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This blog explains the investigatory function of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee’s Guardianship Investigations Unit (GIU) and in what circumstances it may be able to offer assistance.

Help Me, GIU. You’re My Only Hope! Understanding the Guardianship Investigations Unit Canada is experiencing an increasing aging demographic, with approximately one-fifth of the total Canadian population being comprised of those who are 65 years or older as of 2025. From that aging population, it has been estimated by some economists that over $1 trillion in intergenerational wealth....

It’s important to make a will and powers of attorney, and equally important to choose the best person or institution to be your executor and attorney for property and personal care in those documents. But your lawyer isn’t necessarily the best person for those jobs.

In this blog, Jan Goddard explains why. What our estate planning lawyers have expertise in doing is helping people understand the roles of executor and attorney, the importance of having a will and powers of attorney, picking the right person or institution for these jobs, and then providing legal advice around the making and implementation of these documents.

Please contact us at Goddard Gamage LLP for more info about this.

Why I Say No When Clients Ask Me to Be Their Attorney for Property My policy is to decline to be appointed as an attorney for property for any client. Here are my reasons: To act as an attorney for property is an open-ended commitment. The client could become incapable at any time. The onset of their incapacity could be a defining event or it could be a matter of u...

Goddard Gamage LLP is thrilled to have been chosen for the seventh time as a Top Wills, Trusts, and Estates law firm in Canada!

Thank you to our peers, colleagues, firm members, clients, and families for your support. We are very proud and grateful to have received this award!

Congratulations to the other nine Top Wills, Trusts, and Estates law firms in the country - we are proud to be in your company.

Link to the Canadian Lawyer Magazine article about this award is in this blog below. Thank you Canadian Lawyer Magazine for this honour!

Goddard Gamage LLP chosen as one of the Top Ten Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law Firms in Canada 2025-26 We are pleased to announce that Goddard Gamage LLP has been chosen as one of the Top Wills, Trusts, and Estates boutique law firms for 2025-26 in the country by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. This is the seventh time the firm has been given this award. This recognition is a testament to our firm’s....

Congratulations to Jan and Nimali on being recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026!

Jan Goddard and Nimali Gamage recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada We are proud to announce that Jan Goddard and Nimali Gamage have once again been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada....