Annual Canadian Elder Law Conference

Important dates

1. 3 Dec

   Abstract / full paper deadline

   In 18 days

2. 30 Dec

   Conference

   Addu, Maldives

All deadlines are as published by the organizer. Check the official website for the time zone.

About this conference

The key intention of ACELC is to provide opportunity for the global participants to share their ideas and experience in person with their peers expected to join from different parts on the world. In addition this gathering will help the delegates to establish research or business relations as well as to find international linkage for future collaborations in their career path. We hope that ACELC outcome will lead to significant contributions to the knowledge base in these up-to-date scientific fields in scope.

Topics and scope

• Elder Abuse and the Legal System: Prevention and Prosecution
• Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making in Canada
• Legal Tools for Elder Autonomy: Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives
• Capacity and Consent: Legal Standards and Medical Realities
• Ageism and the Law: Discrimination Against Older Canadians
• Long-Term Care Reform: Legal Accountability in Residential Facilities
• End-of-Life Decision-Making and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
• Legal Responses to Social Isolation in Older Adults
• Access to Health Care for Seniors in Rural and Indigenous Communities
• Public Health Law and Pandemic Lessons for Older Populations
• Preventing Financial Abuse of Older Adults: Legal Innovations and Gaps
• Retirement Security: Law, Pensions, and Income Equality
• Capacity and Consent in Financial Transactions
• Trust Law and the Elderly: Misuse and Protection of Estate Planning Tools
• Cryptocurrency, Fraud, and Elder Financial Literacy
• lder Law and Indigenous Legal Traditions
• Immigrant and Refugee Seniors in Canada: Legal Access and Challenges
• Gender, Aging, and Legal Vulnerabilities
• Technology, AI, and the Aging Population: Legal and Ethical Dimensions
• Digital Inclusion and Privacy Rights of Older Adults

Call for papers

Abstracts are due by 3 December 2026. Submission details are on the official website.