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ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY
THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY is given by me, [INSERT NAME OF DONOR], of the City/Town of
_______________, in the Province of Alberta.
1. Revocation of Previous Powers of Attorney. I REVOKE any previous powers of attorney granted by
me.
2. Applicable Law. I make this Enduring Power of Attorney in accordance with the Powers of Attorney
Act (Alberta).
3. Appointment of Attorney(s). I APPOINT my spouse, [INSERT NAME OF SPOUSE], of
_________________, Alberta to be my Attorney. In the event of the death or refusal or inability of [INSERT
NAME OF SPOUSE] to act or continue to act, I APPOINT [INSERT NAME OF ALTERNATE
ATTORNEY], of ___________________________ [insert place of residence] to be my Attorney. Any person(s)
acting as my Attorney may renounce their appointment at any time before this Enduring Power of
Attorney comes into effect.
4. Definitions. In this Enduring Power of Attorney, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a)
“Attorney” means the person(s) appointed by me in this document to act on my behalf,
whether original or substituted, and includes my appointed Attorney, joint Attorneys, or
joint and several Attorneys.
(b)
(c)
(d)
“Full powers” means the general authority to perform all actions and do all things on my
behalf, as fully as I could do if I were able to do so, that may lawfully be done by my
Attorney. This power does not include the authority to write my will, or to maintain,
educate, benefit and advance my spouse and dependent children.
“Power” means the authority to act on my behalf and in my place for the purpose of
holding and managing my property and financial affairs.
“Spouse” means [INSERT NAME OF SPOUSE], of _________________, Alberta.
5. Coming Into Effect. This Power of Attorney shall not come into effect unless and until I am infirm
or mentally incapable of making reasonable judgments about my property and financial affairs. [NOTE: If
you want the document to become effective immediately, strike this clause out.]
6. Powers to Endure. The powers I give my Attorney in this document to take effect in the future, are
to continue and are not to be revoked despite any incapacity I may suffer after signing this document.
Unless revoked by me during my lifetime, this Enduring Power of Attorney terminates on my death.
7. Revocation. I may revoke this Enduring Power of Attorney at any time, in writing, as long as I
have the capacity to do so.
8. Written Declaration of Incapacity. The written declaration of two (2) medical doctors authorized to
carry on practice in the Province of Alberta or, should I become incapacitated while permanently or

temporarily outside of Alberta, two (2) medical doctors licensed to practice in that jurisdiction, shall be
conclusive proof that I have become mentally incapable, whereupon this Power of Attorney shall become
effective.
9. Powers.
9.1 Upon this Enduring Power of Attorney coming into effect, I give my Attorney full powers to do
anything on my behalf to hold my property, and to invest and manage my property, which full
powers include:
(a) writing cheques on my bank accounts;
(b) having access to my safety deposit box;
(c) investing money and buying and selling securities;
(d) filing my tax returns;
(e) selling or managing my real property;
(f) collecting any debts owed to me;
(g) voting any corporate shares I hold;
(h) signing any documents relating to my property;
(i) doing any other act relating to my property and financial affairs.
9.2 With respect to land owned by me, my Attorney has power to sign all documents on my behalf
for registration under any legislation concerning land titles and real property of all the provinces
and territories of Canada and any foreign jurisdiction.
9.3 If making a payment to or for a person as authorized by this document, my Attorney may pay the
person, the guardian of the person, or any other person my Attorney may consider appropriate.
A receipt from the person to whom the payment is made will be evidence of the fulfillment of my
Attorney’s responsibility. My Attorney has no obligation to ensure that the payment is applied
properly.
THIS IS A 5-PAGE DOCUMENT.