When makers register their personal directive with the Personal Directives Registry they also provide confidential information about their agent(s). Alberta privacy laws (FOIP and PIPA) require that each agent must be informed that their information will be viewed by professionals, who have been approved by the Office of the Public Guardian, to search the Registry. Each agent must first agree to their information being shown in the Registry before their information can be viewed.
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While a maker or a third party can register a personal directive with the Personal Directives Registry, privacy laws in Alberta (FOIP and PIPA) require that personal information entered in the personal directives must be consented to by the people who are named in the personal directive. After this consent is given, only the person whose information needs to be updated can update that information.
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It is the responsibility of the agent to update their contact information when there are changes. No one else can update the information on behalf of the agent because of Alberta privacy laws (FOIP and PIPA). It is important for the maker to remind the agent to update their contact information on the Registry when updates are needed so that the information on the Registry is always current.
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When a maker writes a subsequent personal directive and chooses different agents, the maker can enter the contact information of the new agent(s) and remove the previously named agents. The Registry would notify the previously named agents that the maker has removed them as their assigned agent on the Registry. The new agents would have to agree before their contact information becomes visible on the Registry.
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For any questions or concerns not answered above, please contact the OPG at 1-877-427-4525.
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