Table 2:

Comparison of elements in advance directive documentation for all provinces and territories in Canada

Province or territory, URLFormatDateNo. of pagesNo. of wordsClinical languageOpen-ended fieldsDo-not-resuscitate optionTissue donation optionGlossary of termsPrep sheet
British Columbia, www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2013/MyVoice-AdvanceCarePlanningGuide.pdfBrochure/form2013566 316
Alberta, www.albertahealthservices.ca/frm-103547.pdfForm201421286
Saskatchewan, www.rqhealth.ca/rqhr-central/files/ceac_1042.pdfBrochure/form2014296602
Manitoba, www.gov.mb.ca/health/documents/hcd.pdfForm20042875
Ontario, www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/014-4519-45~1/$File/4519-45.pdfForm20081383
Quebec, www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en/citizens/Pages/advance-medical-directives-download-the-form.aspxForm201762561
New Brunswick, www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/h-s/pdf/en/Patients/Form-AdvanceHealthCareDirective.pdfForm20163342
Nova Scotia, http://novascotia.ca/just/pda/_docs/PersonalDirectiveLongForm0311.pdfBrochure/form2010206108
Prince Edward Island, www.gov.pe.ca/forms/pdf/2797.pdf?_ga=1.14385655.1761787984.1456247692Form201681608
Newfoundland and Labrador, www.cssd.gov.nl.ca/publications/pdf/seniors/ahcd_booklet.pdfBrochure/form2017102018
Yukon, www.hss.gov.yk.ca/pdf/adv_directive_booklet.pdfForm2017244305
Northwest Territories,* www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/personal-directivesWebsite20172724
Nunavut,* www.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/Guardianship_%26_Trusteeship_Act.pdfLegal document20154213 007
  • * Excluded from content analysis because of format incompatibility.