- Part X of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act: A Guide to Access and Privacy for Service Providers
- Download the Part X guide and other resources
- Terms used in this guide
- Introduction
- Does Part X of the CYFSA apply to you?
- Collection, use, and disclosure of personal information
- Consent and capacity
- Safeguarding and managing personal information
- Access to records of personal information
- Correction of records
- Offences and immunity
- Definitions
- FAQs
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Substitute decision-makers
Substitute decision-makers can consent on behalf of an individual to the collection, use or disclosure of the individual’s personal information. They can also act on behalf of the individual to make any request, give any instruction, or take any step that Part X allows an individual to take — including an access request.71
As described below, certain persons may act as a substitute decision-maker on behalf of:
- an incapable person (of any age)
- a child under the age of 16 —whether capable or incapable — subject to the exceptions below
- a capable person over the age of 16 who has authorized the substitute decision-maker in writing