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Making Future Health Care Decisions

My Voice: Expressing My Wishes for Future Health Care Treatment

Monday, April 16th 2012 is Advance Care Planning Day in British Columbia.

On September 1, 2011, advance directives became another new legal option for capable adults in British Columbia to do advance care planning to make their wishes known for their future health care treatment decisions. Advance care planning is the process of thinking about, and writing down, your wishes or instructions for future health care treatment in the event you become incapable of deciding for yourself. For more information about advance care planning, including how to make an advance care plan, name a Representative in a Representation Agreement, or to make an advance directive, visit here. To download the provincial advance care planning guide and workbook, My Voice: Expressing My wishes for Future Health Care Treatment, click here.

Due to unexpected high demand, the ministry and health authorities regret they cannot fulfill requests for hard copies of the guide at this time. We regret any inconvenience this may cause, and are looking into options to make bulk ordering a possibility in future. Please watch this web page for more information.

To watch a video about advance care planning, click below:

Aboriginal Health advance care planning: Respecting Aboriginal Ceremonies and Rites

For brochures about advance care planning, click below:

For Frequently Asked Questions about advance care planning in British Columbia, visit here.

If you are a health care provider in B.C. and want to know more about B.C.’s health care consent laws, see the updated Health Care Providers’ Guide to Consent to Health Care (2011) found here.

If you have questions about advance care planning in B.C., send an email to AdvanceCarePlanningBC@gov.bc.ca.