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 ;Certificate of incapability: A certificate issued by a provincial health authority after a medical and functional assessment that finds an adult is mentally incapable.
-;Committee of estate: A person or body (such as the Public Guardian and Trustee) appointed to make legal and financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot manage their own affairs. A committee is appointed by the court, with the exception of the Public Guardian and Trustee, who can automatically become committee after a certificate of incapability is issued.
+;Committee of estate: A person or body (such as the Public Guardian and Trustee) appointed to make legal and financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot manage their own affairs. A committee is appointed by the court, with the exception of the Public Guardian and Trustee, who can automatically become committee after a '''certificate of incapability''' is issued.
 ;Designated responder: A person from a local health authority or community agency who will follow up with reports of abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult. The Public Guardian and Trustee has an online list of designated responders.