Forms & applications
The BC and Canadian paperwork families most often need, in one place, with a line on what each one is actually for. Finding these is usually harder than filling them in.
Applications you submit
Each of these is something you fill in, send off and then wait on. Most take longer than people expect, which is the argument for starting before you need the answer.
CRA Disability Tax Credit Certificate (Form T2201)(opens in a new tab)
Apply for the federal disability tax credit (DTC) to help reduce income tax for individuals with severe and prolonged impairments.
SPARC BC Parking Permit Application(opens in a new tab)
Apply for an accessible parking permit for individuals with mobility limitations that meet SPARC BC criteria.
BC HLTH 349: Palliative Care Benefits Registration(opens in a new tab)
Completed by a physician or nurse practitioner to register an eligible patient for the BC Palliative Care Benefits program.
Forms and medical orders
These record a decision. Several need a physician's signature to carry any weight, and all of them are worth discussing before they are signed rather than after.
BC HLTH 302: No CPR Medical Order(opens in a new tab)
An official medical order completed by a doctor or nurse practitioner instructing healthcare providers and first responders not to initiate CPR.
Island Health MOST Form (Scope of Treatment)(opens in a new tab)
An Island Health medical order that outlines the specific level of medical intervention and treatment goals a patient wishes to receive.
BC HLTH 1632: Request for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)(opens in a new tab)
The official form to submit a written request for medical assistance in dying in British Columbia.
BC HLTH 3987: Notification of Expected Death in the Home(opens in a new tab)
Completed in advance to allow transfer of the deceased from home without requiring an emergency call or immediate professional pronouncement.
Planning guides
Not paperwork so much as something to sit down with, ideally before there is any urgency about it.
BC My Voice: Advance Care Planning Guide(opens in a new tab)
A comprehensive guide from the BC Government to help you think about, discuss, and document your future healthcare wishes.
The rest of the toolkit
Self-assessment tools
Established, publicly available screening checks. Each runs in your browser and scores instantly. Your answers are never sent to us; if you are signed in to a free account, your result is saved to it.
OpenMonarch guides
Written here rather than borrowed. Practical aids for the moments families get stuck, and not clinical instruments.
OpenResource library
Organizations and services across British Columbia, most of them free and publicly funded, with a note on why we trust each.
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