCB) mission is the fair and accessible adjudication of consent and capacity issues, balancing the rights of vulnerable individuals with public safety. The CCB's key areas of activity are the adjudication of matters of capacity, consent, civil committal and substitute decision making. Most applications to the CCB are for a review of involuntary status in a psychiatric facility, a review of a finding of incapacity to consent to treatment, or a review of a Community Treatment Order.

The Board has the authority to hold hearings to deal with the following matters:

Health Care Consent Act

• Review of a finding of incapacity to consent to treatment, admission to a care facility or a personal assistance service
• Consideration of the appointment of a representative to make decisions for an incapable person with respect to treatment, admission to a care facility or a personal assistance service
• Giving directions on issues of treatment, admission to care facilities and personal assistance services
• Consideration of a request for authority to depart from prior capable wishes of an incapable person
• Review of a decision to consent to an admission to a hospital, psychiatric facility or other health facility for the purposes of receiving treatment
• Review of a substitute decision-maker’s compliance with the rules for substitute decision-making
• Consideration of a request to amend or terminate the appointment of a representative

Mental Health Act

• Review of involuntary status for a patient subject to a certificate of involuntary status, renewal of involuntary status or continuation of involuntary status
• Consideration of a request to order, vary or cancel specific conditions for an involuntary patient
• Review of a finding of incapacity to manage property
• Review of whether a young person (aged 12 - 15) requires observation, care and treatment in a psychiatric facility
• Review of a Community Treatment Order

Personal Health Information Protection Act

• Review of a determination of incapacity to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal health information
• Review of a substitute decision maker’s compliance with the rules for substitute decision-making
• Consideration of the appointment of a representative to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal health information on behalf of an incapable person
• Consideration of a request to amend or terminate the appointment of a representative

Child, Youth and Family Services Act

• Review of a determination of incapacity to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information
• Review of a substitute decision maker’s compliance with the rules for substitute decision-making
• Consideration of the appointment of a representative to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal health information on behalf of an incapable person
• Consideration of a request to amend or terminate the appointment of a representative

Substitute Decisions Act

• Review of a finding of incapacity to manage property

Mandatory Blood Testing Act

• Review of a request, by an eligible individual who has allegedly come into contact with another person’s bodily fluid, for an order that a blood sample of the other person be provided and analyzed for specific blood borne pathogens

Leadership Team

To reach a member of the leadership team please send your correspondence to their attention by email, fax or regular mail at the CCB addresses / numbers found on the Contact page of the Board's website. Use of email is recommended for fastest service.