FREE Canadian General Power of Attorney

Use this free General Power of Attorney in Canada to appoint another person as your lawful attorney / agent.

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GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

(Made in accordance with the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992)


I,[Name of person making the Power of Attorney] revoke any previous continuing power of attorney for property made by me and now hereby appoint [Name of the Attorney] to be my lawful attorney for property and other powers as defined under this Agreement.



If the person I have appointed above cannot or will not be my attorney because of refusal, resignation, death, mental incapacity, or removal by the court, the in such circumstances, I substitute [Name of Substitute] to act as my attorney for property with the same authority as the person he or she is replacing. However, the substituted attorney shall become my lawful attorney only when the Attorney mentioned above is not able to act as my attorney for the reasons mentioned above.



I AUTHORIZE my attorney for property to do on my behalf anything in respect of property that I could do if capable of managing property, except make a will, subject to the law and to any conditions or restrictions contained in this document. I confirm that he/she may do so even if I am mentally incapable.



CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:



[This may contain any specific condition of restriction applicable to the Attorney]



OTHER POWERS:



[This may contain a section of any specific powers given to the Attorney].



Unless otherwise stated in this document, this continuing power of attorney will come into effect on the date it is signed and witnessed.



Unless otherwise stated in this document, I authorize my attorney(s) to take annual compensation from my property in accordance with the fee scale prescribed by regulation for the compensation of attorneys for property made pursuant to Section 90 of the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992.



Signed, sealed and delivered by:





[Principle Signature]





In the presence of



[Witness Signature]



[Name]



DATE:




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