Office of the Vulnerable Persons' Commissioner

The mandate of the Office of the Vulnerable Persons Commissioner is to implement the substitute decision making provisions of the Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act Act. Our goal is to protect the decision-making rights of vulnerable persons.

Our specific activities:

• conduct preliminary investigations of applications for substitute decision makers
• appoint hearing panels to review and make recommendations regarding the need for and scope of substitute decision maker appointments
• appoint substitute decision makers, where warranted
• maintain a register of appointments of substitute decision makers
• monitor the actions of, and periodically review the need for, the substitute decision maker
• receive and investigate complaints and mediate and seek to resolve disputes between substitute decision makers;
• provide information to vulnerable individuals, their families, substitute decision makers and the general public regarding the substitute decision making process

Call (800) 757-9857, or use the website.

Phone

(800) 757-9857

Website

https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/vpco/index.html