Assistance Measure | Gouvernement du Québec

About the assistance measure

The assistance measure lets an assistant help a person living with a difficulty to make decisions and manage their property.

Persons seeking assistance

Who is the assistance measure for? Learn more about the profile of persons seeking assistance and the responsibilities of the assisted person.

Becoming an assistant

Find out how to become an assistant and about the role and responsibilities of the assistant once they are recognized by the Curateur public.

Having a person recognized as an assistant

Find out how to submit an application for recognition of an assistant. For security reasons, this is a multi-step process.

Duration and termination of the assistance measure

Find out how to terminate the recognition of an assistant and when the Curateur public can step in to do the same.

The Curateur public’s role and responsibilities in the assistance measure

Find out more about the Curateur public’s role and responsibilities in the assistance measure.

My Assistance Measure Account

Have an assistant recognized, create a profile, or track an application on the My Assistance Measure Account platform.

Public register of assistants

Check the Public register of assistants to confirm the identity of an assistant and to identify the assisted person for whom the assistant is working.

Verify the assistant’s identity in the Public register of assistants

Information for service providers and organizations that need to verify an assistant’s identity in the Public register of assistants.

Last update: February 23, 2023