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PRESENTATIONS and RESOURCE LINKS
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Prosecuting Elder Abuse Cases
Jason Balgopal
Assistant Crown Attorney, Scarborough Crown Attorney Office
NOTE: This presentaton was NOT recorded.
Websites
Office of the Pubic and Gaurdian & Trusee (OPGT)
www.ontario.ca/page/guardianship
www.ontario.ca/page/mental-capacity
Steps to Justice
- https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/health-and-disability/elder-abuse-health-and-disability/services/
- https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/abuse-and-family-violence/what-difference-between-restraining-order-and-peace-bond/
- https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/programs-and-services/seniors-and-caregivers/
Restorative Justice
www.cjiwr.com
Know your Rights: Exploring licensed retirement home living and the safeguards that protect older adults
Kurtis Barrett
Interim Director, Public Affairs, Retirement Home Regulatory Authority
Websites:
- www.rhra.ca
- Retirement Home Residents Bill of Rights
www.rhra.ca/en/information-for-retirement-home-residents/residents-bill-of-rights - Making a Complaint
Reporting Harm
If you see or suspect a retirement home resident is being harmed or is at risk, please submit a mandatory report via webform,
- Call 1‐855‐275‐7472
www.rhra.ca/en/information-for-retirement-home-residents/reporting-harm/ - Looking for a Retirement Home
- Retirement Home Database (search for homes and review inspection reports)
www.rhra.ca/en/retirement-home-database
Financial Abuse & Misuse of POA: Legal Realities
Mike Payne, Detective Constable. Waterloo Regional Police Service
Websites:
Elder Abuse Prevention Council – Waterloo
https://eapc.ca
Guided Pathway to Make a Power of Attorney
https://stepstojustice.ca/guided-pathways/wills-and-powers-of-attorney-preparing-a-power-of-attorney/
Ontario Government: www.ontario.ca/page/make-power-attorney
WelPartner Resources
https://welpartners.com
https://welpartners.com/blog/2026/02/r-v-ehrhardt-criminal-accountability-for-abuse-of-a-power-of-attorney-2/
Panel Discussion: What happens after you call the police?
Detective Staff Sergeant Kim Hogan, Victim Response Support Unit – West Region, Crime Preventions & Community Support Bureau. Ontario Provincial Police
Detective Constable Kevin Middleton, Hate Crime Investigator, Thunder Bay Police
Detective Isabelle Ouellette, Elder & Vulnerable Adult Investigations, Ottawa Police Service
Thunder Bay Police
Thunder Bay Police Online Reporting Form:
www.services.tryrubicon.com/thunder-bay-police-service/online-reports
Cases: long-term care home, staff member face criminal charges in resident’s 2025 death
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/pioneer-ridge-criminal-charges-9.7131987
www.netnewsledger.com/2026/02/27/crime-against-elders-investigation-leads-to-manslaughter-charge-in-thunder-bay/
Ottawa Police Service
www.ottawapolice.ca/en/who-we-are/elder-abuse.aspx
OPP
Community Engagement Officers (CEOs) are frontline officers who are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with their communities. They often are the face of the OPP in their communities – building relationships, working collaboratively with local community partners and connecting partners to support social development and increase community safety.
www.opp.ca/index.php?&lng=en&id=115&entryid=56b79a118f94ace85c28d180
Reporting
Senior Crimestoppers Programs : www.seniorcrimestoppers.org
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre : https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm
Legal Supports
ARCH Disability Law Centre : https://archdisabilitylaw.ca
Legal Aid Ontario www.legalaid.on.ca
I Decide Law Program : https://pooranlaw.com/services/people/free-legal-services
New Commer Legal Clinic : https://newcomerlegal.ca
Queen’s Legal Aid : https://queenslawclinics.ca
Pro Bono Ontario : www.probonoontario.org
Victim Services in Ontario : www.ontario.ca/page/victim-services-ontario
Access Rights and Laws in Retirement nd Long-term Care Homes
Jane Meadus
Staff Lawyer and Institutional Advocate, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
Websites:
- Advocacy Centre for the Elderly :
www.acelaw.ca
www.acelaw.ca/not-alone-senior-scam-stories/
www.acelaw.ca/legal-topic/elder-abuse/ - Access Rights and Laws in RH and LTC Home : Resident Rights
www.acelaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Newsletter-Vol-17-No-1-Fall-2022.pdf - Rights and protections as a tenant under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, including the right to have visitors without interference by the licensee, and specifically a prohibition on the licensee issuing trespass notices against resident’s visitors under the Trespass to Property Act.
- Long-term care home complaint process
www.ontario.ca/page/long-term-care-home-complaint-process
www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-long-term-care