Projects Non-resident trustees under the Dependent Adults Act To be appointed under the Dependent Adults Act as a trustee of the estate of a dependent adult, an individual must be a resident of Alberta. This prevents a dependent adult's finances being managed by any friend or family member who lives outside the province. If no resident individual or trust corporation can be found to act as a dependent adult's trustee, the Public Trustee of Alberta will fulfill that role. Alberta is one of very few jurisdictions in Canada to have such an absolute prohibition in this area.
Most Canadian provinces allow non-residents to be trustees for dependent adults.
In this project, the Institute will consider whether the Alberta prohibition concerning non-resident trustees should be changed.