What is a protection mandate?

A document you make while capable, naming who will look after you and your property if you become incapable. It must be homologated by a court or notary to take effect, and it is far preferable to a court-imposed regime.

What replaced curatorship?

Quebec's 2022 reform simplified protective supervision, making tutorship the main measure and adding temporary representation for specific acts.

Usually a family member or close person, supervised by the Curateur public. Where no one is available or suitable, the Curateur public may act.

Curateur public du Québec — Protection of Incapable Adults

Curateur public du Québec

Quebec Public Curator

The Curateur public protects Quebec adults who are incapable of caring for themselves or their property. Since Quebec's 2022 reform, protective supervision is provided mainly through tutorship, alongside the temporary representation measure and homologation of a protection mandate you made while capable. Making a protection mandate in advance is far preferable to a court-supervised regime.

What it does

Oversees tutorship and protective supervision for incapable adults
Homologates protection mandates made in advance
Acts as tutor where no family member can
Supervises private tutors and monitors the protected person's interests

Matters it hears

Assessment of incapacity and opening of protective supervision
Homologation of a protection mandate
Temporary representation for a specific act
Management of a protected person's property

Appeals & review

Protective supervision is opened by the court or notary; contested matters proceed in the Cour supérieure.

Appeal and review deadlines are short and strictly applied. Treat the decision date as the start of a clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a protection mandate?: A document you make while capable, naming who will look after you and your property if you become incapable. It must be homologated by a court or notary to take effect, and it is far preferable to a court-imposed regime.
What replaced curatorship?: Quebec's 2022 reform simplified protective supervision, making tutorship the main measure and adding temporary representation for specific acts.
Who can be a tutor?: Usually a family member or close person, supervised by the Curateur public. Where no one is available or suitable, the Curateur public may act.

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General information about jurisdiction and process, not legal advice. LegalCounselNearMe is not a law firm and is not affiliated with Curateur public du Québec. Procedures, forms and fees change — the official site is authoritative.