How to appoint a guardian of the person in your POA — and autofill Form 6 with my-id.ca
Name a guardian of the person in your power of attorney without retyping your details
In a power of attorney for personal care, you can optionally name someone to be guardian of the person if needed — and the statement repeats your name, address, and the guardian's details. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Guardianship — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 6-Optional Statement to Appoint a Guardian of the Person under Subsection 71 (1) — 004-0245
What this form is about
Form 6 is an optional statement in a power of attorney for personal care appointing a guardian of the person under subsection 71(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act. It lets you name who should become guardian if a guardian of the person is ever required.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address as grantor.
- Your proposed guardian's name and address.
- Your power of attorney for personal care (confirm it is executed).
- Witness information if required with the POA package.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Form 6 required?
- No — it is optional and used with a power of attorney for personal care when you want to name a guardian of the person in advance.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address and the guardian's details.
- Does my-id.ca create a valid POA?
- No. my-id.ca autofills fields; execution and witnessing are your responsibility.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.