How to apply to replace the Public Guardian and Trustee as statutory guardian — and autofill Form 1 with my-id.ca
Apply to replace the PGT as statutory guardian without retyping your details
When the Public Guardian and Trustee is an incapable person's statutory guardian of property, an eligible person can apply to replace them — and Form 1 repeats your name, address, and relationship 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 1 - Application to Replace the Public Guardian and Trustee as Statutory Guardian by a Person Authorized to Apply Under Subsection 17(1) — 004-0236
What this form is about
Form 1 is used by a person listed in section 17(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act to apply to replace the Public Guardian and Trustee as an incapable person's statutory guardian of property. Confirm eligibility and the current process on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and contact details.
- The incapable person's name and details.
- Your relationship to the incapable person.
- A management plan for the person's property (confirm requirements on ontario.ca).
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
- Who can use Form 1?
- A person authorized under section 17(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act when the Public Guardian and Trustee is the statutory guardian of property. Confirm eligibility on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and the incapable person's identifying details; you prepare the management plan yourself.
- Does my-id.ca submit the application?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit through the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee or the court as required.
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.