Resources - Legal and Legislation
Legislative Framework for Abuse of Older Manitobans
The Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat requested RESOLVE to seek out public attitudes and awareness of abuse and/or neglect of older adults and related legislative frameworks in Manitoba.
Manitoba Law Reform Commission
Manitoba Law Reform Commission's 1999 report "Adult Protection and Elder Abuse" (Report #103) provides a wide variety of recommendations regarding provincial laws in this area. Recommends against having an adult protection law, and offers a number of recommendations for changes to The Domestic Violence and Stalking Prevention, Protection and Compensation.
Canadian Laws on abuse and Neglect
This report explores the following questions: Are there laws to protect older adults from abuse?; How effective are Canada's laws?; Are abused older adults willing to use the
By: Lisa Romano, Staff Lawyerjustice system?
Elder Abuse: Failing to Provide the
Necessaries of Life to Older Adults is a Crime
This article was originally published in the Advocacy Centre for the
Elderly’s Fall 2009 Newsletter which can be found at www.acelaw.ca
