1. A substitute decision maker can ask the Consent and Capacity Board for permission to depart from a resident's known wish.

2. Someone named in a Power of Attorney for Personal Care can appoint another person to make decisions for the resident.

3. The Public Guardian and Trustee can make treatment decisions for a resident who has nobody else to act as their substitute decision maker only if prior arrangements have been made by the resident.

4. A substitute decision maker can consent on a resident’s behalf, even if the resident is capable.

5. A health care provider can ask the Consent and Capacity Board to review a substitute decision maker's consent decision.

6. Ontario's Health Care Consent Act includes principles that substitute decision makers are to follow when making treatment decisions for someone else.

7. Even if a resident is capable, informed consent for treatment must also be obtained from the person named in the resident's Power of Attorney for Personal Care document.

8. A substitute decision maker needs to be capable, willing, and available in order to make decisions for a resident.

9. If a resident never shared any wishes, a substitute decision maker can substitute their own wishes.

10. When making a treatment decision for a resident, a substitute decision maker must consider a resident's wishes before considering the resident's best interests.