Adult Capacity And Decision Making Act

• Controversial Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act comes into effect Dec. 28

  According to the province, the regulations detail who can carry out capacity assessments, how they will do it and what the work will cost, and the requirements of representation plans.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2017
  
• Budget, two replacement laws highlight 25-day sitting of Nova Scotia legislature

  Both laws drew some fire from advocates and were amended with minor changes before being passed in the legislature on Thursday.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2017
  
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• Advocates unhappy Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act pushed through N.S. legislature

  Multiple groups have voiced concerns about the state of the bill which passed its third reading — virtually unchanged — on Thursday.  

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2017
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• Cyberbullying and intellectual capacity bills tweaked by Nova Scotia government

  Bills involving cyberbullying and giving greater autonomy to people with intellectual or cognitive disabilities are set to move forward.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2017
• Controversial law governing those with intellectual deficits heads back to legislature with no amendments

  Nova Scotia's proposed law that aims to give more autonomy to those with intellectual or cognitive disabilities would likely face a constitutional challenge if it is passed without changes.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2017
• Nova Scotia legislature set to recognize independence of adults with intellectual deficits

  The Adult Capacity and Decision Making Act would recognize a person's right to live their own life and make their own decisions, except in instances where that isn't possible because of a court-proven impairment of capacity.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2017