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Ontario Form 45: Community Treatment Order (CTO)

A physician uses this Mental Health Act form to issue or renew a community treatment order (CTO) in Ontario, setting out a community treatment plan for a person who needs continuing treatment or care and supervision while living in the community. The physician confirms the person's psychiatric history, that all criteria are met, that rights advice was given, and that the person or substitute decision-maker consents to the plan.

Who completes it

The examining physician completes Parts 1 and 3 and signs the order. The person, or their substitute decision-maker, completes and signs the Part 2 undertaking to comply with the community treatment plan.

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How to submit it
Right after signing, the physician gives a copy of the order and plan to the person, their substitute decision-maker, the officer in charge of a psychiatric facility if applicable, and everyone named in the plan, plus a Form 46 notice.

Good to know

  • In the previous three years, the person must have been a psychiatric patient on two or more occasions or for 30 or more days in total, or been subject to a previous CTO.
  • A CTO is in force for 6 months, including the day it is signed, and expires at midnight on the date entered unless it is terminated earlier.
  • The person and any substitute decision-maker must receive rights advice before the order is issued, unless the person refused to consult a rights adviser.
  • The person, or someone on their behalf, can apply to the Consent and Capacity Board on Form 48 to review whether the criteria were met.

Get the official form

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Form 45 - Community Treatment Order

Formule 45 - Ordonnance de traitement en milieu communautaire

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Frequently asked questions

How long does an Ontario community treatment order last?

Form 45 states that a CTO is in force for 6 months, including the day on which it is signed, and expires at midnight on the date the physician enters, unless it is terminated earlier. Renewals use the same form, recording how many times the CTO has been renewed.

Who must receive copies of a Form 45?

Immediately after signing, the physician gives a copy of the order, including the community treatment plan, to the person, the substitute decision-maker if applicable, the officer in charge of a psychiatric facility if applicable, and any health practitioner or other person named in the plan.

Is Form 45 available in French?

Yes. The French version, Formule 45, Ordonnance de traitement en milieu communautaire, is posted as form 3767-41 in Ontario's Central Forms Repository, with PDF and HTML versions in both languages.