Protecting Vulnerable Adults: Understanding the PPC Act

Protecting Vulnerable Adults: Understanding the Protection for Persons in Care Act

📅 Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM MST
📍 Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
🎤 Facilitated by: A Education and Outreach Specialist, Government of Alberta

About This Event
This session provides an overview of Alberta Protection for Persons in Care Act, which helps protect adults in care from abuse.

Participants will learn:

• Who is protected under the PPC Act
• What types of care settings are covered
• How the Act defines abuse, including physical, emotional, sexual, financial abuse and neglect
• Legal duties of service providers to prevent and report abuse
• How and when to report concerns

Abuse, as defined in the Act, includes actions or failures to act that cause serious physical, emotional, or financial harm, or that take away a person dignity or basic needs.

Who Should Attend
This session is for caregivers, staff, service providers, and community members who support adults in care and want to better understand their responsibilities to recognize and report abuse.

📧 Note: A session reminder with login details will be emailed to registrants two days before the webinar. Please check the email you register with or contact ruth.snyder@portagecollege.ca for assistance.