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 hivi.

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 hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.